Nearly 70% of state and local government networks triggered malware or ransomware alerts. Ransomware and other malware attacks are on the rise worldwide. Small- and midsized businesses are also in the bulls eye of malware attacks. State & local government agencies studied in the data include not only agencies but water districts, utilities and police departments, for example. These localities and education sector institutions and departments suffered twice as many infections of the infamous CyptoWall ransomware, according to the sensor data.”]