The city of Newport News is making a multi-million dollar effort to protect the safety of the water supplied to the city and beyond as states across the country work to fend off cyber attacks.
Turning on the faucet to get some water is something many people probably take for granted, but Newport News Mayor Phillip Jones is not one of them.
“We’ve allocated over $6 million last quarter to ensure that we have the proper IT infrastructure in place. Additionally, we’ve appointed a CIO and a CTO to make sure that we can streamline all of our systems,” Jones said…