SALT LAKE CITY — A new state legislative audit sheds light on a cyberattack at Utah’s largest airport a little more than a year ago, but state legislative auditors and Salt Lake City officials appear to be at odds on some of the report’s findings.
“We found many areas of improvement in our risk assessment that require attention and improvement,” said Kade Minchey, Utah auditor general, adding that he’s concerned that the city “will not take recommendations seriously that aren’t related to cybersecurity.”
Salt Lake City officials, on the other hand, felt the report “leans heavily into criticizing” airport and city leadership rather than addressing the airport’s cybersecurity readiness.
A 2024 attack
State officials requested the audit in 2025, months after Salt Lake City International Airport was the subject of a cyberattack, which appears to have been mostly kept under wraps since it happened…