Cybersecurity threat level raised to high

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Cybersecurity threat level raised to high

The Cyber Incident Response Team in the national security ministry yesterday raised the island’s cybersecurity threat level in relation to government systems to high. The heightened threat level comes on the heels of a number of weaknesses...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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