(This is our CINS Army Brief for August 2019. Learn more and subscribe here.)

The heat is on, the Dow is down, “ … Dogs and Cats living together.” – Ghostbusters (1984)

Not only temperatures are rising; here in the state of Texas ransomware attacks are climbing as well.

“ … Tell me can you feel it, tell me can you feel it, tell me can you feel it? The heat is on.” – Glenn Frey

• While one Texas county shook off ransomware, small cities took full punch
  https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/08/while-one-texas-county-shook-off-ransomware-small-cities-took-full-punch/

• Expect more sophisticated ransomware attacks like Texas, expert says
  https://statescoop.com/texas-ransomware-attacks-more-msisac/

• Why State and Local Agencies Need to Enhance Ransomware Defenses
  https://statetechmagazine.com/article/2019/08/why-state-and-local-agencies-need-enhance-ransomware-defenses

• Cyberattacks against industrial targets have doubled over the last 6 months
  https://www.zdnet.com/article/cyberattacks-against-industrial-targets-double-over-the-last-6-months/

• Ransomware mutations double in 2019
  https://www.techradar.com/news/ransomware-mutations-double-in-2019

• Five Steps to Mitigate CCPA Class Action Risk: What Companies Need to Do to Increase Data Security
  https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=a811ddcd-eed7-4fb3-90c6-00bde08f1074