{"id":12862,"date":"2026-08-18T10:31:50","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T14:31:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mml.org\/inside208\/?p=12862"},"modified":"2026-08-18T10:31:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T14:31:50","slug":"municipal-infrastructure-threats-vectors-and-mitigations-free-webinar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mml.org\/inside208\/2026\/08\/18\/municipal-infrastructure-threats-vectors-and-mitigations-free-webinar\/","title":{"rendered":"Municipal Infrastructure: Threats, Vectors, and Mitigations (Free Webinar)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tribe-events-single-event-description tribe-events-content entry-content description\">\n<p>As you are aware from recent news stories, at least a dozen states have had cyberattacks on their water systems in the last few weeks. This includes Michigan, where nine communities had direct attacks on their systems. As leaders of Michigan\u2019s municipalities, you may be asking:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What are some of the things you should be thinking about to protect your infrastructure?<\/li>\n<li>How can you avoid such attacks?<\/li>\n<li>What do you do if a cyber-attack happens in your community<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Join us on August 24 for a presentation by Tarek Sasy with the Michigan Cyber Command Center, who will answer these questions and more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Speaker<\/strong><br \/>\nTarek Sasy<br \/>\nDark Web Intelligence Analyst<br \/>\nCyber Section \u2013 Michigan Cyber Command Center<br \/>\nIntelligence Operations Division<br \/>\nMichigan State Police<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pt-10\"><a class=\"!btn-outline-blue\" href=\"https:\/\/my.mml.org\/NC__Event?id=a0lUu000006b4yrIAA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Register <\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><em>John LaMacchia is the League\u2019s director of state &amp; federal affairs. 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