5 Cyber Questions Sheriffs & Police Chiefs Should Ask

CIS’s Countering Hybrid Threats team briefs law enforcement leaders on escalating cyber risks—ransomware, doxing, and ubiquitous technical surveillance—and provides five action-focused questions to strengthen resilience: conduct annual cybersecurity assessments; align capabilities to CIS Controls (targeting IG3); integrate UTS awareness and digital hygiene into training; safeguard mission-critical systems (e.g., CAD/PSAP) with tools like MDBR; and ensure rapid ransomware recovery through secure, tested backups and the Blueprint for Ransomware Defense.