When it comes to IT security, the city of Boston would rather be proactive than reactive. That’s why the city plans to spend $3.5 million to create a next-generation firewall system.
Boston devoted the money to the firewall despite never suffering a substantial security hack, and that’s the way the city wants to keep it. In an article from the Boston Herald, Boston CIO Jascha Franklin-Hodge emphasized the importance of eliminating points of weakness before they can be exploited.
