Steve,
I take no solace in reading American Radio Relay League cyberattack takes Logbook of the World offline on the BLEEPINGCOMPUTER.COM website. But, it reinforces my impression of the absolute incompetence of the current ARRL CEO, that the IT director, manager, whatever, position has gone unfilled for two years. To me it looks like he ran the last one off because he wasn’t a boot licking lackey. If I am wrong then maybe someone can elucidate me. I am 100% results oriented and this situation aggravates me beyond belief.
IT security is an increasingly important matter. Literally, inattention to detail on the topic can destroy a business. How far back do they have uncompromised backups? Was it a ransomware attack and if so do they have insurance coverage to help deal with what will be a VERY expensive fix? My guess is that an organization as large as ARRL will have to pay seven figures to fix it, if they have adequate backups to allow for a rebuild. Otherwise, they may be looking at writing a check to some bad actors. To me this is a fireable offense on many levels.
Some on the ARRL board have dithered while their choice – their choice – of CEO left this critically important staff position unfilled. Arguably, the IT head is more important than the CEO of many companies. The ARRL board better wake up and smell the coffee and start making big changes. If they don’t, their membership may start replacing them. Fair warning.
Phillip