Bill Zielinski led Dallas' response to a ransomware attack and navigated the fallout after a city information technology employee deleted millions of electronic police records.
An IT researchers shows off a computer infected by a ransomware at the LHS (High Security Laboratory) of the INRIA (National Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation) in Rennes, France, on November 3, 2016. (Damien Meyer / AFP / Getty Images)
Dallas city officials said in a recent presentation that data of 30,000 people was compromised in a recent cyberattack, including some Social Security numbers and other sensitive…
Police block an entrance to the Allen Premium Outlets mall after the mass shooting on May 8 in Allen, Texas. The investigation into the shooter was slowed down due to the effects of a ransomware attack against nearby Dallas, where the suspected gunman lived. (Joe Raedle / Getty Images)