

However the Jackson Police Department is not able to receive and respond to non-emergency email messages, Vaccaro said. Police Chief Mark Brink said officers have been answering emergency calls as normal and with no major hiccups. Primary township services, such as police, fire and emergency medical (EMS), have not been interrupted, and Jackson employees continue to work regular shifts and hours, Fiscal Officer Randy Gonzalez said earlier Friday. Township officials declined to comment beyond Friday afternoon's statement, which did not elaborate on the type of incident or provide other details.Ĭybersecurity is the practice of protecting computer systems, networks and programs from digital attacks. "Our goals right now are to make sure our network is secure, all devices are clean and to restore our full functionality of data." "We will notify affected individuals if the investigation identifies evidence to the contrary," Vaccaro said via the statement. An investigation has also been launched into the matter, which has not resulted in any known access of unauthorized, personal or employee data.

‒ The township government has been hit by an unspecified computer network "incident" that's been affecting the function of multiple systems.Īdministrator and Law Director Mike Vaccaro said in a prepared statement Friday afternoon that officials are working with external cybersecurity experts to work through the problem.
