Ransomware seems to be the talk of the town. High profile targets such as the Colonial Pipeline and Kia Motors seem to make the news just about every month. Given that such large companies, with equally large pools of resources, are falling victim… just how are cities and local governments managing? In this talk we will explore just how public sector is holding up against the ever-growing threat of ransomware by dissecting some attacks I have responded to in my years of working in cybersecurity for local government and exactly how local governments are responding (or failing to respond) to such attacks.