Crime & Safety
Suffolk County’s Net Restored After Brief Outage Friday
Connectivity issues arose during routine security updates. They were resolved by the afternoon.
HAUPPAUGE, NY — Suffolk's internet system experienced connectivity issues Friday morning, county spokeswoman Marykate Guilfoyle said.
The county's IT department had been implementing security updates that temporarily led to internet connectivity issues, but they "have all since been resolved," she said.
Guilfoyle described the updates as "routine security updates" that the county performs.
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The security updates were not connected to the recent 911 outage, according to Guilfoyle.
The police department's 911 system was experiencing issues but only with Verizon mobile callers last month.
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The county's web-based systems experienced an outage during a cyberattack by hackers in September 2022.
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