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Cybersecurity Ransomware Texas

Security

Ransomware Attack Hits 22 Towns in Texas

A coordinated ransomware attack shows an escalation in the cyberattack strategy.

2020 election security

Security

State Election Infrastructure Is Still Vulnerable, Report Finds

Ransomware

Security

Why State and Local Agencies Need to Enhance Ransomware Defenses

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Management

Pennsylvania Seeks to Transform Digital Services

Security

Best Practices for IT Supply Chain Security in the Public Sector

Security

How to Defeat the Latest State and Local Government Cybercrime Trends

Security

What Is a Vulnerability Scanner and How Can It Help Boost Election Security?

Security

Agencies Can Turn to Federal Grants to Fund Cybersecurity Efforts

Cloud

How a Secure Cloud Architecture Can Help Smart Cities

Networking

5 Unexpected Bumps on the Road to 5G

Security

Maryland Moves to Formalize Cybersecurity Defenses

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Dashboard

How Next-Generation 911 Can Enhance Public Safety

NG911 enables emergency services to run on an IP net
San Francisco Bans Use of Facial Recognition Tech by City Agencies

The city will become the first in the U.S> to blo
4 Ways to Make Mobile Field Devices Work

State and local agencies should follow these tips to
San Francisco Considers Banning Facial Recognition Tech

The proposed legislation would also place new rules
BlackBerry Aims to Aid Smart Cities with Security Credential System

The service will allow autonomous and connected vehi
NYPD Suspends Use of Some Body Cameras After One Explodes

The New York City Police Department pulled 3,000 bod
LA Looks to Team with AT&T on Smart City Tech

The City of Los Angeles and the telecom giant are in
West Virginia to Use Mobile, Blockchain-Based Ballots in November

The state will use the technology as an alternative

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The SC3-cpSriA action cluster tested the secure cloud architecture on a network of city-owned LED smart streetlights in Syracuse, N.Y.,

Cloud

How a Secure Cloud Architecture Can Help Smart Cities

A new blueprint shows how smart cities can use a hybrid cloud model to secure smart city data.

Utah CIO Michael Hussey finds a hybrid cloud model to be an obvious choice to meet the demands of some state applications.

Cloud

States and Cities Take Advantage of All Options with Hybrid IT

Eric Horvath, Director of Public Works for South Bend, Ind., applied cloud services to solve a problem that couldn't be seen physically.

Cloud

Municipal Utilities Turn to the Cloud to Gain Visibility and Control Costs

Reappointed by a second consecutive governor, Virginia CIO Nelson Moe has time to do more with the state’s technology infrastructure.

Cloud

Q&A: Virginia CIO Nelson Moe Plans for a Nimble, Services-Oriented Enterprise

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How San Diego Is Undertaking Digital Transformation

San Diego, a city of 1.4 million people, is transforming its networks to modernize and improve services for its residents.
Georgia Department of Public Health Embraces Telemedicine to Improve Care

The state has set up a telehealth network in all 159 of its counties, allowing rural residents better access to high-quality care without traveling hours at a time.
Smart Tech Supports Video for Police in Opelika, Ala.

The police department in Opelika, Ala., depends on video evidence from body cameras and dash cams to investigate crimes and other matters. To support police requirements, Opelika's CIO has configured the city's network to automatically back up that video wirelessly and make it available upon demand.
How to Turn Smart State Ideas into Reality

Smart cities are proliferating all over the country, but there are not that many smart states. State CIOs offer their ideas for how to become a smart state.
The Cybersecurity Threats That Keep State CISOs Up at Night

How can state IT security leaders stay on top of an ever-changing threat landscape?

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Laurel Caldwell, IT director for Latah County, Idaho,

Security

NACo 2019: Why Culture Is Just as Important as Tech in County Cybersecurity

Keith Staples, Systems Analyst for Alexandria, La., realized the city's legacy storage would not support its virtualization plans.

Data Center

Agencies Big and Small Get Significant Benefits from Solid-State Storage

Utah CIO Michael Hussey finds a hybrid cloud model to be an obvious choice to meet the demands of some state applications.

Cloud

States and Cities Take Advantage of All Options with Hybrid IT

Ocean Shores Police Department Officer Clint Potter convinced his city to buy drones for water rescue.

Public Safety

Drones Keep an Eye on People and Property to Aid First Responders

First Responder Network Authority

Public Safety

How FirstNet Spurs Public Safety Innovation and Smart City Growth

Eric Horvath, Director of Public Works for South Bend, Ind., applied cloud services to solve a problem that couldn't be seen physically.

Cloud

Municipal Utilities Turn to the Cloud to Gain Visibility and Control Costs

Reappointed by a second consecutive governor, Virginia CIO Nelson Moe has time to do more with the state’s technology infrastructure.

Cloud

Q&A: Virginia CIO Nelson Moe Plans for a Nimble, Services-Oriented Enterprise

Brett Schneider, Executive Director of the Bexar Metro 911 Network, manages a state-of-the-art facility with robust audio and visual communications.

Public Safety

Upgraded 911 Call Centers Boost Interoperability and Unity

Paula Richardson, Assistant IT Director of Wake County, N.C., sees county employees take joy in finding new ways to solve old problems

Management

Local Governments Experiment with Innovation Labs

AI in government

Software

How AI-Based Tech Improves State and Local Government

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