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Rebecca leads the State, Local and Education Business Development team at Cisco where her team is responsible for identifying new areas of business opportunity for Cisco in the areas of Smarter Communities, Education Transformation in K12 and Higher Education, Public Safety and Connected Justice and Connected Transportation and other aspects of state, city and country government. Rebecca and her team are actively engaged in helping SLED customers through workshops, pilots and other engagements as communities look to bring the benefit of IOT to their communities while also protecting data and privacy of the citizens and their data.

Will Ash leads Cisco’s Security sales team serving U.S. Public Sector customers. This team is focused on delivering protection to government and education customers across their extended network before, during, and after a cyberattack through threat-centric security solutions. Prior to this role, Will led Cisco’s Atlantic Enterprise team, responsible for delivering Cisco’s full product and services portfolio to customers operating in Washington D.C., Maryland, Virginia, and western Pennsylvania; positioned in the financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, retail, energy, and professional services industries.

From Lloyd’s of London to the new National Cybersecurity Strategy, the future of cyber insurance is evolving fast. What do you need to watch?

Tyler Kleykamp is the state of Connecticut’s Chief Data Officer, within the Office of Policy and Management (OPM); and is responsible for directing, managing, and overseeing staff and activities related to the collection, analysis, and dissemination of the state's enterprise information assets. In doing so, he leads the state’s efforts to use data to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of state programs and policies. Tyler has previously served as chair of the Connecticut Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) Council as well as the state GIS Coordinator. In addition, he has led numerous initiatives to improve data and information sharing including; emergency management and disaster response, transparency and accountability during the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act; and land use and economic development activities.

Electric buses may be a dream vehicle for sustainability watchers, but they are not adding new ridership or saving public transit from the formidable financial headwinds agencies are facing.

“The melt is really going to start happening in the next week,” said Lisa Hiebert, a spokesperson with St. Paul Public Works. “As the water level rises, we have very clear plans around our response and notifying the public.”

The Texas Education Agency has approved i-Ready software from the ed-tech company Curriculum Associates for personalized instruction planning, assessment and classroom management at the elementary level.

Muscatine, Iowa, will soon be the site of the first 3D-printed home in the state. The project is part of a community-led initiative to build four affordable and sustainable houses.

The ransomware group that claims to have stolen data from the Modesto Police Department's IT network has started making the information available on its website, a threat analyst reported Wednesday on Twitter.

According to The Center for Digital Equity at Queens University of Charlotte, more than 14 percent of homes in Mecklenburg County, almost 56,000 households, do not have Internet access.

Answer: In space.

Roughly 150 deputies – especially those who regularly interact with the public – will soon be outfitted with the devices as part of the department’s investment in body camera technology.

The Denver FBI field office is warning the public not to use the free public USB device chargers found in hotels, shopping centers and airports. The ports are increasingly being used to deliver malware to personal devices.

The purpose of the group is to promote amateur radio in a positive light to the public as well as provide a valuable service to the community.

Funded by federal and state grants and tax credits, Baltimore City Public Schools has entered a 12-year contract with Massachusetts-based Highland Electric Fleets for 20 buses and 25 chargers starting this fall.

A audit report from the state said Walton Central School District officials did not conduct annual inventories of information technology or adopt a comprehensive written policy for tracking equipment.

Becoming resilient is key to a secure organization. Here are four ways to fend off disruptive cyber attacks before they start.

Arizona State University is planning a $200 million investment to make its Polytechnic campus in southeast Mesa an epicenter for advanced manufacturing students interested in electric vehicles and batteries.

A private university in Pennsylvania will host gaming experts and members of the public next week as it prepares construction of a gaming center this spring and the launch of its competitive esports program this fall.

Georgia adopted a new voter registration system. But Fulton County election officials say they're struggling to make a smooth adjustment when their time is taken up with thousands of voter challenges.

As key employees depart the New York Office of Information Technology Services, new hires have been announced. The agency now needs to fill its CTO and CIO positions.

The venture capital firm Deep Science Ventures has launched a doctorate program with online and in-person components that challenge students to study real-world problems and form their own tech startups to address them.

Plus, the New York Public Library has won an innovation award for tackling the digital divide, Nevada is the latest state to launch a high-speed Internet outreach tour, and more.

County officials have acknowledged that 25-35MB of documents containing HIPAA information were stolen by someone who took control of an employee's computer remotely.

Portland police plan to start using drones in a yearlong pilot to document crash scenes, watch traffic, respond to bomb threats, help in searches and respond to disasters like building collapses.