Cloud & Computing
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Next year will bring a complex mix of evolution, correction and convergence when it comes to AI. It will become more powerful, more personal and more ubiquitous — and also more expensive, more autonomous and more disruptive. -
Minnesota Chief Transformation Officer Zarina Baber explains how modernizing not only IT but all executive agencies and moving to an agile product delivery model is driving maturity statewide.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom named Joy Bonaguro and Krista Canellakis as chief data officer and deputy secretary of general services for GovOps, respectively. He also reappointed Julie Lee to the GovOps undersecretary position.
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The committee unanimously rejected one policy for the use of data collected by high-tech streetlight cameras, choosing instead to continue work to address public concerns about surveillance technologies.
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Approximately 1,100 people may have been affected by a data breach that targeted Access Health CT. In the wake of the breach, Access Health CT reports they will take proactive steps to improve their security.
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Plus, Philadelphia has launched an open data survey; Missouri has built a new website to centralize state government job postings; Pew creates an interactive state debt comparison tool; and more.
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PayIt has already won contracts to provide digital services in Kansas and Texas. Now it adds Oklahoma to the mix, as the state plays catch-up on issuing Real-ID-compliant drivers' licenses to its citizens.
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Illinois is quickly approaching a fully functional and modern enterprise resource planning system optimizing financial data and HR processes. As of Jan. 1, the system can accurately track 90 percent of the state budget.
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The Allegheny County, Pa., Civil Courts public website has exposed documents related to federal tax liens filed between 1997 and 2010 that contain hundreds of unredacted social security numbers.
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With political ads accelerating, Maine lawmakers are considering legislation to ban “deepfake” video tech. Those who support the initiative insist on its validity, saying it can manipulate and falsely lead voters.
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The FBI is helping Belvidere, Ill., authorities investigate a cyberattack that struck dozens of computers at City Hall this week, leaving city employees without access to email and other programs on the city's network.
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The project will roll out more than 200 miles of fiber-optic cable to help 2,609 homes, 12 businesses, and 16 farms in Iberville, St. Landry and Pointe Coupee parishes reach faster speeds.
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Amid pushback related to data-gathering sensors on thousands of local high-tech street lights, a San Diego city committee will get its first look at a potential policy governing how all that data is accessed and used.
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A computer program called BriefCam that uses algorithms to pinpoint specific objects in video footage is being deployed by police in St. Paul, Minn. The police plan to use this technology only for major cases.
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South Dakota planned to deploy a website allowing its residents to view public court records from any computer. However, the website launch has been delayed due to vocalized privacy concerns.
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Cybercriminals attacked Regis University last August, crippling the campus’ IT network, phones and email. Despite paying an undisclosed ransom, school officials say day-to-day operations are still affected.
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The Iranian military operates cyberespionage and sabotage through a network of dozens of contractors, allowing the state to attack foes while denying involvement.
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Research released earlier this month from Florida Atlantic University’s Center for Forensic Accounting showed the losses related to cybercrime jumped from $95 million in 2015 to $178 million in 2018, an 88 percent increase.
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The intrusion into the Dunwoody, Ga., computer system was identified by staff, who worked with security contractors at InterDev to shut down servers and disconnect computers in order to limit the impact of the attack.
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With an unexpected $818 million of extra tax revenue headed their way, Wisconsin legislators are contemplating what to do with this new windfall, and one of the ideas under discussion is broadband expansion.
