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While the trend in recent years has been toward cloud solutions, there's still value in on-premise data infrastructure that offers lower costs and more security. A hybrid approach may be the best bet.
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Iowa CIO Matt Behrens explains how his team spent the past two years completely reorganizing how the state runs IT, with a four-phased approach that eliminated redundancies, streamlined systems, and made state government more efficient and effective.
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The technology company’s war on malware has intensified in the runup to the November presidential election. As cybersecurity professionals disable infected systems, bad actors rush to rebuild them.
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After falling victim to a ransomware attack Sept. 11, the Georgia authority charged with the stewardship of Jekyll Island has been working to repair the damage. Officials say visitor financial information was not impacted.
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Differential privacy lets people to share data anonymously, but people need to know more about it to make informed decisions.
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A resident in Utah County used the phone app Voatz to cast a vote in this year's presidential election. Voatz has played a part in several of the county's elections since last year.
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SponsoredThe cloud migration was one of the largest and most important IT initiatives the university had ever undertaken. Here’s what it was like to manage it in the middle of COVID-19.
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The state is in the process of re-evaluating the need for the agency office space it leases after the novel coronavirus forced many employees to work remotely or “hotel” in alternative work areas.
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Delays with the state’s voter registration system are being followed by technical glitches that are disrupting early voting. The problems are creating long lines and frustration during the high-stakes election.
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The annual NASCIO conference concludes with a look at how states are developing governance frameworks around the latest technologies to ensure a focus on citizens and avoid being drawn toward “every shiny widget.”
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A judge ruled in favor of an extension of the state’s voter registration deadline after a utilities crew accidentally cut a Verizon fiber cable, disrupting online registrations the day of the deadline.
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A partnership between technology giant Microsoft and Internet service startup Starry will bring free Internet to roughly 9,000 residents living in Los Angeles public housing for the rest of the 2020-21 school year.
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Voters in Harris County shattered the record for in-person ballots cast on the first day of early voting, with more than 128,000 people voting, according to the county elections office.
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In a live virtual panel, NASCIO released its annual survey of state chief information officers today, supporting the notion that state IT leaders led the transition to remote work and a renewed push for digital services.
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North Carolina's Insurance Crimes Investigation System has eliminated antiquated manual processes and simplified the way insurance fraud data is handled. The changes have helped crack down on insurance fraud.
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Virginia's voter registration database was knocked offline on the final day to register to vote for the November election. Officials are working to correct the problem that also affected other state websites.
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The Lake George Land Conservancy reported that hackers had locked data within its internal system in a recent attack, but officials say no ransom was paid because the lost data had been backed up.
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Sheldon Independent School District began negotiating with ransomware hackers in March after a number of critical systems were locked. The district is one of several in Texas to face this sort of attack in recent history.
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Amid COVID-19, video conferencing is an integral component of remote learning for students at all levels, but so far it’s only been a marginal success. What tools can educators use to improve at-home learning?
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Federal agencies are warning that a recent wave of intrusion attempts by hackers are targeting state and local governments. Some of the attacks appear to have led to unauthorized access to election support systems.
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