Cloud & Computing
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A new cybersecurity office aims to centralize oversight, align standards and support risk management across state government, and will be supported by the renamed Office of State Technology.
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Value and function are key for the nation’s largest probation department, so far as technology is concerned. Showing solutions can smooth workflows and perform as advertised is essential, the agency’s deputy CIO said.
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New vendor research reinforces the notion that COVID-19 is giving hackers an edge. After a brief dip in successful attacks on public entities at the beginning of the pandemic, attacks appear to be increasing and evolving.
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Since 2017, Alaska's effort to consolidate IT had resulted in many dissatisfied state agencies, but the state was able to change a number of minds with its recent advancement in teleworking capability.
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Staffers have asked the city council to approve $4.4 million in upgrades to data center hardware and software, cybersecurity tools and network hardware. But leaders have asked to hear from vendors before they decide.
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Hundreds of billions of dollars in tech spending was approved by the House Appropriations Committee. Twelve bills focus on boosting homeland security, election security, rural broadband and other issues.
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The Russian cyberthreat, now targeting coronavirus vaccine research, goes back over three decades, extends into the country's educational systems and criminal worlds, and shows no signs of letting up.
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A large-scale downing of websites across the Internet initially looked like a cyberattack, but it was really just a minor malfunction with one of the world's largest Web infrastructure providers.
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Sacks, Indiana's CISO since 2017, quietly left the Office of Information Technology in March. He has been replaced by interim CISO Hemant Jain, who had been serving as the state's director of security operations.
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High-speed Internet can certainly help students and faculty at HBCUs and TCUs, but experts during a recent webinar discussed how cyberinfrastructure is a multi-faceted challenge for 21st-century educational institutions.
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Private- and public-sector leaders from around the world extolled the virtues of technology in creating safe, adaptable environments in a digital government summit Thursday organized by Salesforce.
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Criminal defense attorneys and county prosecutors across the state have publicly raised concerns over how the virtual grand jury proceedings are playing out and the long-term consequences the new process could have.
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As colleges and universities strive to protect their campuses from COVID-19, they must also pay attention to cyberattacks that target sensitive data, a cybersecurity expert warns.
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Following in the footsteps of other major cloud providers like Amazon Web Services and Microsoft, the tech giant Google is planning to launch a cloud service specifically for government sometime in the fall.
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If county commissioners approve the change this month, the 911 system upgrade could be installed by November. But officials expect that the new feature would not be ready for public use until mid-spring.
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After more than a year as Michigan's CISO, Chris DeRusha is now working for the Biden presidential campaign. DeRusha has served a number of high-profile organizations, including the White House and Ford Motor Company.
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Just because YouTube recommends a video doesn't mean it has medically valid information.
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The city’s development services department staff worked with a vendor to expedite the launch of the permitting software to facilitate online transactions. The move will help customers comply with social distancing rules.
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Created through a partnership with Google at a cost of $680,000, the virtual agent will be available 24 hours a day. It will be able to answer general questions on topics including work search requirements and reopening claims.
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For several years, Arizona has sought to improve how it manages federal dollars across agencies. This work is especially critical now given that COVID-19 is disrupting the economy and could continue for some time.
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