Cloud & Computing

The Virtual Safe Neighborhood program will enable Shawnee County, Kan., citizens to buy a smartphone app that allows parents to be alerted if a registered offender attempts to contact their child.

The money will support case management upgrades and security improvements, among other local technology projects that have been selected to receive funding through the Ohio Courts Technology Initiative.

While cybersecurity experts from around the globe gathered in San Francisco this week, the looming threat of the coronavirus saw some companies pulling out of the event — among them Facebook, IBM and Verizon.

The Defense Information Systems Agency first learned about a data breach to one of its systems in summer 2019. Earlier this month, it notified potential victims of identity theft with a letter.

The ransomware attack against the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Office in 2016 was left unreported until the incident was made public earlier this month. Experts say that’s several years too late.

The tech work is wide-spanning, but ultra-wide broadband will be abundant, as will smart energy, lighting, water and temperature controls that will be built into energy-efficient housing units and commercial buildings.

In what is billed as a pilot of the company’s AI technology, SAS worked hand-in-hand with the Wake County, N.C., tax administrator to determine how much every one of the county’s 400,000 properties should be valued.

Illinois made headlines in 2016 after state election officials notified 76,000 voters that their information in the registration database had been breached but not changed, an advent being described as a wake up call.

Her name is Clara — a nod to the Spanish word "claro" meaning clear — and she's a new virtual receptionist, a first-of-its-kind avatar equipped with artificial intelligence that helps visitors navigate the courthouse.

Technology will dominate how we vote in the 2020 presidential elections, and so will the risks. To avoid problems, we need to get back to the basics with paper ballots and use risk-limiting audits to verify the results.

A new blockchain-focused initiative with the American Council on Education suggests that the emerging technology could transform the world of learner records, though many questions remain.

When I started in technology 30-plus years ago, I never would have imagined we’d have the smart devices we enjoy today. There are so many types of gadgets that improve our quality of life, from smart lighting toand smart refrigerators (to remind you it’s time to buy more milk), and even smart hairbrushes for healthier hair. I have to admit, there are times when I just sit back, a little awed, and wonder how in the world did this all get started?

With fears of foreign election interference on the rise, the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency released a strategic road map ahead of the 2020 presidential elections.

During his State of the City address on Thursday, Mayor Byron W. Brown outlined a laundry list of initiatives that fit into his vision for making Buffalo a smart and inclusive locale using technology to propel the city.

The head of Maine’s broadband agency says accessing federal dollars and convincing communities of the importance of high-speed Internet could prove to be impediments to expanding infrastructure to rural areas.

Plus, an AI-driven wire service aims to boost news coverage of local government; the Census Bureau is sharing information about its differential privacy plans; a rural Indiana county is working toward digital equity; and more.

Without Cleveland, the largest police force in the region, suburban police cannot access key information that could help them solve cases or use the data to strategize how to police areas of their communities.

Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced that the county had complied with a 34-point security checklist released by his office in 2019. The measures are meant to defend against attacks on elections infrastructure.