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The technology that helped investigators track one of three men accused of opening fire in the French Quarter, killing one and wounding three, has also raised criticism about the actions of an Orleans Parish judge.
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Cyberattack simulations are part of a series of free trainings specifically for municipal officials that IBM Security is hosting to give them a taste of what it’s like to be attacked, so they can prepare.
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City officials are working to address a computer virus that has effectively shut city employees out of their computer systems since early Saturday morning, and the effort to restore normalcy could take several days.
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This new program in Council Grove, Kan., is called “Rolling Study Hall” and the kids love it because it means that they can do their Web-based assignments on the long trip to and from school.
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As cities draw hard lines over use of the rapidly developing technology, Portland's policy — with a unique focus on both private and public use — could mean a new standard for privacy protection.
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Federal funding to the tune of $60 million is aimed at supporting autonomous and connected vehicle research projects across the country. The push will see the technology put to work outside of cities and test tracks.
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To prepare for 5G's rollout, Ericsson also opened a research and development site and a product design center in Austin. It also created innovation hubs in Silicon Valley and Montreal focused on artificial intelligence.
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The challenge is huge. Even as power plants and other sectors have cleaned up, greenhouse gas emissions from transportation in California have actually grown in recent years due to population growth and a reliance on cars.
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The increase of vaping among teens has prompted officials in some school systems to install special sensors to identify signs of it. Recent reports about the dangers of vaping products have upped the ante on the issue.
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Portage County is weighing whether to spend half a million dollars replacing computers throughout the county government, or spend less up front while opening the county up to risk of viruses and emergency replacements.
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The attacks, which took place during one county’s election, did not affect vote counting but meant citizens didn’t have access to normal government information, such as contacts for local agencies, for several hours.
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Several local governments and school districts throughout Massachusetts have been victimized by cyber and ransomware attacks this year, a troubling and costly threat that experts don't expect to slow down.
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Union City officials have begun working with state and federal cybersecurity experts after city servers were “significantly impacted” by a computer virus that struck in recent days, according to the city.
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Although many stakeholders within the United States suggest that broadband expansion has positive economic impacts, research urges careful consideration of both short- and long-term outcomes.
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Ransomware is a looming threat for government at every level — businesses, too. The attacks inflicted $8 billion in damage to the global economy in 2018, according to an estimate reported by the Boston Globe.
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Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman and Skagit County Auditor Sandy Perkins fielded a series of questions recently on cybersecurity and the election process at an event organized by the League of Women Voters.
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Each year since 2020, 38-year public employee Bill Mann has focused on an individual theme designed to protect both the public and private sectors, and this year’s features weekly cybersecurity lessons.
