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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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Millheim Borough, Pa., residents could have reliable and accessible high-speed Internet access within the next year, but only if six areas sign a nonexclusive franchise agreement by November.
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A collaboration among the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, the city and other partners drives work behind the MLK Smart Corridor, used to test new technologies and generate data-driven outcomes. -
Cumberland County commissioners are taking a second look at the agreement for new voting machines after discovering it would come with interest. They initially believed the five-year lease would be free of interest.
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Phil Bertolini, former deputy county executive and CIO of Oakland County, Mich., will come on board as co-executive director of the Center for Digital Government, the research and business intelligence arm of e.Republic.
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A company representative said transmitters with 5G capabilities would need to be placed about every 500 feet in high data-traffic areas such as downtown, with fewer or 4G-only transmitters on the outskirts.
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Savannah’s portion — nearly $62,000 — of the larger pot of $200,000 will fund new portable fingerprint scanners, surveillance cameras and GPS tracking systems for the city’s police department.
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Suffolk and Long Island University's Homeland Security and Terrorism Institute will host a cybersecurity summit in the aftermath of two local school districts being hacked this summer with a ransomware virus.
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Industry websites and experts have monitored the New Bedford ransomware story, largely agreeing that in the wake of the incident the city seemed to have followed best practices in limiting the impact of the attack.
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Frank Johnson, who was at the helm during Baltimore's recent ransomware attack and subsequent recovery, is on leave, city officials said. His deputy, Todd Carter, is serving as acting director.
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The duration of Johnson's leave is not clear, but a city official says deputy IT chief Todd Carter will be stepping in to manage day-to-day operations. Johnson faced criticism for his response to the May cyberattack.
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Driven by the idea that what works in a larger city won't translate to most Midwest locales, those behind the Smart Columbus initiative are on a mission to share their findings and “lift all the boats.”
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Rockford Public Schools experienced trouble with its phone and Internet services following a ransomware attack Friday morning. Now, school board officials will vote on spending $376,300 for IT upgrades.
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The Lincoln City Council has annexed nearly 600 acres of farmland to be used as the future home of a massive data center. Earlier attempts to get the $600 million project off the ground stalled.
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s plan to overhaul license plates to meet the needs of tolling technology is facing opposition in at least one county, where leaders have passed a formal resolution against the initiative.
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The company has signed a 10-year lease for office space in the Old Post Office along the Chicago River. Executives say the roof is sizable enough to support air taxis, though there are no solid plans at the moment.
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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.
