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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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New Bedford officials are refusing to say exactly how many computers are down because of a recent virus attack, the name of their cybersecurity consultant or how much money the shutdown may be costing the city.
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A report from the Associated Press Sunday called into question the security of election infrastructure that runs the Windows 7 operating system. Microsoft will no longer support Windows 7 beyond Jan. 14, 2020.
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The rise of ransomware has forced local governments to take more aggressive action to protect their systems and data from attack. One novel approach involves crowdsourcing ethical hackers to find bugs and vulnerabilities.
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The city has selected Nicollette Staton, who has served as the interim chief performance officer and director of the Office of Performance and Data Analytics for Cincinnati since the role was vacated in February. -
Over the past several years and with funding support from the city council, officials have added security measures to protect the integrity of the city's IT network, said City Administrator Cathy Ann Viveiros.
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The planning of a Long Island-based workforce development center comes on the heels of a report published earlier this year about the economic impact of the Island’s largest industrial park.
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Parkland College is getting support from the tech giant in training IT support staff. The six-credit-hour course is being offered to help fill a need for people trained to provide entry level tech support, officials say.
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Larry Calderone, vice president of the Boston Police Patrolmen's Association, told lawmakers he did not think a uniform approach to body cameras would work, given the number of variables in different communities.
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Now-former Chief Data Officer Maksim Pecherskiy has left city service after nearly five years in the role. He says he plans to focus on side projects, which include building custom private-sector software.
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People who do not want to use the technology at Charlotte and Raleigh airports would have an opportunity to opt out. Those travelers would be vetted by the more traditional means now used at the airports.
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The Overland Park Public Safety Committee voted this week to approve $430,000 toward the purchase of body cameras. The department opted to work with the vendor that supplies its in-car cameras.
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Subscribers are immediately notified of their court date and room or any changes, as well as court date reminders seven days and one day in advance.
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Mary Lou Carolan, assistant director of the Newburgh Free Library, noted that the kiosks could help Newburghers participate in the 2020 Census, given that 40 to 60 percent of area residents lack Internet access at home.
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Plus, a new report finds that one-third of citizens are unaware of government digital services; Philadelphia's Digital Literacy Alliance receives a $500,000 grant to support immigrant-serving organizations; and more.
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The former Fort Collins chief information officer said that he pursued the Loveland position because he was attracted to the challenge the nearby city offered. His first day will be July 22.
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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.
