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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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Each student will be issued a Chromebook for the school year that can be used at home as well as the classroom. The district will also supply each student with a case for the Chromebook to protect it from damage. -
Early in 2020, Dallas appointed Gloria Lopez Carter as an interim CIO after the departure of Hugh Miller. Last week, career federal employee Bill Zielinski started his tenure as Miller's permanent replacement.
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A history of lengthy vote counts in the closely watched county has officials working to speed up the process before November. Voting machines will play a role, though the coronavirus has complicated implementation.
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A bill aimed at clearing the way for the city of Okolona to provide Internet service through existing infrastructure failed to pass a Senate vote. Lawmakers cited the need for further study of the proposal.
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The mysterious hacktivist group has claimed responsibility for the weekend outage of the city's police department website, saying that it was revenge for the recent killing of Rayshard Brooks.
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After a minor security breach and a ransomware attack against another town, Penn Township officials are working to boost cybersecurity. They say a hacker accessed a township credit account and stole money.
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Now that telehealth has been quickly rolled out across the nation and patients and clinicians have found the experience useful, it is unlikely that virtual doctor visits, in all its various forms, will be temporary.
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The past three months of remote learning have exposed and widened disparities among New Hampshire’s students, especially for students without Internet access, those learning English and those with special needs.
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The Rock County, Minn., Sheriff's Office last week marked the launch of its new smartphone app, which is a tool designed to communicate with the public about local law enforcement activities.
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The Auglaize County, Ohio, Sheriff’s Office has made some changes in how inmate visitations are handled at the Auglaize County Correctional Center, and now people who want to speak with inmates will do so via video.
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Before COVID-19, many governments wouldn't dream of having remote proceedings. That reality has changed. What guardrails should be in place to prevent abuse of tech-driven meetings?
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The goal of the program, Gov. Chris Sununu said, is to connect homes and businesses that still don't have access to reliable Internet. Schools, libraries and other places where Internet use is essential will be included.
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The city was forced to take its network offline as a means of containing the malware attack after it was discovered Thursday morning. Officials say the incident is being investigated by state and federal authorities.
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The IT chief in Decatur says despite efforts to protect against cyberintrusion, systems are never 100 percent safe. The attack against neighboring Florence is costing the city $300,000 to retrieve its encrypted data.
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Police forces across the country now have access to surveillance technologies that were recently available only to national intelligence services. The digitization of bias and abuse of power followed.
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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.
