Infographic: How state and local governments manage IT

The New York Police Department (NYPD) pulled its LiveScan fingerprint tracking system offline after a ransomware virus spread to 23 machines connected to the database. The incident began on October 5, when a contractor installing a digital display at a Queens police academy plugged in an infected NUC mini-PC, the New York Post reports. The […]

How can local governments best prove and quantify their stewardship of public dollars and related successes? To insiders in the know, a city’s challenges and outcomes are obvious. To the media and residents, things can be less clear. City data is bountiful, but rarely digestible. In St. Petersburg, Fla., an evolving transparency initiative is bringing […]

A new report ranks 100 international, hyperconnected cities that are interlinking their assets through technology. Click through the slideshow to see if your city is in the rankings.

A large majority (71%) of utilities now use cloud software, up from just 45% three years ago according to a new Oracle survey. Improving customer experience was noted as the key driver for increased cloud investment. But while progress has been made, 85% of respondents still cite security as a top concern and noted that […]