Smart Cities & Technology

Highlights

The convenience of mobile voting makes it a prime target for hackers

According to the United States Elections Project, approximately 138 million Americans voted in...

High-performing, efficient and reliable IT infrastructure for the government sector

Often supporting a number of departments, municipalities face unique IT challenges related to...

Two cities announce ransomware attacks two weeks into 2020

Barely two weeks have passed in 2020, and already, two cities have announced that they’ve been...

Article

NYPD pulls fingerprint database offline due to ransomware scare

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 […]

Case Studies

One year in: how transparency shapes and improves city performance

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 […]

Gallery

The top 23 hyperconnected U.S. cities

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.

Article

Once-reticent utilities accelerating move to the cloud

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 […]

Case Studies

Charging stations help usher in the micromobility movement

City officials nationwide seem to have caught the electric scooter bug that has made headlines around the world as the ‘micromobility’ trend. Part of the “last mile revolution,” this surge of e-scooters around the globe has already changed the lives of millions for the better, but has also created many new challenges for cities that […]

Article

T-Mobile makes 10-year commitment to free public-safety broadband, if Sprint merger is completed

Public-safety agencies and their personnel would have access to free, unlimited talk, text and smartphone data at 5G speeds for 10 years via a Connecting Heroes initiative announced yesterday by “New T-Mobile,” but the offering will become a reality only if T-Mobile’s proposed merger with Sprint is closed, according to T-Mobile officials. T-Mobile officials said […]

Article

Dallas CTO dishes on smart city technology and interoperability

The chief technology officer from Dallas, Texas, explains why smart city technology must live within an interoperable digital ecosystem.

Dangerous Hooded Hacker Breaks into Government Data Servers and Infects Their System with a Virus. His Hideout Place has Dark Atmosphere, Multiple Displays, Cables Everywhere.

Article

The cold truth about cyber insurance

There is no premium that will recover the millions of dollars your company spends on R&D if your intellectual property is hacked and stolen.

Article

FirstNet adopted by more than 9,800 agencies, supporting almost 900,000 connections

More than 9,800 agencies have subscribed to FirstNet and connected almost 900,000 devices to the nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN), according to figures recently released by AT&T, which was selected to build and maintain the NPSBN in March 2017. AT&T released the FirstNet adoption figures as part of its investor briefing that was included in […]

Commentary

Why should governments move to the cloud?

Making the shift to the cloud should be a primary component of any city or county’s digital transformation initiative. For the unfamiliar, a cloud service is a hosted technology solution that is accessible to verified users anytime, anywhere. In short, it’s a simple approach to software that relieves organizations from the worry of data centers, […]

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Smart Cities & Technology

Highlights

The convenience of mobile voting makes it a prime target for hackers

High-performing, efficient and reliable IT infrastructure for the government sector

Two cities announce ransomware attacks two weeks into 2020

Article

NYPD pulls fingerprint database offline due to ransomware scare

Case Studies

One year in: how transparency shapes and improves city performance

Gallery

The top 23 hyperconnected U.S. cities

Article

Once-reticent utilities accelerating move to the cloud

Case Studies

Charging stations help usher in the micromobility movement

Article

T-Mobile makes 10-year commitment to free public-safety broadband, if Sprint merger is completed

Article

Dallas CTO dishes on smart city technology and interoperability

Article

The cold truth about cyber insurance

Article

FirstNet adopted by more than 9,800 agencies, supporting almost 900,000 connections

Commentary

Why should governments move to the cloud?

White Papers

White Paper: 5 Best Practices for Utilizing GIS Data

9 Steps to Keep Your Public Employees Safe

Fundamentals of Creating a Capital Improvement Plan

Events

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