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A new book by Alan Shark offers an excellent guide and an AI road map for state and local governments. He answers basic questions that public-sector leaders are…

WILLIAMSBURG — The City of Williamsburg won a top information technology (IT) award for its Resident Cybersecurity Training program. CompTIA…

From “cloud first” to “cloud smart,” public-sector agencies have been moving systems off-premises for years. CIOs reflect on what is in the cloud, what can be and what it takes to make the leap.<br/>

This story originally appeared on Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts. Horry County, South Carolina, officials were in for a shock Across the United States, many local governments and states are discovering their cyber insurance premiums have skyrocketed and that they must meet stricter guidelines if they want to get coverage or renew their policies.

Increased premiums from cyberinsurance providers are hitting local governments harder, but the companies report that they're dealing with more claims and the ransoms are getting more expensive.

Some rates have more than doubled, and many insurers require new security protections.

As affordable cyber insurance becomes more elusive, experts are reminding governments that insurance is only one piece of the puzzle and urging them to focus first on investing in cyber defenses.

President Joe Biden last week urged U.S. companies to be on high alert because of “evolving intelligence” that Russia is exploring options

Government agencies find flexibility, scalability and a reduction in human error through automation.

Zero-trust cybersecurity, identity and access management, cloud migration and application modernization are likely going to dominate the discourse next year.