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An attack on Virginia’s legislative branch has shut down computer systems and websites for the state’s legislative agencies and commissions.

When Boston overhauled its identity management infrastructure, it learned that even a solution built with best-in-class components also requires a seamless user experience.

The easily transportable device uses high-power microwaves to disrupt drone swarms.

Cloud services, identity and access management and app modernization led NASCIO’s list of top tech tools.

New York and Philadelphia hope cameras, decibel meters and machine learning can help reduce excessive noise.

As the number of natural disasters continues to increase and the cost of recovery exponentiates, DR planning will be vital to the continuity of government agencies at every level.

Because it takes a red team so much time and subject matter expertise to build a test infrastructure that emulates sophisticated threats and evades detection, the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency wants to automate some of that work.

The dataset can be used to study changes made by state and local election officials in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and new laws overhauling ballot access.

Robust federal investment and clear operational procedures would help state and local agencies better defend against ransomware, experts said.

This new technology offers military and economic benefits, but it also puts the nation’s most critical secrets -- and in fact, all digital infrastructures -- at risk.