Florida inmates start to receive COVID-19 vaccine
Florida inmates beginning to receive vaccines
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The director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management confirms state prison inmates who want the COVID-19 vaccine are starting to receive it.
This comes days after the I-Team reported Florida was one of less than a handful of states that had yet to make prison inmates and/or staff eligible for the vaccine.
On Tuesday, State Representative Jason Pizzo, D-Miami, tweeted that the wait to get people incarcerated vaccinated is over.
Jared Moskowitz told I-Team Investigator Kylie McGivern inmates began getting vaccinated late last week and that the Florida Division of Emergency Management is assisting in some locations. He did not say which locations.
Business Case Estimates Deployment of New Florida SLERS Network Will Take 4-6 Years
Tuesday, December 29, 2020 | Comments
A business case for the replacement for the Florida Statewide Law Enforcement Radio Systems (SLERS) estimated that implementation of the new system will take approximately four-to-six years. Therefore, the business case said it is critical that the state develop a transition and support plan that will allow the current network to support users through that implementation.
âThe most significant risks for the SLERS transition is the age and proprietary nature of the current SLERS network equipment,â said the business case, which was prepared by Federal Engineering. âMost of the SLERS radio, dispatch and microwave equipment is either near or past end of lifecycle in terms of guaranteed manufacturer support. ⦠Therefore, continued support past 2021 is a significant concern given that this (EDACS) is a subset of proprietary technology and has
Florida Investigating Server Hacking Through SolarWinds Software
Florida officials acknowledged Friday that state servers appear to have been compromised by overseas hackers who gained entry by imbedding malicious code into networking software from a Texas-based software company, SolarWinds.
Two Florida officials who have knowledge of the matter but spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about it said the hackers apparently infiltrated systems of the Agency for Healthcare Administration, which runs the state’s Medicaid program, and other agencies.
It was unclear what information the hackers may have taken, the officials said.
“We will continue to review and monitor the situation,” the Florida Department of Management Services said in a statement to The Associated Press late Friday. “Florida, like many states, continues to coordinate with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security – Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agenc
Florida launches investigation into hacking of its servers
Published: December 20, 2020 4:47 PM EST
Updated: December 20, 2020 9:32 PM EST
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Florida officials acknowledged that state servers appear to have been compromised by overseas hackers who gained entry by embedding malicious code into networking software from a Texas-based software company, SolarWinds.
Two Florida officials who have knowledge of the matter but spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about it said the hackers apparently infiltrated systems of the Agency for Healthcare Administration, which runs the state’s Medicaid program, and other agencies.
It was unclear what information the hackers may have taken, the officials said.
Florida launches investigation into hacking of its servers
by Bobby Caina Calvan, The Associated Press
Posted Dec 18, 2020 7:00 pm EDT
Last Updated Dec 18, 2020 at 7:12 pm EDT
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Florida officials acknowledged Friday that state servers appear to have been compromised by overseas hackers who gained entry by imbedding malicious code into networking software from a Texas-based software company, SolarWinds.
Two Florida officials who have knowledge of the matter but spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about it said the hackers apparently infiltrated systems of the Agency for Healthcare Administration, which runs the state’s Medicaid program, and other agencies.