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Texas may be about to scrap a voting security system it can’t replace
March 28, 2023 | News, Data & AnalyticsIt took years to build the multi-state system known as ERIC, which weeds out duplicate, deceased and suspicious voter registrations. Texas Republicans want to dump it, but there’s no viable alternative.
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How effective asset management supports data center sustainability
| News, Cloud & InfrastructureCOMMENTARY | With proactive monitoring and asset management, agencies can drive down cooling costs while avoiding downtime risk.
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Turning hackers’ behavior against them
March 27, 2023 | News, CybersecurityBy identifying psychological biases of hackers, a new program aims to develop proactive network defenses that go beyond tech-based solutions and rely on analysis of attackers’ behavior to thwart them.
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ChatGPT for state and local agencies? Not so fast.
| News, Emerging TechTasks that can benefit from automation such as software development, traffic management or rote tasks are good candidates for ChatGPT, but those that need more subjectivity still require human intervention, experts say.
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State mandates K-12 cyber education
| News, CybersecurityNorth Dakota is the first state in the nation to require cybersecurity education be integrated into K-12 classrooms.
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Reducing health disparities through effective data management
| News, Data & AnalyticsCOMMENTARY | Data management solutions can help public health agencies effectively organize, analyze and optimize the value of their data.
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US needs improved regulation to foster drone R&D
| News, Emerging TechAs first responders become more reliant on UAS for tasks such as delivering medical supplies and inspecting infrastructure, ongoing regulation and R&D challenges hinder the widespread use of the technology.
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AI and Twitter could help predict opioid deaths
| News, Data & AnalyticsLanguage data from social media posts combined with mortality data can predict opioid-related overdoses in U.S. counties with the help of artificial intelligence.
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CISA gives ransomware victims a heads-up
March 24, 2023 | News, CybersecurityThe Pre-Ransomware Notification Initiative takes advantage of the time between initial penetration and data theft or encryption to notify victims so they can identify and eliminate hackers from their system.
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How hackers outwit facial ID
| News, Emerging TechDeepfakes, spoofed metadata and digital injection attacks are some of the most prevalent biometric hacks, and governments could lose billions if they are not addressed.