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The little-known open-source community behind the government’s new environmental justice tool
April 11, 2022 | News, Data & AnalyticsThe Justice40 map, an open-source project developed by the U.S. Digital Service, will help local organizations ensure that at least 40% of federally awarded climate funds go to disadvantaged communities.
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NC prohibits agencies from paying ransoms
April 08, 2022 | News, CybersecurityState and local government agencies in North Carolina may not submit payments to -- or even communicate with -- someone who has encrypted their IT systems. Other states are considering similar legislation.
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Virtual courts streamline services, improve participation
| News, Emerging TechThe rapid shift to online services during the COVID-19 pandemic pushed states’ civil courts to embrace electronic filing for defendants without lawyers, e-notarizations and fully virtual trials.
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Your digital footprints are more than a privacy risk – they could help hackers infiltrate computer networks
| News, CybersecurityHackers with open source intelligence gathering tools can mine a target’s audio and video to extract personal information they then use in phishing messages that appear to come from a trusted source.
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How QR codes work and what makes them dangerous – a computer scientist explains
| News, CybersecurityJust as it can be hazardous to click links in emails, visiting URLs stored in QR codes can also be risky.
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Thieves hit on a new scam: Synthetic identity fraud
April 07, 2022 | News, CybersecurityCombining real Social Security numbers with mismatched or phony names to create new synthetic identities allowed swindlers to bilk the federal government out of nearly $1 million from the Paycheck Protection Program.
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Robots enlisted for public safety missions
| News, Emerging TechState and local responders are rolling out robots to help with situational awareness, disaster response and remote patrol.
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Pardon application process moves online
| News, Cloud & InfrastructurePennsylvania’s digitization of pardon applications is the first update to the paper-based process “since the advent of computers,” officials said.
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Zero-trust architecture demands a new view on data security
| News, CybersecurityState and local government agencies can meet today’s expanded threat landscape with zero trust’s simplified access control enforcement and continuous validation and authentication.
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Detroit challenges 2020 census count
| News, State & LocalIf Detroit’s count is reversed, it could help the city reclaim $150 million in federal funding that is distributed by population.