Nine months after a crippling cyberattack, Gary Brantley, who was hired in September, says the city is also lending its experience to other governments.

A second indictment against the suspected SamSam hackers says the virus infected nearly 3,800 computers owned by the city.

Passengers on international flights with five airlines now have the option to go through every step of the boarding process using facial-recognition scans.

The Justice Department charged two Iranian citizens with developing and deploying the SamSam ransomware virus that extracted more than $6 million from its victims and cost millions more in damage.

A 'Govhacks' survey from Accenture revealed the need for technology in government innovation.

The small city agreed to pay its hackers a bitcoin sum equal to more than $26,000 for a decryption key for the ransomware virus known as Hermes.

A new online tool developed by The Atlas guides small and midsize cities through "big city" tactics for doing business with the private sector.

Calvin Rhodes said the new facility will be used to train Army Cyber Command personnel and state and local IT workers trying to prevent future cyberattacks.

The city will host five public meetings in the coming weeks to ensure locals have a chance to be included in the evolution of the local government's privacy policy.

The multibillion-dollar figure calculated by federal agencies will help Congress advance discussions on building such a communications system over the next decade.