Orange County, N.C., recovering from ransomware attack

Ninety-two percent of local governments said in a recent survey they struggle to find IT staff with the necessary skills.

The county was hit by the Ryuk virus, one of the most costly varieties of ransomware.

Some in emergency call centers say they're concerned with how the the introduction of photos and videos to 911 calls could affect their mental well-being.

The attack knocked out all county email services and forced the sheriff's department to revert to recording arrests and jail bookings on paper.

At a National Association of Counties conference, IT leaders shared the benefits and challenges of municipally owned fiberoptic networks.

Speakers at a county leaders conference also urged IT officials to find people in their own organizations who are equally serious about cybersecurity.

The new tool's developers hope to take Facebook and Twitter back from bots and political meddlers.

Legacy infrastructure is a strain on resources and staff hours, but enterprise cloud can reduce costs and improve performance, according to a new report.

Cruz, who has worked for the state in several IT roles since 2004, will now become the CIO of San Joaquin County.

Looking to ply data analytics against urban blight, the city is the first in what the state hopes will grow into a network of technological expertise.