7 steps to help prevent and limit the impact of ransomware

A third of state government officials in a new survey have experienced a ransomware attack; a majority still need help improving data recovery and response capabilities.

Ransomware attacks are a favorite tactic among cybercriminals; the payouts can be big and fast. Two cities in Florida, for example, paid almost $1 million this past summer after their computer systems were paralyzed.

Modern workflow management platforms help agencies do more work with less money through cloud-enabled tools that improve delivery of services.

State and local agency CIOs can take advantage of modern identity and access management tools to mitigate cyberthreats against critical data, report says.

How content services platforms improve citizen services and increase employee productivity for federal and state governments.

Utah shows how centralizing identity and access management saves millions, improves user experience and prepares agencies for more ambitious IT projects.

Agency CFOs and CIOs alike can benefit from investing in automated invoicing and payment systems. A cloud-based service would pay for itself in less than a year.

Rapid growth of state and local law enforcement video footage calls for newer strategies for storing and analyzing data.

San Mateo County’s CIO modernized legacy infrastructure using hyperconverged solutions, streamlining deployment and scaling of its data center resources.

As online services grow, agencies need to focus greater attention on identity verification and fraud detection tool sets.