CitySmart by VC3
This curated content is from VC3's blog and shares non-technical, municipal-relevant insights about critical technology issues, focusing on how technology reduces costs, helps better serve citizens, and lessens cybersecurity risks. VC3 is solely responsible for the article’s content.
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After many cities modernize their technology, they end up asking, “Why did we wait so long?” The financial and productivity ripple effects are often so immediate and startling that it's like getting a positive boost of energy and morale.
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Like peanut butter and chocolate, municipalities and ransomware continue to go together. In just the last year or so, high-profile ransomware attacks took place at the City of Oakland, California; City of Quincy, Illinois; Somerset County, New Jersey; Suffolk County, New York; and City of Wheat Ridge, Colorado.
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City clerks are the record keepers of their municipalities, but what does that mean for social media content? Are you responsible for maintaining an archive of every post created by your municipality?
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August 11, 2022
Katherina Yavela, Director of Marketing, CW Technology
When it comes to securing your company’s network, you must think beyond technology. Relying on firewalls, antivirus software, and secure remote connections is simply not enough anymore.
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Whether you haven’t posted to your municipality’s page in a few years or are looking to improve your social media process that’s already in place, these tactics can help you make the best use of your social media accounts.
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March 22, 2022
Joe Howland, Chief Information Security Officer, Sophicity
For electronic data, you need both backups and archives because they serve two different purposes.
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January 31, 2022
Kevin Howarth, Marketing and Communications Manager, VC3
The U.S Treasury Department’s final rule on ARP funds made it easier for cities to use recovery funds for government services, to include modernization of cybersecurity, including hardware, software, and protection of critical infrastructure.
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It’s rare when a municipality flat out shows a complete lack of interest in backing up their data. The problem we see is when towns and cities know they need to follow specific best practices related to data backup and yet…they balk at the investment it requires, no matter how small.
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November 15, 2021
Joe Howland, Chief Information Security Officer, Sophicity
Compliance. One of those necessary operational activities that you know is working when nothing bad happens. When compliance doesn’t work, however, you open the door to significant risk.
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October 25, 2021
Joe Howland, Chief Information Security Officer, Sophicity
As spammers and scammers get better at their jobs, their techniques grow more sophisticated. Here are five hidden red flags that could fool you if you’re not skeptical enough.
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September 13, 2021
Joe Howland, Chief Information Security Officer, Sophicity
Cybersecurity is evolving toward the point where we cannot rely alone on traditional cybersecurity tools such as firewalls, antivirus, and VPNs. In other words, we cannot assume that anything making it past a perimeter into your network is good.
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August 16, 2021
Victoria Boyko, Software Development Consultant
Despite the perceived importance of ADA-compliant websites, many city websites do not comply with best practices that help disabled people access content.
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Data access and authorization is one of the most important aspects of your IT strategy, and you need to make sure another vendor doesn’t hold your data hostage.
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June 7, 2021
Kevin Howarth, Marketing and Communications Manager, VC3
We know videoconferencing exhausted us in weird ways. But why? Science has some answers, and the answers may surprise you.
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What can your town or city do instead of waiting for the cavalry? Here are a few “do it yourself” cybersecurity best practices that can help you prevent ransomware and cyberattacks while keeping your costs and resource utilization low.
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