The city of Austin, Texas, has named Shirley Erp its new chief information security officer (CISO). Erp will replace Kevin Williams, who was hired as Austin’s first citywide CISO in 2015 and will now take Read More
VSBLTY Groupe Technologies Corp., a retail software technology company, and Energetika, an international provider of “intelligent lighting” solutions, have begun deployment of a $10 million smart city security contract to help keep Mexico City’s neighborhoods Read More
The Port of Tampa Bay – the largest port in the state of Florida – is planning a test of a new weapons detection system designed by Liberty Defense Ltd. Liberty Defense’s security system – Read More
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) offers a Cybersecurity Assessments program free of charge to any public or private organization that requests them. Recent estimates have put Read More
The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released a report – produced by the Interagency International Cybersecurity Standardization Working Group (IICS WG) – which examines what needs to happen next for the development Read More
By guest writer Matthew Donahue, Director of the Tax and Regulatory Market Strategy, LexisNexis Risk Solutions The global consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers put out a study a couple of years ago that estimated nearly 41% of Read More
The IOTA Foundation has recently partnered with Taipei City – the capital of Taiwan – to help it reach its smart city goals. The city will integrate IOTA’s blockless distributed ledger technology called ‘Tangle’ – Read More
In a recent interview with Kansas City Chief Innovation Officer Bob Bennett, we explored smart city initiatives in the heartland and the challenges that come with leading the charge. (LB): There’s a lot of buzz Read More
The ‘Internet of Things Accelerator Wales’ (IoTA Wales) has recently been launched and is looking for businesses working in the areas of cyber security, energy, manufacturing, education, and agricultural from outside Wales to apply. The Read More
The town of Antibes in southeastern France is focusing on digitizing the entire city’s infrastructure – including the water distribution system. As a resort town, its population triples in the summer, putting a strain on Read More
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