| TOP STORIES California’s Alpha Team Takes on Real-Time .Gov Redesign
The team has just weeks to design a new, user-friendly homepage for the entire state that can be adopted by other departments and agencies. But its larger goal is to help rebuild trust in state government. READ MORE New Orleans Declares State of Emergency After Ransomware Attack
The recent cyberincident appears to have impaired a number of large city systems, but officials say recovery efforts are underway. The ransomware is the third large attack in the state this year alone. READ MORE Former Deputy Moves Up to Full CIO in Clark County, Nev.
Nadia Hansen brings experience in IT consulting, business intelligence and data analysis to the chief information officer position in Nevada’s most populous county, a role vacated in May by Michael Lane. READ MORE It’s Time to Act: Establish a Secretary of Cybersecurity (Contributed)
All levels of government, as well as the private sector, face growing dangers from cyberthreats. That’s why there needs to be a centralized approach to cyberpolicies before a crisis occurs. READ MORE The Top 20 Security Predictions for 2020
Whether you call them cybersecurity forecasts, online risk trends or security predictions, here’s a roundup of what our top security companies, industry experts and tech magazines are saying about the year (and decade) ahead. How can you prepare for 2020? READ MORE Chicago IT Audit Claims Inconsistent Oversight That's Costly to City
City auditors reviewed Department of Innovation and Technology (DoIT) projects in 2016 and 2017 costing at least $250,000. The audit, published Thursday, stated that DoIT processes may have raised costs and delayed projects. READ MORE | 