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| White Paper: Smarsh State, federal, and local government agencies need to keep important records (including digital communications) for a long time, to stay in compliance with public records laws, open meeting, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), and various state sunshine laws. If an agency has email, social media, web and other digital communications related to business activities, records must be available to anyone who asks for them. Read More ▶ |
| Experts generally agree that President Trump’s cybersecurity Executive Order is well intended and a good start. But several of them have specific suggestions on how it could be improved. Read More ▶ |
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| Columnist Rob Enderle writes that history has proven that advancing leaders who lack the competencies for success never ends well, yet it continues to happen. Read More ▶ |
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| Travelers concerned about their privacy can take steps to protect their data as they cross the U.S. border. They should remember the old Boy Scout motto: Be prepared. Read More ▶ |
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| The next generation of activists and candidates trains online. As Yoda teaches Luke in Star Wars “Do. Or do not. There is no try.” Read More ▶ |
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| The FCC's website slowed to a crawl after comic and political commentator John Oliver urged viewers to flood the agency with comments in support of net neutrality, in what appeared to be a repeat of a 2014 incident. But the cause may have been more sinister than people expressing their support for net neutrality rules. Read More ▶ |
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| President Trump has finally signed a long-awaited executive order on cybersecurity, which calls for the U.S. government to move to the cloud and modernize its IT infrastructure. Read More ▶ |
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| In CBP's fiscal year 2015, the agency searched just 8,503 devices during 383.2 million border crossings. But in fiscal year 2016, the number of device searches jumped to 19,033, and in the first six months of FY2017, CBP searched 14,993 devices, putting the agency on pace to search nearly 30,000 devices for the year. Read More ▶ |
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| Craig Diangelo, a one-time IT worker at Northeast Utilities in Connecticut who had to train his H-1B-visa-holding replacement, is running for Congress. Read More ▶ |
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| The lightweight drone can be easily deployed to scope out a potentially hostile environment without putting soldiers in danger. Watch Now ▶ |
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| Drone-maker AeroVironment has developed a handheld quadcopter that it says can be carried by soldiers on the battlefield and quickly deployed to get an aerial look at a potentially hostile location. Read More ▶ |
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| These communications pros are working in an incredibly challenging environment. The U.S. is divided, the president’s approval rating is taking a nose dive, and the man is unpredictable (to say the least). Yet they persist. We may not agree with their style, beliefs or arguments but I admire their dedication and loyalty, especially considering that I doubt it is reciprocated. Read More ▶ |
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| White Paper: Smarsh Public sector organizations have a lot to offer the communities they serve through social media. Updates on your website or items on your city council meeting agenda can now foster real-time interaction with your constituents. Read More ▶ |
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