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Changes in the Ransomware Threat to State and Local Governments

State Tech Magazine

According to SonicWall’s 2023 Cyber Threat Report, ransomware has “been on a tear” for the past few years, growing 105 percent year over year in 2021. While the report found that attacks were down in 2022, ransomware targets still reported very large number of attacks compared to levels in 2018, 2019 and 2020.

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3 Ways US Cities Broke Clean Energy Records in 2021

The City Fix

After remaining undaunted in their pursuit of renewables in 2020, U.S. As the latest IPCC report notes, cities will play a critical role in climate action over the next decade, and many challenges and opportunities for generating more clean electricity lie ahead. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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Strong Asset Management Is a Must for Successful Continuous Monitoring

State Tech Magazine

Criminals took advantage of digital transformation and the move to remote work during the pandemic to launch attacks on all types of organizations, including state and local governments. In 2021, 66 percent of organizations were hit by a ransomware attack, up from 37 percent in 2020,” according to Sophos.

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Government Ransomware Attacks Are Down, but Reports Cite Insufficient Data

State Tech Magazine

A number of local governments have been the target of cybersecurity attacks in recent years. In 2020, for instance, 45 percent of ransomware attacks centered on municipalities, according to Barracuda Networks research.

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Revisiting the Community Land Trust: An Academic Literature Review

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

Housing is the highest monthly bill typical Americans face, reaching an average of $1674 a month in 2021. Over 225 CLTs have developed since their inception in the 1960s (Grounded Solutions Network 2021), and fifteen states have some version of a positive law supporting CLT formation and affirming CLT legality in their state (Decker 2018).

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Smart, safe and sustainable cycling: how AI-powered insights will encourage the next generation

Open Access Government - Technology News

The total value of the UK bicycle market was estimated to be around 47% higher in 2021 than in 2019, and the latest DfT Road Traffic Estimates suggest that cycle traffic in 2021 was 15.7% Air quality, emissions, congestion, and road safety targets are now of integral importance to local governments, communities and the next generation.

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Ensuring that Essential Goods and Services Are Available in Times of Crisis

Barrett & Greene

For the past two and a half years, times have not been good for state and local governments or the millions of the people they are -- or, once were -- responsible for serving. Since early 2020, , more than a million people in the U.S. Gordon, lead coordinator of the Continuity of Supply Initiative (CoSI).