The Sunlight Foundation released a report that found that cities use Federal data to make strategic decisions including identifying local issues and informing policy decisions. The majority of cities began using Federal data more than a decade ago and 43 percent plan to increase their use of Federal data in the future. […]

A Barracuda report released Aug. 30 said that bad actors are using spear-phishing, account compromise, and insider impersonation to target Office 365 users. […]

Some states refused to turn over voter data to the White House on June 30, saying that the data requested contains sensitive information and could be used for political purposes. President Donald Trump signed an executive order in May that established the Commission on Election Integrity, which investigates instances of potential voter fraud. The commission asked the states to turn over all publicly available voter data. […]

Lockport City Schools is investing $4.2 million in school security. The school district received a $4.2 million grant from New York state as part of the state’s new initiative that will distribute $2 billion to schools for technology and educational upgrades. […]

The New York Department of Corrections and Community Supervision will not permit registered sex offenders under supervision from downloading, accessing, or playing Pokémon Go and other similar interactive games. […]

Amazon announced at the International Society for Technology for Educators the launch of Amazon Inspire, a free education resources platform for K-12 teachers to support digital learning in the classroom. […]