https://statetechmagazine.com/ en https://statetechmagazine.com/article/2026/06/nonhuman-identity-risk-government-agencies Most state and local government cybersecurity programs have gotten stronger at managing people. Multifactor authentication, single sign-on and periodic access reviews are now common in many government environments. But the identities attackers may care about most are often the ones no one is watching closely enough: nonhuman identities. Nonhuman identities include service accounts, APIs, bots, automation scripts, certificates and AI agents that keep modern government systems running. In many environments, they already outnumber human users by a wide margin. They also tend to have long-lived… Mon, 08 Jun 2026 14:19:04 -0400 Thomas Sinnott https://statetechmagazine.com/article/2026/06/nonhuman-identity-risk-government-agencies https://statetechmagazine.com/article/2026/06/how-ai-trism-can-be-applied-public-sector-perfcon As state and local governments move generative artificial intelligence projects from experimentation into production, many are discovering traditional governance, and cybersecurity models are not enough to manage AI’s risks. AI systems introduce concerns that go beyond conventional IT security, including model hallucinations, biased outputs, poisoned training data and autonomous AI agents acting unpredictably. Those challenges are driving interest in AI TRiSM, short for AI trust, risk and security management. Coined by Gartner, AI TRiSM is designed to help organizations ensure AI systems are… Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:42:39 -0400 Jessica Balen https://statetechmagazine.com/article/2026/06/how-ai-trism-can-be-applied-public-sector-perfcon https://statetechmagazine.com/article/2026/06/ai-exposes-limits-perimeter-based-security-state-and-local-government The recent report “Beyond Generation: The Rise of Agentic AI in State Government” by the National Association of State Chief Information Officers highlights how state and local governments are rapidly scaling generative artificial intelligence and beginning to explore agentic AI. At the same time, the technology itself is advancing just as quickly. Models such as Anthropic’s Mythos are demonstrating the ability to identify vulnerabilities and accelerate exploitation workflows — capabilities that could help under-resourced critical infrastructure sectors surface weaknesses they have struggled… Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:55:19 -0400 Adam Ford https://statetechmagazine.com/article/2026/06/ai-exposes-limits-perimeter-based-security-state-and-local-government https://statetechmagazine.com/article/2026/06/qa-why-state-and-local-agencies-must-address-technical-debt-ai-era-accelerates As state and local governments look to modernize services and adopt artificial intelligence, many agencies are confronting a familiar obstacle: technical debt. Aging infrastructure, unsupported systems and outdated hardware are creating growing cybersecurity risks while limiting agencies’ abilities to deploy modern platforms and artificial intelligence-driven tools. Meghan Steele, vice president of U.S. Public Sector, SLED, Cisco, spoke with StateTech about why technical debt has become a strategic issue for government IT leaders, how agencies can prioritize modernization efforts and what… Sat, 06 Jun 2026 12:39:31 -0400 Mickey McCarter https://statetechmagazine.com/article/2026/06/qa-why-state-and-local-agencies-must-address-technical-debt-ai-era-accelerates https://statetechmagazine.com/article/2026/05/high-performance-computing-no-longer-out-reach-state-and-local-agencies High-performance computing has been around for decades, but its adoption in state and local government has long been limited by cost and complexity. Historically, deploying HPC required significant investments in specialized infrastructure and highly skilled personnel, resources that are often out of reach for many agencies. But advancements in on-demand computing models, user-friendly software tools and shared infrastructure ecosystems are changing that equation. Managed platforms, prebuilt applications and community HPC clusters are lowering barriers to entry and making advanced computing… Thu, 28 May 2026 14:11:35 -0400 Darren Pulsipher https://statetechmagazine.com/article/2026/05/high-performance-computing-no-longer-out-reach-state-and-local-agencies https://statetechmagazine.com/article/2026/05/when-cyber-crises-strike-state-and-local-unity-determines-recovery-speed Recent cyber incidents in Winona County, Minn., and New Britain, Conn., highlight how state and local municipalities are struggling to recover from ransomware attacks that affect emergency services, public records and city operations. As ransomware evolves into cloud and multistage extortion attacks, state and local governments and critical infrastructure organizations should prioritize rapid recovery strategies, which include: Shifting from incident response to assumed-breach planning and automated resilience Designing for recovery and uninterrupted delivery of essential public services… Wed, 27 May 2026 14:00:01 -0400 Lou Karu https://statetechmagazine.com/article/2026/05/when-cyber-crises-strike-state-and-local-unity-determines-recovery-speed https://statetechmagazine.com/article/2026/05/cjis-data-loss-prevention-public-safety As I talk with state and local agencies, one thing is clear: CJIS 6.0 is no longer theoretical. It’s here, and it’s beginning to reshape how public safety organizations think about protecting sensitive data. The Criminal Justice Information Services Security Policy has always evolved, but version 6.0 introduces a requirement that stands out from prior updates: data loss prevention (DLP). This shift toward actively inspecting and controlling data itself is a significant change in mindset. At its core, CJIS data is often unclassified but highly sensitive. It’s information that should never be… Tue, 26 May 2026 14:59:10 -0400 Eric Marchewitz https://statetechmagazine.com/article/2026/05/cjis-data-loss-prevention-public-safety https://statetechmagazine.com/article/2026/05/case-constitutionally-grounded-ai-and-data-architecture The numbers are hard to argue with: The 2026 NASCIO-Deloitte Cybersecurity Study found that only 22% of state CISOs describe themselves as highly confident in their ability to protect government systems, down sharply from 48% just four years ago. Cyberthreats are accelerating, budgets are tightening, and artificial intelligence is amplifying both the opportunity and the risk simultaneously. I have watched this dynamic from the inside for a long time, and I think the confidence gap persists for a reason that the standard prescriptions do not address. State governments are defending the wrong… Thu, 21 May 2026 14:23:40 -0400 Michael G. Leahy https://statetechmagazine.com/article/2026/05/case-constitutionally-grounded-ai-and-data-architecture https://statetechmagazine.com/article/2026/05/how-to-improve-citizen-service-experience-modernizing-311 State and local government contact centers are under increasing pressure to deliver faster, more intuitive services to residents. From our perspective working with agencies across the country, the modernization of 311 systems has quickly become one of the most effective ways to improve the citizen experience. We’re seeing a clear shift: Governments are moving beyond static websites and legacy call centers toward more dynamic, integrated service platforms that operate around the clock and connect directly to back-end systems. Click the banner below for insights into upgrading government… Tue, 19 May 2026 13:55:56 -0400 Eric Holstein, Eric Marchewitz https://statetechmagazine.com/article/2026/05/how-to-improve-citizen-service-experience-modernizing-311 https://statetechmagazine.com/article/2026/05/ai-powered-fleet-technology-helps-deliver-faster-more-responsive-public-services When a pothole complaint comes into the Road Commission of Kalamazoo County in Michigan, road crews can quickly repair the reported damage. The problem is, another pothole may be sitting just one street away, unnoticed until the next resident calls to complain, Assistant Operators Director Rusty McClain says. For local governments, that reactive approach creates inefficiency, wasted labor and frustrated citizens. “When you have potholes in an area, you might be on Road No. 1. But on Road No. 2, right next door, you might not know that they’re there,” McClain says. “We’re trying to allocate… Mon, 18 May 2026 11:52:00 -0400 Mickey McCarter https://statetechmagazine.com/article/2026/05/ai-powered-fleet-technology-helps-deliver-faster-more-responsive-public-services