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New state law requires quick reporting of cybersecurity, ransomware incidents
ALBANY, N.Y. — A new state law is now effect that requires all municipal corporations and public authorities to report cybersecurity incidents within 72 hours

Cybersecurity remains a concern for small businesses
Cybersecurity continues to be a key issue for small-business owners, with 41 percent citing payment fraud as their top concern, followed by phishing and email

Endicott–based IT firm TechMD is now under new ownership
ENDICOTT, N.Y. — TechMD, an Endicott–based information-technology (IT) services firm that operates New York offices in DeWitt and Ithaca, is now under new ownership. Integris,

Tech Valley Cybersecurity Symposium set for Schenectady on Oct. 14
SCHENECTADY — The 4th annual Tech Valley Cybersecurity Symposium is set for Oct. 14 at Rivers Casino & Resort in Schenectady. LogicalNet — a digital

Coach AI is first product in PAR Technology’s new PAR AI intelligence suite
NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — PAR Technology Corp. (NYSE: PAR) describes its PAR AI as a new intelligence layer embedded directly into the PAR product suite.

MVCC hosts faculty from Dominican Republic, share STEM education practices
UTICA, N.Y. — Three faculty members from the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD) in the Dominican Republic visited Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) in

SRC wins $24M U.S. Air Force contract for AI, computing architecture development work
CICERO, N.Y. — SRC Inc. was recently awarded a nearly $24.3 million contract for innovative research and development of advanced efficient computing architectures and systems.

OPINION: Medicaid Waste is Another Example of N.Y. Being its Own Worst Enemy
New York State’s unrelenting taxes and a dwindling population — in addition to chronic fraud, abuse, and waste — continue to hinder economic growth. The

OPINION: Congress Is No Longer an Equal Branch
Though Congress-watchers have been focused since the beginning of the year on the ever-shrinking power of Capitol Hill, the common wisdom finally seems to be
VIEWPOINT: Title VI Coordinator Mandate for N.Y. Universities Signed into Law
As colleges and universities across New York welcomed students back to campus this fall, New York State Gov. Kathy Hochul signed into law a new