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By Rob Sobers
 What is your organization's biggest security threat? The answer may surprise you. While most companies imagine security threats in the form of malicious outsiders, the employees already in your organization may pose an even bigger threat. In fact, research suggests that insider threats account for anywhere from 60 to 75 percent of data breaches.
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CNN
Hawaii warned residents and airplanes to stay away after a plume of ash from the Kilauea volcano rose 12,000 feet into the air.
Since the Kilauea volcano erupted May 3, it's been one nightmare after another for residents in the southeast part of the Big Island.
The U.S. Geological Survey issued a red alert Tuesday, which means a major eruption is imminent or underway and ash could affect air traffic.
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Route Fifty
The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Monday stressed the role of local governments in preparing the U.S. to better withstand natural disasters.
"I do believe that the key to resiliency is at the local level of government, not with FEMA," the agency's administrator, Brock Long, said at an event. "If you’re depending on FEMA to make your community resilient, well, that’s the wrong approach."
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Future Structure
The growth of autonomous vehicles is likely to happen among users who are already comfortable with ride-hailing services like Uber or Lyft.
Generally speaking, early adopters of technology will be some of the first to embrace self-driving cars, according to findings of a recent study released by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute. The study was sponsored by Lyft, a ride-hailing service currently conducting AV research.
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Government Technology
Most 911 call centers are capable of locating landline callers, but they struggle to find cellphone users when they need emergency help. “The 911 system was designed long ago for home phones,” said Fiona Lee, Google’s global evangelist for Android Emergency Location Service (ELS).
There is a reason why 911 call centers have trouble locating cellphone users.
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InformationWeek
It's a whole new ballgame when it comes to protecting a business' reputation, according to Steven Minsky, CEO of enterprise risk management software provider LogicManager.
While regulators may be struggling to keep up with the times, the public isn't feeling quite so constrained. As the recent Facebook debacle shows, consumers and investors can swiftly throttle a business' reputation when they suspect the company isn't playing by the rules.
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By Lucy Wallwork
 There is perhaps no more divisive term in our cities than that of urban density. Often measured in "dwellings per hectare" or "people per hectare," for some it can evoke our greatest fears about what our neighborhoods might become. For others, higher density is an environmental imperative to manage the environmental crisis. For yet others, higher densities hold the key to "happier cities." But there is less consensus than we might think about density. Where does "density" end and "overcrowding" begin?
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Governing
The U.S. Supreme Court’s reversal of a federal law banning sports betting in most states is expected to boost revenues for gaming companies and — at least for now — a handful of states.
Connecticut, Mississippi, New York, Pennsylvania and West Virginia stand ready to benefit because they recently legalized sports betting in anticipation of a favorable ruling in the case Christie v. NCAA, which challenged the 1992 Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act banning states from authorizing or licensing sports betting.
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By Bambi Majumdar
 Artificial intelligence-powered body cams are almost ready for the men in blue, which will provide an essential upgrade for fighting crime in the 21st century. Axon recently announced it would be embedding artificial intelligence in its wearable body cameras. The company is known for the wearable body cameras and Taser electroshock weapons used by most police departments in the U.S. These body cams will have AI-powered face recognition technology inserted in them, which will allow the police to scan and recognize the faces of almost everyone they see while on patrol.
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Property Casualty 360
When you own a home, it’s important to understand the main purpose of homeowners’ insurance is to protect you from major risks like fires, hail, explosions, theft and wind storms. What it doesn’t cover is flooding, earthquakes or everyday wear and tear — or poor maintenance.
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Government Technology
The gnarled roots of centenarian trees push through concrete sidewalks throughout the neighborhoods of Freehold Borough in Monmouth County, New Jersey. The municipality once helped pay the costs of fixing the walkways, but scrapped the program a decade ago to save money.
Last fall, the sidewalk repair program got new life in an unusual way: Borough officials set $200,000 aside in their capital budget and asked their 12,000 residents how to spend it.
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