On this week’s episode of the Priorities Podcast, former New York City CTO John Paul Farmer reflects on his time in city government and how he’s bringing that experience to his new role at WeLink.

Karen Evans, the former U.S. administrator for e-government at the White House and former Department of Homeland Security CIO, offers tips on how to prevent more than 90 percent of ransomware attacks.

https://statescoop.com/preventing-ransomware-local-government/

In the news this week:

Miami city commissioners are claiming only a “basic” understanding of how the city’s arrangement with CityCoins works.

https://statescoop.com/miami-commissioners-miamicoin-crypto/

TransparentBusiness founder Alex Konanykhin is offering $1 million to any military official who arrests Russian President Vladimir Putin for war crimes due to the country’s invasion of Ukraine.

https://statescoop.com/transparentbusiness-founder-offers-1-million-for-putins-arrest/

A hacking group linked to the Chinese government has compromised the networks of at least six state governments, according to new research from Mandiant.

https://statescoop.com/mandiant-apt41-chinese-hackers-state-government/

Also new this week from StateScoop & EdScoop: A special report on data & analytics.

https://statescoop.com/special/state-local-data-analytics-2022/

StateScoop’s Priorities Podcast is available every Thursday.

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