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  1. Global race to 5G creating vast opportunities and challenges
    With 5G technology, the world is on the cusp of significant changes in the way people live, work and play.
  2. BBB cybersecurity event will be time well spent for businesses
    Business vulnerabilities continue to expand. The way the cybercriminals can infiltrate your business continues to change. What are things you can do to protect yourself?
  3. Smart cities, cyber risks among interesting topics at event
    Cities are integrating more technology into their operations to reduce the cost of services and improve the way services are delivered. Economic development is a key driving force.
  4. Respected SDN vendor always gets the job done
    Engbarth Directional Drilling overcame a nearly catastrophic start in business 19 years ago to become a prominent provider of underground construction services.
  5. Event showcases S.D.’s impressive and growing high-tech base
    Biomedical technologies being developed in South Dakota will impact the world, says Rich Naser, president of the USD Discovery District in Sioux Falls.
  6. Rural telecoms getting S.D. connected at a high level
    Regardless of whether a person lives in Sioux Falls, the Black Hills or the northeast corner of South Dakota, access to reliable, secure internet connectivity has become as critical to everyday living as having good phone and TV service.
  7. Technology Showcase will highlight cool innovations in S.D.
    The third annual Technology Showcase will be held from 7:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 25 at the Hilton Garden Inn in downtown Sioux Falls.
  8. Brookings and region benefit from improved cell services
    Students and employees at South Dakota State University are among the places in South Dakota enjoying improved mobile phone coverage this new school year.
  9. New tally for rural telecoms: 45,000 miles of fiber and counting
    Driving across South Dakota from Brookings to Belle Fourche will put about 450 miles on your vehicle’s odometer. Make the trip 100 times and you'll get a strong appreciation for how far 45,000 miles is.
  10. Established telecom expanding to Volga, possibly beyond
    Residents and businesses in the growing community of Volga, S.D., are getting a new option for high-speed, high-quality telecommunications services, including internet, telephone, digital TV, and business networking.
  11. Same software, new flaw - Apache Struts
    Nearly a full year after we learned about the Apache Struts software vulnerability that led to the massive Equifax data breach, there’s an alert about another, similar problem.
  12. 'Bowtie Economist:' What to like, fear in national, local economy
    Often economists get a bad rap as presenters, but “Bowie Economist” Elliot Eisenberg’s humorous, blunt outlook exceeded expectations at a recent presentation for South Dakota's rural telephone companies.
  13. Cybercriminals alter tactics to exploit email opportunities
    Here’s an interesting economic tidbit: Cybercrime has been so successful in recent years that the laws of supply and demand have depressed the market for stolen data.
  14. Rural S.D. 'ahead of curve' in deploying broadband services
    Until now, telecommunications companies that serve rural South Dakota have had trouble documenting their beliefs that rural residents of the state generally enjoy better broadband services than their peers across the United States.
  15. Rural Broadband Deployment in South Dakota Ahead of National Average
    Rural South Dakotans have greater access to wired broadband telecommunications services than many of their counterparts across the country, according to a new report released by the South Dakota Dashboard and the South Dakota Telecommunications Association.
  16. Catholic Pastoral Center fights phishing threat in good humor
    Cybersecurity is serious business. The consequences of a successful attack on an organization’s network can be enormous. That doesn’t mean training staff members to reduce cyber risks has to be grim or boring.
  17. Security committees help companies bolster defenses
    Businesses and other organizations have had to step up their defenses, including planning, to reduce the risks of being victimized.
  18. Boys Scouts get support from SDN and business community
    The Sioux Council of the Boy Scouts of America plans to raise nearly $1.6 million to improve scouting facilities at its regional center in Sioux Falls and SDN will play a role in making it happen.
  19. Denial-of-service attacks are getting more difficult, but not impossible to stop
    Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks have become more sophisticated, which is forcing businesses in the region to deploy more advanced defensive strategies.
  20. 20 years at SDN: What trends CEO Shlanta adopted, avoided
    Twenty years atop any organization might age a lesser CEO. Not Mark Shlanta. His hair might be grayer, and he shaved off the mustache, but his steady hand and outlook has changed little in two decades.