8CIOReview | | MAY 2023When I worked for the Colton Police Department in California, my Captain's favorite question to me was: "Is there a way we can...?" filling in the blank with a myriad of technology requests. My typical response was "How much money do I have?", then talk seriously about the request. After I was able to define the request into a palatable project, my first internal question would usually be, "Can a cop even do this?" or "How can a cop break it?" A common theme among law enforcement leadership is a senior ranking official will see some new technology at another jurisdiction, or they will see a product at a trade show or conference that looks like something they want. They come back to their team, decide they want to purchase it, ask for the money, and then get technology and infosec involved late in the game when it's time to implement it in the environment. Then, they find out that it will cost much more to modify the current infrastructure to accommodate MAKING TECHNOLOGY COP PROOFBy Lester Godsey, Chief Information Security Officer, Maricopa CountyIN MY OPINION
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