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Smart Cities

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) jointly sponsor the 2018 Global City Teams Challenge (GCTC), which will focus on designing cybersecurity into smart-city systems, making them more secure, reliable, resilient and protective of privacy. (DHS Video by Science & Technology Directorate/Released) Date: Oct 04, 2019