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Tennessee Tech’s Cyber Defense Team took home fourth place at the Regional Cyber Defense Competition in Florida this past weekend. Cyber Range Engineer Jeremy Potts said this was the team’s first trip to regionals in some eight years. He said teams act like cyber-system administrators and defend their systems from attackers and breaches. He said the competitors have to perform ... Read More »

Tennessee Tech had a successful test in a new alert system thanks to a partnership with Putnam County 911 and Emergency Management Agency. University Dispatch Operations Supervisor Elizabeth Clemons said the joint effort allows each entity to send out alerts if one group is facing communication issues. “For example if the county is not able to send a message due ... Read More »

Putnam County 911 Director Penny Foister said the county may need a new computer aided dispatch system in the near future. Foister reported to the Putnam County Emergency Communications Board Thursday saying the current vendor may require an update. Foister said the system calculates call information and determines who to page. “We are hearing rumors that Central Square may send ... Read More »

A new county-wide school nutrition software will be implemented at all Putnam County Schools next year. Deputy Director Tim Martin said the new system will streamline data collecting for nutrition staff. “The added benefit will be that the managers will be able to keep and notice trends and see what kind of things are selling better,” Martin said. “They can ... Read More »