Tenn. sheriff’s robot at home in water

By Ansley Haman Chattanooga Times Free Press The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office soon will have an underwater robot to comb waterways for discarded weapons, missing persons, and explosive devices. A $110,794 grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security will allow the sheriff’s department to buy a submersible that can…

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Cyber attack on Ill. water utility gains local attention

OTTUMWA — A “malfunction” under investigation at an Illinois water works plant may have been sabotage by computer hackers. Iowa plant managers are starting to take notice. “We take threats very seriously,” said Marty Braster, environmental management specialist for Rathbun Regional Water Association. The moment he received word of the…

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