Update: Smart Cities Seek Security, Privacy Expertise

This article reports on a Boston event examining smart city pilots (LED street signs, pothole-detecting apps, thermal mapping, microgrids, etc.) and highlights pervasive security and privacy concerns: cities often lack cybersecurity expertise, mature data governance, and identity frameworks, leaving deployments siloed and vulnerable to de-anonymization and cyber-physical risks; speakers called for better private-sector collaboration and risk assessment.