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Top row from left: Brian Greenberg, Cody Candee, Andrew Schrage, Syed Balkhi. Middle row from left: John Brackett, Jared Atchison, Thomas Griffin, Amine Rahal. Bottom row from left: Stephanie Wells, Blair Williams, Daisy Jing. Data protection and security are becoming increasingly important in today's highly digital business world. With many employees working remotely and technology advancing rapidly, encryption technology must be advancing just as quickly. To this end, 11 members of the Young Entrepreneur Council shared what they predict will be some of the next big leaps in encryption technology in the near future. Keep an eye on these developments to see how they affect privacy and security for you and your business. 11 Predictions for Encryption Technology Blockchain Decentralized authority Voice authentication Password management Artificial intelligence Tokenization End-to-end encryption Portable two-factor authentication Biometric encryption IoT security Honey encrypti

By Eric Rosane / ericr@chronline.com Centralia's two-year replacement levy appears to be getting closer after last-minute ballots counted on Wednesday tipped the measure to 50.62%. The measure leads with 69 votes - a bigger lead than on election night, when it fell behind with 23 votes. It must retain a 50% majority plus one vote to pass. The school board members and staff were delighted with the 92-vote turnaround and expressed excitement during a face-to-face meeting on Wednesday evening. Two previous attempts in the last 14 months to pass a replacement levy have failed, but the district reacted twice by lowering its proposed levy amount. The Lewis County Auditor's Office announced that the next election will be published on Thursday, May 6th, and that the election will be confirmed the next day. "This is really about our students, our community, our future," said Superintendent Dr. Lisa Grant to the board of d