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UK Government to introduce cyber security and resilience bill

Open Access Government - Technology News

What to expect from the new Cyber Security and Resilience Bill The Bill will focus on improving the security of key services, such as healthcare, energy, and IT providers, that keep the economy running. Under the new regulations, approximately 1,000 service providers will be required to meet higher cyber security standards.

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How Railroads Mitigate Cyberthreats Against Their Networks

State Tech Magazine

This was the thought experiment conceived by Project Honeytrain, which was created in 2015 by European security experts to analyze how cybercriminals would gain access to a Potemkin railroad created wholly online. What if hackers attacked a rail company 2,745,267 times in just six weeks?

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Future of Government Awards 2023 celebrate use of technology to transform people’s lives

AWS Public Sector Blog

Digital Identity , revolutionizing Brazilian citizens’ relationship with the public sector through a secure, simple, and interoperable identity. It has 155 million users, performs three billion authentications a month, and enables secure access to 4,500 digital services from more than 1,000 public agencies. Released in 2019, GOV.BR

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How NTSB Leans on Microsegmentation to Improve Its Security Posture

FedTech Magazine

While that number is down from its height in 2015, when it topped more than 77,000, the potential for damage remains profound, and agencies now continuously update systems and cybersecurity measures in an attempt to achieve the most secure environments possible. A key element of their strategy: microsegmentation.

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Open government procurement drives innovation using the cloud

AWS Public Sector Blog

Cloud technology makes it possible for every service to be simple, reliable, scalable, adaptable, and secure. By 2015, there was a £4 billion ($5.09 It should be simple to build digital platforms that offer people reliable, clear ways to access government services such as healthcare, business registration, and welfare payments.

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Cybrary: Closing the cybersecurity skills gap with affordable tools and training

Google Public Sector

Founded in 2015, the EdTech company provides specialized, online, cybersecurity skills development and has enabled more than 3 million learners, ranging from individuals to small businesses and Fortune 1000 organizations, to defend against today’s threats. Cybrary is working to address these challenges.

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How local governments are closing the financial gap for affordable housing developments

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

This post examines how local government participation in affordable housing has changed because of rising construction and financing costs and relies on data from nearly 300 new construction projects awarded 9% tax credits by the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency (NCHFA) between 2015 and 2023. [1]