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How Livingston Parish prepares for natural disasters by improving resiliency in the cloud

AWS Public Sector Blog

After a major flood in 2016 knocked out their 911 system, they decided to use the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud to become resilient against disaster, reducing service interruptions and improving response times. When a natural disaster strikes. “In Not just for our agency, but for the people that we serve.”.

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Mass Attacks in Public Spaces, 2016-2020

Disaster Zone blog

Compiled by the Department of Homeland Security

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How governments can transform services securely in the cloud

AWS Public Sector Blog

Public sector organizations around the world share a common concern: how can they make sure their digital transformation maintains data security? These leaders are often surprised to hear that security can be a digital transformation enabler—even an accelerator—once they demonstrate that modern technology can be safer than legacy IT.

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AWS Marketplace now available in the AWS Secret Region

AWS Public Sector Blog

First deployed in 2016 , ICMP is a digital catalog with software listings from independent software vendors (ISVs) that makes it easy for customers in the intelligence community (IC) to find, test, buy, and deploy software that runs on AWS.

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Generative AI as a force for good in facilitating cyber-resiliency in public sector organizations

AWS Public Sector Blog

In today’s digital age, security has an expanded definition. While physical security remains a critical focus, businesses and other public sector organizations are bolstering their security posture towards a less visible vulnerability: data and computer systems.

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Orbital Sidekick uses AWS to monitor energy pipelines and reduce risks and emissions

AWS Public Sector Blog

The OSK persistent monitoring service helps commercial and government organizations meet their sustainable operations; environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG); and security goals. Founded in 2016, OSK has rapidly developed and deployed its technology to collect, process, and analyze advanced hyperspectral data, powered by AWS.

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Optimizing the US mortgage market with AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

CSS built and now operates the largest and most advanced mortgage securitization platform in the US, supporting Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae’s 70 percent market share of the industry with flexibility, scalability, and security at its core. CSS uses Amazon Web Services (AWS) to power their solutions in the cloud.

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