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Empowering 1,000-plus partners: How the AWS Think Big for Small Business Program fuels public sector innovation

AWS Public Sector Blog

As government agencies seek to modernize their operations and deliver enhanced services to citizens, the role of small businesses becomes increasingly pivotal. The solution involved using eVai in conjunction with AWS Cloud services for secure data storage and management.

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Improving software security in the public sector

Open Access Government - Technology News

UK public sector organisations are facing threats and increasingly sophisticated attacks on key infrastructure and software security This trend is only expanding as more services become digitised and complex software supply chains multiply the opportunities for malicious actors to infiltrate networks.

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How to Secure Legacy Systems

GovLoop

There are a lot of points of entry now,” said Raghurama Pantula, Director of Information Security for Karsun Solutions, a modernization company that applies innovative approaches to help achieve agency missions. “So, But legacy hardware and software, which abound in government agencies, can create a barrier to implementing zero trust.

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Strengthen your security and optimize your resources with Microsoft 365 Government

Microsoft Public Sector

As citizens of local municipalities, cities, and states we rely on local government agencies every day to ensure we have critical services such as water, sewers, transportation, schools, health service, and emergency services. Ransomware was up 25% in 2021 year accordingly to Verizon’s data breach investigations report 2022.

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Using Automation to Meet CISA’s Vulnerability Management Directive

FedTech Magazine

Cyberattacks against government agencies have risen significantly since the introduction of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s Binding Operational Directive 22-01. Such attacks increased 95 percent in the second half of 2022 compared with the same time period in 2021, according to CloudSEK.

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Federal Cloud Transformation: Navigating Challenges With a Zero-Trust Approach

GovLoop

Digital transformation is a driving force for government agencies, with cloud technology playing a pivotal role. The expansive security perimeter of a cloud network poses a significant challenge, considering that every connected device becomes a potential entry point for cyberattacks.

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The economic impact of AWS’s investment in Japan

AWS Public Sector Blog

At Amazon Web Services (AWS), we are committed to supporting Japan’s digital transformation (DX) ambition by helping Japanese customers modernize IT and innovate securely at pace, driving sustainable economic growth. In 2021, Japanese global printing company Toppan embarked on a full-scale digital transformation with AWS.