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UK Biobank enables medical research worldwide through vast database powered by AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

This led to the establishment and launch in 2021 of the secure, cloud-based UK Biobank Research Analysis Platform (RAP) , which is hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS) in the Europe (London) Region and enabled by DNAnexus. Find more AWS Institute thought leadership for public service leaders.

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An increase in cyber attack fines highlights firms’ need to tighten security

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It showed the number of companies that reported receiving a fine following a cyber attack almost doubled from 11% in 2021, to 20% in 2022. A fine at even a fraction of these costs could spell serious trouble for many companies’ financial futures, which only underlines the importance of a strong cyber security suite. Loss of customers.

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Top announcements from AWS worldwide public sector partners at re:Invent 2022

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Global Security and Compliance Acceleration Program (formerly ATO on AWS) supporting eight countries globally. The Global Security and Compliance Acceleration (GSCA) program, formerly known as ATO on AWS, is expanding globally to support localized security and compliance needs.

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How Hartnell College recovered critical systems using AWS after a cyber attack

AWS Public Sector Blog

Hartnell College is a public community college located in Salinas, California, with over 7,500 undergraduates enrolled (2020–2021). Keeping IT infrastructure, software, and security measures up-to-date with a (usually) small IT department can be challenging. Hartnell’s IT infrastructure is now hosted on AWS.

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Migrating and modernizing state WIC applications with AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 provided the USDA with $390 million available in non-competitive grants to offer WIC agencies looking to innovate their technology. The State of Arizona’s WIC migration journey with AWS AZDHS leadership recognized the need to begin their WIC modernization journey by migrating to AWS.

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Announcing the winners of the inaugural Future of Government Awards: Celebrating digital transformation initiatives around the world

AWS Public Sector Blog

EU Digital COVID Certificate, with more than 245 million certificates obtained through IO since June 2021. CamDX adopts the model of Estonia’s X-Road and is a unified yet decentralized data exchange layer between information systems that offers a standardized and secure way to provide and consume services. million users.

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Strengthen your security and optimize your resources with Microsoft 365 Government

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Ransomware was up 25% in 2021 year accordingly to Verizon’s data breach investigations report 2022. The list of threats continues to rise, while State and Local Government leaders have more demands and less resources to combat the ever-growing security risks. Reinforce your security defenses with a data loss prevention plan.