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US government agencies can communicate, collaborate securely with AWS Wickr

AWS Public Sector Blog

In fact, instant messaging has become the preferred form of internal workplace communications, including email, according to Gartner’s 2022 Channel Benchmark and other research studies. The problem is that consumer apps are designed for massive scale and extensibility, not necessarily for security.

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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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November 2022 - Microsoft 365 US Public Sector Roadmap Newsletter

Microsoft Public Sector

As the privacy landscape continues to evolve, the way that government organizations respond to privacy regulations will be critical to maintaining their privacy posture and responding to constituent requests. What’s New in Microsoft Teams | October 2022. Windows 365 brings Cloud PCs to government. Security/Identity.

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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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Governments must prepare for quantum computing risks

Open Access Government - Technology News

However, one of the problems quantum computers are getting closer to solving is factoring large numbers which would make them a cryptographically relevant risk to many of todays security standards. National Security Agencys guidance requires the National Security Systems full PQC compliance.

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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 real-time data platforms to plug cybersecurity skills gap

Open Access Government - Technology News

There is a crisis in cybersecurity skills , and the public sector, including government agencies, will be feeling the cumulative impact this year. How common are security breaches in government? Headlines relating to government security breaches seem to litter the media frequently.