State Tech Magazine

JULY 31, 2023

In June 2022, New York Gov. Previously, the governor established the state’s first Joint Security Operations Center and based it in Brooklyn. Kathy Hochul appointed Colin Ahern as the first chief cyber officer for the state.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

MARCH 29, 2023

We must improve security because the impacts of human error on cybersecurity can be immense, and one small slip-up can have disastrous impacts One small slip-up or moment of personal irresponsibility can cause havoc for even the most robust organisations. The statistics speak for themselves.

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Microsoft Public Sector

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Microsoft’s newest security brand category, Microsoft Priva, was first announced at Ignite in 2021—today, we are excited to announce the general availability of Microsoft Priva for the Government Community Cloud (GCC), GCC High, and Department of Defense (DoD) customers. What’s New in Microsoft Teams | October 2022. Security/Identity.

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State Tech Magazine

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The Georgia Department of Revenue was operating on outdated infrastructure. Another factor was security and compliance, as it relates to managing this tax information, and the sensitive nature of the information contained within the repository as well. Williams believed modernizing ultimately would save his agency money.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

AUGUST 8, 2024

The NHS software provider Advanced Computer Software Group is facing a substantial fine of £6 million following a cyber attack in August 2022 The breach compromised the personal data of nearly 83,000 individuals, including sensitive medical records, prompting an investigation by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 25, 2024

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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AWS Public Sector Blog

MAY 28, 2024

In May 2022, the European Commission (EC) proposed to set up a European Health Data Space (EHDS). As the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud provider, we recognize our role and responsibility in supporting customers to use health data securely and responsibly. At AWS, security will always be our top priority.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is proud to join senior decision-makers and thought leaders from around the world at the 60th edition of the Munich Security Conference (MSC) from February 16-18. MSC is a leading global forum for discussing the most pressing international security challenges.

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FedTech Magazine

AUGUST 23, 2022

The Government Accountability Office recently released a new strategic plan that will guide efforts from 2022 to 2027 as the agency aids federal operations and addresses the most critical issues facing the nation’s government and society as a whole. National security…

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Open Access Government - Technology News

AUGUST 15, 2023

Ransomware targeting the NHS In addition, there is also a considerable amount of data created by running NHS operations behind the patient frontline services such as HR, procurement, and finance. The NHS’ Data Security and Protection Toolkit responds to several crippling ransomware attacks and data breaches.

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FedTech Magazine

JULY 17, 2023

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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GovLoop

MAY 25, 2023

Cyber experts often emphasize that there’s no silver bullet for improving the security of government systems. A High-Level View According to the 2022 (ISC)2 Cybersecurity Workforce Study, the global cyber workforce has reached 4.7 The federal government has increased efforts to improve the security of the software supply chain.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Cyberattacks are becoming more sophisticated and severe, as shown in our latest 2022 Threat Report. For the public sector specifically, the key is strengthening cyber defences and maintaining citizen operations around the clock, which calls for organisations to make significant investments in sophisticated tools and highly skilled staff.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

DECEMBER 2, 2022

In its 2022 annual review, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) advised that over the past 12 months, businesses and organisations in the UK reported hundreds of cyber incidents, many of which were ransomware attacks. Focus on security attacks before they happen. The need for constant re-evaluation of cyber security.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

95% of cybersecurity issues can be traced to Human error, states the World Economic Forum Global Risk Report 2022. Human error is by far the biggest cause of security incidents and tack- ling this is key for reducing attacks. Security Awareness Training is by far the best place to start. Password Security.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Today at AWS re:Invent 2022 , Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced that it successfully ran a suite of AWS compute and machine learning (ML) software on an orbiting satellite, in a first-of-its-kind space experiment. Image courtesy D-Orbit. Photo courtesy D-Orbit. The team began running its experiments a few weeks later.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

According to the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), as of October 11, 2022, the US has sustained 15 weather/climate disaster events, with losses exceeding $1 billion each, the deaths of 342 people, and significant economic effects on the areas impacted. Not just for our agency, but for the people that we serve.”.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

A 2022 World Economic Forum report recommends health systems to consider shifting to the cloud to save on the materials needed for on-site enterprise hardware and reduce CO2 emissions. Illumina is a biotech company with a mission to improve human health, and it’s committed to operating responsibly and sustainably.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

AUGUST 15, 2022

Dr Francis Gaffney, Senior Director – Mimecast Labs & Future Operations at Mimecast, charts the road to quantum-enabled cybersecurity. Concerned about the potential threat these machines pose to the security of data across government and private organisations, since 2017 the U.S. Security implications for organisations.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 12, 2023

re:Invent 2022 included a slew of new service and feature announcements, with something to offer for every industry. Many schools and education service agencies are looking for ways to securely share, store, analyze, and visualize data for a variety of use cases. New services to securely share, govern, and collaborate on data.

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GovLoop

JUNE 21, 2023

“Cybersecurity for state and local governments is just as important as efforts at the federal level, and frequently, they lack the resources, technical know-how, and situational awareness to secure their systems, or respond in the event of an attack,” said former Sen. In February 2022, New York Gov.

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Google Public Sector

AUGUST 29, 2022

While the digitization of government services and operations has helped enhance the constituent experience, it has also increased the cyber threat surface for governments of all sizes. Other research indicates 34% of local governments worldwide were hit by ransomware in 2022 2. You don’t have to re-architect everything.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

On Tuesday, November 29 at re:Invent 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada, Max Peterson, vice president of Amazon Web Services (AWS) worldwide public sector, spoke about how the transformative power of the cloud is enabling organizations to move with speed and agility while making sure mission-critical workloads stay secure and protected.

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GCN

AUGUST 23, 2022

State and local officials, along with representatives from federal agencies and election industry companies, participated in the “Tabletop the Vote” exercise to prepare for a range of hypothetical risks to election operations.

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Google Public Sector

MARCH 21, 2023

In 2020, Google Cloud introduced a digital sovereignty vision that included three distinct pillars: data sovereignty, operational sovereignty, and software sovereignty. GDC Hosted includes the hardware, software, local control plane, and operational tooling necessary to deploy, operate, scale, and secure a complete managed cloud.

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Government Technology Insider

MAY 25, 2022

For example, this year’s federal and state government panels address third party risk management, cyber risk, and organizational resiliency and operational risks. For example, Carayiannis noted that on the local government track, the Chief Security Officers for San Francisco and Boston will be leading a discussion on cyber security.

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American City & Country

OCTOBER 24, 2024

A Gartner study predicts that by 2026, more than 70% of government agencies will employ AI to augment human decision-making, marking a significant turn towards automation from 35% in 2022 to more than 70% by 2026. Adopting AI is no longer an option but a necessity for developing efficient, transparent and responsive government operations.

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GovLoop

MAY 2, 2023

For example, when Log4J was discovered in 2022, it had no impact on Check Point customers, Plesich explained. A solution to this problem starts with an annual operations review — identifying an agency’s cyber assets. In addition to the review, Check Point helps its government customers consolidate their security tools.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

MAY 30, 2023

In fact, in an eight-month period from January 2022, UK councils experienced 2.3 The shift to the cloud has rendered traditional approaches to security obsolete The shift to the cloud has rendered traditional approaches to security, using trusted IP addresses and perimeter firewalls, obsolete. Where does it end up?

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Open Access Government - Technology News

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Mark Warren, Product Specialist at Osirium, explains why privileged access poses security issues in the public sector Government organisations are the backbone of the UK. Unfortunately, this is a trend that shows no signs of slowing, with the August 2022 supply chain attack affecting the National Health Service (NHS) being a prime example.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

To modernize their healthcare infrastructure and improve data security, Bavarian hospital Fachklinikum Mainschleife , in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Kite Consult and consulting firm Oberender AG , undertook a massive initiative: the migration of their entire IT infrastructure to AWS.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

With UK councils targeted with an average of 10,000 cyberattacks every day since the beginning of 2022, building a cyber-resilient public sector is becoming ever more important. On average, UK councils have been targeted with 10,000 cyberattacks every day since the beginning of 2022. What systems are they running?

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Open Access Government - Technology News

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Today, the European Commission announced that the European Innovation Council (EIC) Fund has approved nearly €1 billion in investments for deep tech companies since it commenced operations in September 2022 The EIC Fund, was established under Horizon Europe to back groundbreaking technologies and innovations.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 25, 2024

Ensuring the availability and security of critical applications is paramount. Both institutions faced the discontinuation of existing outsourcing contracts and required a seamless transition to a new IT operating model. Additionally, the global hardware shortage in 2022 exacerbated the challenges to meet the tight deadline.

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GovLoop

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Despite an abundance of mandates and advisories, government agencies often struggle to accurately identify and protect against security vulnerabilities and attacks in the applications they develop and use. Pre-execution security controls (like IPS, NGF, WAF, etc.) Pre-execution security controls (like IPS, NGF, WAF, etc.)

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Citizens expect governments to continue to operate despite floods or heat waves endangering data centers, malicious actions taken against IT infrastructure, or power grid failures. This means they can focus on the operational aspects of maintaining key government services using the range of continuity options AWS provides.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 13, 2023

State and local government (SLG) agencies now have procurement questions to ask and decisions to make to maximize governance and security, simplify vendor management, and accelerate the overall process within a heavily regulated procurement environment. At the state and federal levels, programs are funded to support these efforts.

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