FedTech Magazine

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) has published the third in a three-part series on securing the software supply chain.

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Microsoft Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Hosted by CyberSheath , the largest CMMC managed services provider in the Defense Industrial Base (DIB), CMMC CON 2022 returns on Sept. Learn more about CMMC CON 2022 and register now. 28 at 9 a.m. EDT as a free, virtual, one-day conference. Stay tuned for upcoming announcements as new speakers and sessions will be added to the event.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

We rarely go for long without hearing of an information security breach or cyber-attack to which a public sector body or local council has fallen prey despite significant ongoing efforts and resource deployment to prevent them. Aberdeenshire Council had 243 data breaches between 2020 and 2022.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Arnie Armstrong, Cyber Security Principal at Made Tech , explains why a user-centred cyber security approach is vital to local government We often hear that the biggest cyber security vulnerability in any organisation is its own employees, but is this really the case? Could user-centred cyber security be the answer?

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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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State Tech Magazine

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Sean Hughes, Massachusetts assistant secretary for technology, security and operations, estimated the commonwealth is about halfway through migrating its employees into a single-sign-on portal where they can access all required government…

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State Tech Magazine

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The CIO as a broker role has evolved in recent years as the pandemic drove increased technology adoption to meet remote work and security needs. For more insights from our coverage of NASCIO 2022, click here. Arizona CIO J.R.

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FedTech Magazine

OCTOBER 28, 2024

In fact, in fiscal 2023, agencies reported more than 32,000 cyber incidents to the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, a jump of almost 10 percent over the number disclosed in 2022. Eight agencies reported “major incidents” in 2023, including two each…

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The 2024 version of the United Nations (UN) annual report The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World found that about 29.6 billion people, were moderately or severely food insecure in 2022, meaning they did not have adequate access to food. percent of the global population, or about 2.4

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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

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

In 2022, Seguin saw 1,501 direct phishing attempts — a 240 percent increase from the previous year — with many aimed at employees’ payroll data. Seguin uses software from KnowBe4 to launch the simulated…

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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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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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GCN

MARCH 21, 2023

Threats enacted by state-sponsored actors during the 2022 election have highlighted the need for “continued vigilance” in upcoming elections, said CISA Election Security Advisor Kim Wyman.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

APRIL 19, 2024

Thomas In January 2024, the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas invested $2 million with nonprofits and banks to educate and assist clients with heirs’ property issues, and in Atlanta, the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta made $1 million heirs’ property grant funding available in 2022. While this is a bold […] Source

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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

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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Open Access Government - Technology News

AUGUST 15, 2023

The NHS’ Data Security and Protection Toolkit responds to several crippling ransomware attacks and data breaches. For example, in 2022, a relatively underreported ransomware attack on the NHS 111 service caused issues that took weeks to fix and severely impacted non-urgent and out-of-hours services.

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Google Public Sector

MAY 22, 2023

Screened and Secured Ohio DRC rolled out Google Chromebooks as part of a pilot project in 2020. Sanders says that security was a key consideration in choosing Chromebooks and Google Workspace: “We considered other off the shelf products, but these didn’t provide the flexibility we needed for customized educational content.

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State Tech Magazine

OCTOBER 13, 2022

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. As such, its CIO, Ananias Williams III, was eager to migrate his agency to the cloud. Williams believed modernizing ultimately would save his agency money.

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FedTech Magazine

OCTOBER 14, 2022

According to Verizon’s 2022 Data Breach Investigations Report, the public sector reported nearly 3,000 cyber incidents in 2021, with more than 75 percent of them committed by external threat actors. The continuing increase in cyberattacks is fueling the push for federal agencies to create zero-trust environments.

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FedTech Magazine

MARCH 19, 2024

Agencies face an uphill battle to scan, convert, tag and secure documents ahead of the National Archives and Records Administration’s deadline for digitizing permanent government records in June. 31, 2022, deadline for agencies to manage and transfer permanent electronic records to it to ensure their preservation and accessibility.

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Microsoft Public Sector

JUNE 29, 2023

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.

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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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Open Access Government - Technology News

JANUARY 9, 2023

While remote and hybrid work has certainly decreased again this year, the number of people working remotely remains higher than before the pandemic with around 22% of the UK workforce working at least one day a week from home and 13% working exclusively from home in September 2022. © Irina Kulikova.

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Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast

MARCH 28, 2023

Election security has been in the news since 2020. How secure are elections in the United States and what specifically makes vote by mail a secure way to cast your ballot? He is charged with the executive oversight of the Washington Secretary of State's Elections and Information Security & Response divisions.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Jen Easterly, United States Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency since 2021, poses for a portrait with Amazon Chief Security Officer Steve Schmidt, ahead of an event on business cyber security initiatives at Amazon on September 29, 2022 in Seattle. 29, 2022 in Seattle.

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Microsoft Public Sector

AUGUST 11, 2022

Protecting Public Data and Trust with Azure Security and Microsoft Entra – A State DOJ Case. Below is a discussion on how organizations can more effectively prevent these types of attacks through the use of multiple Azure Security capabilities and Microsoft Entra. Perfection Isn’t the Goal - Awareness Is.

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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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State Tech Magazine

OCTOBER 12, 2022

State IT leaders explain what makes the security landscape challenging and how technology, processes and people can mitigate cyberthreats. For more insights from our coverage of NASCIO 2022, click here.

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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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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

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

A report by Ipsos for the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport last May found that many UK businesses needed more staff with the technical, incident response, and governance skills needed to manage their cyber security. How common are security breaches in government? How common are security breaches in government?

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FedTech Magazine

APRIL 13, 2023

Zero-trust security remains a top federal priority. The government followed up the White House’s cybersecurity executive order of 2021 with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s draft Zero Trust Maturity Model later that year and the Office of Management and Budget’s federal zero-trust strategy in 2022. “I

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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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State Tech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

On the New York City subway, crime rose 30 percent in 2022. Video surveillance systems “aid in the deterrence and detection of security threats,” according to the American Public Transportation Association. In Washington, D.C., And in Los Angeles, crime occurring on transit properties rose 14 to 16 percent above pre-pandemic levels.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Research indicates that threat actors have hit UK councils with up to 10,000 cyberattacks every day in 2022. Scaling up these figures to reflect response rates, the true number of attacks across all UK councils is estimated to be more than 11 million in 2022. Cyber Security Data Protection Business Technology Privacy concept.

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