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Passwordless Authentication Is Within Reach for Government Agencies

State Tech Magazine

Users often take matters into their own hands by using the same passwords at work that they use for their personal accounts — which may or may not be compromised — or by falling back on simple, easy-to-remember phrases and numerical combinations. The report also…

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September 2023 - Microsoft 365 US Public Sector Roadmap Newsletter

Microsoft Public Sector

This two-day conference is going to take place both in person at The Westin Hotel in Downtown Denver, CO, as well as virtually, on October 4th and 5th, 2023. Microsoft 365 Government Community Call Join Jay Leask and other members of the Government Community live on LinkedIn! Thank you for your patience.

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US government agencies can communicate, collaborate securely with AWS Wickr

AWS Public Sector Blog

The pandemic also accelerated government agencies’ adoption of new technologies to support team collaboration and more flexible work environments, including chat, video conferencing, and document sharing. Users might think they don’t have better options, so let’s dispel some myths.

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Flexible Spending Accounts are a Good Deal

GovLoop

The Federal Flexible Spending Account Program (FSAFEDS), administered by HealthEquity, Inc., FSAFEDS provides three account options to support the needs of employees and their families. All three work by automatically deducting money from each paycheck — before payroll taxes —and putting it into an account.

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Cyber Resilience: What Is It, and How Do Organizations Achieve It?

State Tech Magazine

The report notes that major incidents in which attackers used stolen valid account credentials were associated with more complex response measures by defenders, at a rate 190% greater than for…

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Mapping the Cyber Threat Landscape

GovLoop

As Fortune points out, these shortages are good news for cyber wages — and bad news for government agencies competing for talent. Beginning in September 2023, software vendors must attest that they are using secure development practices identified by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

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5 Ways That Agencies Are Ailing From Legacy Systems

GovLoop

Cobol is Still in Play Some government agencies still run programs based on COBOL, a programming language dating to the 1950s. Constituent Service Takes a Hit In August 2023, three members of the Senate urged the Social Security Administration to accelerate its modernization efforts. This is called technical debt.