Microsoft Public Sector

AUGUST 21, 2023

Expanding cloud logging to give customers deeper security visibility In response to the increasing frequency and evolution of nation-state cyberthreats, Microsoft is taking additional steps to protect our customers and increase the secure-by-default baseline of our cloud platforms. We apologize for any inconvenience.

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Microsoft Public Sector

JUNE 20, 2023

Newsworthy Highlights How Microsoft 365 helps public sector organizations embrace generational diversity Empowering your workforce with modern productivity, collaboration, and security tools can help your agency embrace generational diversity and across four critical areas: recruitment, retention, productivity, and learning.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 25, 2024

Consumer messaging apps and government While consumer messaging apps have become a convenient and easily accessible communications and collaboration option, they pose significant security risks. The problem is that consumer apps are designed for massive scale and extensibility, not necessarily for security.

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Microsoft Public Sector

JULY 20, 2023

Microsoft 365 Government Adoption Resources Empowering US public sector organizations to transition to Microsoft 365 What’s New in Microsoft Teams | June 2023 We have a great line-up of new features to announce. Public facing documentation for creating custom list templates can be found here. Thank you for your patience.

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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. In 2021, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) debuted a catalog of nearly 300 known, exploited vulnerabilities; that list now stands at around 900. In a January 2023 report, the U.S.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

JULY 3, 2023

A practical guide to transforming security teams, processes, and tools to support cloud security development Every day, we see new challenges emerging with cloud security which teams struggle to tackle. How do we ingrain security into the culture of cloud teams and get developers to remediate?

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GovLoop

APRIL 26, 2023

But security is equally crucial. As data increases, it becomes more challenging to store, share and secure it, within and across organizations. “We Keep Access Authorized A big challenge is managing the tension between keeping data secure and making it accessible.

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GovLoop

MAY 23, 2023

Traditionally, organizations took a moat-and-castle approach to network security: Anything within a network’s perimeter was deemed safe, while external infrastructure and activity raised cybersecurity concerns. Incremental improvements will not give us the security we need,” said the Administration in a May 2021 executive order.

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GovLoop

JANUARY 30, 2024

If the code behind a new application has flaws, adding code for cyber defense on top of it “is not necessarily bringing you more security,” said John Allison, Director, Public Sector, with Checkmarx/TD Synnex. They can embrace a cloud native platform for application security testing during the development phase.

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GovLoop

AUGUST 30, 2024

Agencies often transition to the cloud to close security gaps, but the cloud itself poses unique risks. Danger in the Cloud Organizations that suffered ransomware attacks in 2023 lost considerably more data in the cloud than in data centers or home offices, according to Veeam survey results. Veeam solutions, which are deployed on U.S.

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GovLoop

JULY 17, 2024

Part of its initial focus was preparing federal workers to handle cybersecurity challenges, and it now coordinates with cyber education programs such as those that CISA and the Federal Information Security Educators run. Another role NICE plays is promoting an integrated ecosystem of cybersecurity education.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 12, 2024

With the inclusion of whole-genome sequencing data for all 500,000 participants, the sheer size of the data (currently around 30 petabytes) meant they had to find a way for researchers to analyze the data where they were situated, instead of downloading huge amounts. Each enhancement to the data adds to its potential for other scientists.

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Microsoft Public Sector

JANUARY 22, 2024

Microsoft 365 Government Adoption Resources Empowering US public sector organizations to transition to Microsoft 365 What’s New in Microsoft Teams | Microsoft Ignite 2023 Teams Connect shared channels in GCCH & DoD - Work seamlessly and securely with those inside and outside your organization. Thank you for your patience.

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GovLoop

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Architecture Eases Processes Chang said agencies face challenges using their data technology: data silos, security vulnerabilities and an inability to support collaboration. The architectural design also must help strengthen system security. That’s enormously important for federal data, Chang said.

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GovLoop

APRIL 22, 2024

GAO, in a 2023 report about the Internal Revenue Service’s modernization efforts, describes it this way: “In an era of constrained budgets, the high costs of maintaining legacy systems could limit an agency’s ability to modernize and develop new or replacement systems.” This is called technical debt. Ron Wyden (D-Oregon), Robert Casey Jr. (D-Pennsylvania)

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 1, 2024

On April 12, 2023, Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced the general availability of Wideband Digital Intermediate Frequency (DigIF) for satellite operators using Software Defined Radios (SDRs) with AWS Ground Station. The agent enables secure, reliable, high rate and low jitter data delivery.

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GovLoop

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

When to Expect It Before joining GAO in October 2023, Thomas’ work — related to genetics as well as cybersecurity, machine learning, data science, material science and other fields — focused largely on national security. And this won’t be the last time we have to do that.”

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 2, 2023

On June 7-8, 2023, Amazon Web Services (AWS) will again host the AWS Summit Washington, DC at the Walter E. If you’re planning on attending, here’s how you can make the most of the event: Download the mobile app Download the AWS Events mobile app to have everything you need to know about the AWS Summit Washington, DC with you on the go.

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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. As the JCDC website says, “No one entity can secure cyberspace alone.”

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GovLoop

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

The number of phishing attempts — the most common type of cyberattack — increased 62% from 2023 to 2024, for instance, and identity-related incidents have directly affected 84% of organizations this year, a 68% increase from 2023. Weaver also recommends a layered security approach with network segmentation.

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GovLoop

JUNE 1, 2023

It automates security operations across traditional network architectures and extends seamless security controls into the cloud, across all network ports and protocols, and out to endpoints. “Together, these solutions help stop active threats and prevent re-engagement.”

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GovLoop

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Suite of Services Semperis gives agencies visibility into their environment’s security and helps make them proactive instead of reactive. For more insights on how state and local governments are using digital transformation to enhance life in their communities, download it here: Get the guide Image by Pete Linforth from Pixabay Favorite

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GovLoop

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Datadog’s application performance management platform provides a real-time window into the digital environment, identifying performance and security issues — quickly. ” To read more about ways to innovate successfully, download it here: Get the guide Photo by Victor Freitas at pexels.com Favorite

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GovLoop

AUGUST 3, 2023

Let’s say an agency’s security operations center wants to use analytics to improve its ability to detect and respond to threats throughout its environment. That is what made Elasticsearch a good fit forthe Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) program at the Department of Homeland Security.

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GovLoop

JUNE 13, 2023

Let’s say an agency’s security operations center wants to use analytics to improve its ability to detect and respond to threats throughout its environment. The Department of Homeland Security has deployed the Elasticsearch platform as part of its Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) program.

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GovLoop

APRIL 20, 2023

Datadog’s application performance management platform provides a real-time window into the digital environment, identifying performance and security issues — quickly. ” To read more about how agencies are getting the most out of their modernization and transformation efforts, download the guide. None of those options is ideal.

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GovLoop

MAY 26, 2023

Privacy: Data should be secured safely to ensure that no personal identifying info runs the risk of identification of individuals or groups. ” For more about how agencies are using data in practical ways, download it here: Get the guide Photo by Kevin Paster at pexels.com Favorite

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GovLoop

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

But agencies also use AI in less conspicuous ways — to accelerate backend tasks and secure IT networks, for instance — and constituents often have no idea when AI makes decisions about their lives. The Social Security Administration relies on AI to process disability claims , which has reduced a backlog of pending submissions.

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GovLoop

JUNE 16, 2023

Using intelligent data capture, AI and machine learning, they digitize and organize existing records, making them accessible and secure. million records from multiple sources — contracts, human resources, facilities, drawings and property records — digitized them and uploaded them into a secure cloud repository.

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GovLoop

JANUARY 19, 2024

In October 2023, the White House issued its Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence. The EO calls for prioritization of safety and security and consumer protection against fraud and discrimination.

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GovLoop

JANUARY 25, 2024

The right mix of in-person and virtual work will vary significantly depending on the type of work that’s being accomplished, the location, the technology, the organizational culture, and even information and physical security considerations,” he said. The key for employees is choice — but not infinite choices.

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GovLoop

DECEMBER 23, 2024

For instance, they must be sure of cloud security and unbiased datasets feeding AI. FedRAMP Prioritizes Emerging Tech Since 2011, the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) has served as a standardized approach to ensuring that cloud technologies meet government requirements for security.

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Google Public Sector

JANUARY 6, 2023

In 2023, technology-based changes will have some of their greatest impact in the most vital, least-noticed part of government services: the lives of government workers themselves. Google Workspace can provide mechanisms for securing just this sort of external collaboration.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Rocket Healthcare, a sub-division of Mobile Rocket, has gone from strength to strength in 2023. Our Childrens and Young persons healthcare APP is free for service users to download from the app store and has almost 40,000 daily users, a number which is increasing rapidly month on month.

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GovLoop

MARCH 22, 2023

The third aspect, and one that has to be integrated from the outset, of an intelligent data system is security: That is, ensuring that the organization has access control, identity management and other protective elements in place to prevent accidental or targeted loss of data, along the lines of the Zero-Trust Architecture. .'”

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The Worldwide IDC Global DataSphere Forecast, 2023–2027 , estimates that 129 zettabytes will be generated this year and will more than double by 2027. percent claim to have successfully developed a data culture within their organizations, according to NewVantage Partners’ Data and Analytics Leadership Annual Executive Survey 2023.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 15, 2023

Announcing the AWS IMAGINE Grant funding opportunity for 2023 To support and discover nonprofits that are bringing high-impact technology projects to life, AWS announced the launch of the 2023 funding cycle for the AWS IMAGINE Grant. We’ve seen some of the biggest and most innovative ideas come from IMAGINE Grant applicants.

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