GovLoop

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Controlling access and privileges for users and devices on its networks is another must, ensuring that devices are secured and that network identities don’t have unnecessary privileges. That’s where zero trust comes in , a security framework that authenticates all users before being granted access to an agency’s applications and data.

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Government Technology Insider

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Within the public sector, AI has emerged as a powerful force, notably contributing to digital transformation, fostering collaboration and cost-cutting initiatives, enhancing predictive analytics, facilitating cloud computing, and strengthening public safety and security measures.

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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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GovLoop

JUNE 10, 2024

Officials tasked with securing elections face a complex challenge. They need to build a voter registration database, secure the voting machines, and then tally votes accurately — all in the face of potential disruptions from malicious actors, foreign and domestic. It’s about saying, ‘Here’s what are we doing to secure your elections.

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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. The problem is not that technology always falls short.

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zencity

JULY 12, 2023

If you have an existing Instagram account, your username is reserved for you, but if you don’t, get on it sooner rather than later. To do this, either download Threads from your app store OR go to your Instagram account and find Threads in the ‘three lines’ menu on your profile to get started. Import all your followers.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

97% of people around the globe cannot identify a phishing email, and 74% would download a potentially malicious file because they lack the cybersecurity awareness to spot and prevent it. Human error is by far the biggest cause of security incidents and tack- ling this is key for reducing attacks. Password Security. DDoS Attack.

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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. The mistake deleted the fund’s entire tenant account, which also deleted the fund’s cloud data at remote sites, said Reichard. Veeam solutions, which are deployed on U.S. Navy ships, offer what Reichard calls “radical resilience.”

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Some US federal agencies and those who collaborate with them must support an automated, secure, and scalable multi-account cloud environment that meets Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) and Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) standards. Customers that need to align with CMMC 2.0

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GovLoop

MAY 26, 2023

By definition, data ethics refers to the norms of behavior that promote appropriate judgments and accountability when acquiring, managing or using data. Privacy: Data should be secured safely to ensure that no personal identifying info runs the risk of identification of individuals or groups.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 1, 2024

The agent enables secure, reliable, high rate and low jitter data delivery. The new agent version requires that the Elastic IP is associated with a network interface associated with a public subnet (see the Security aspects of agent operations section of this post). Security aspects of agent operations Security is job zero at AWS.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MAY 9, 2024

It specifically caters to US government agencies and other entities with sensitive workloads to enforce data sovereignty and adherence to various security standards. Prerequisites To follow along, you should have the following prerequisites: An AWS account with access to the AWS GovCloud (US) Regions. Access to the Amazon EC2 G4dn.12xlarge

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GovLoop

MAY 5, 2023

Although system intrusion, usually by well-organized cybercrime networks or state actors, has become much more frequent in the past two years, mistakes such as falling for a phishing attack, misconfiguring resources, sending data to the wrong recipient and losing devices account for most employee-caused breaches. And finally, make it fun.

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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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GovLoop

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Sterling Thomas, Chief Scientist at the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and a trained geneticist, first used quantum computers about five years ago to explore how the technology might accelerate computations of things such as genetic mutations. Most quantum calculations will take place in the cloud, he believes.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MAY 30, 2024

By utilizing the LZA and CID together, you can streamline the deployment process, ensure compliance with best practices, and gain valuable insights into your cloud environment, ultimately leading to improved operational efficiency, enhanced security, and better-informed decision-making. An architectural diagram of the LZA.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The static content of the SPA is hosted in an Amazon Simple Storage Service ( Amazon S3 ) bucket in an AWS account in the AWS GovCloud (US-West) Region. To achieve low latency, use Amazon CloudFront in an AWS account in any commercial region. Access to an AWS account in US-East-1. file from GitHub. Upload the function.js

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Google Public Sector

MAY 19, 2022

Download our guidebook to learn how reCAPTCHA Enterprise can help strengthen your website security quickly. reCAPTCHA Enterprise in action Google Cloud’s reCAPTCHA protects against key automated attacks, including account creation, credential stuffing, cashing out, denial of inventory, and skewing. References: 1.

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GovLoop

APRIL 22, 2024

“Agencies have had difficulty finding employees with such knowledge and may have to pay a premium for specialized staff or contractors,” according to a recent report on modernization from the Government Accountability Office (GAO). Ron Wyden (D-Oregon), Robert Casey Jr.

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GovLoop

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Cybercriminals “are trying actively to hit and target governmental agencies to impact them negatively [and] take them down,” said Alexandra Weaver, Senior Solutions Architect at Semperis, which offers a comprehensive active directory security and recovery platform that protects hybrid environments from identity-based threats.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

An AWS account. First, authorize MathWorks Cloud Center to access your AWS account to create clusters and run batch jobs. Log into MathWorks Cloud Center and choose the Cloud Accounts tab at the top of the page; a dialog window may appear. Authorize AWS account on MathWorks Cloud Center. You can download MATLAB here.

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Microsoft Public Sector

APRIL 11, 2024

The Third-Party Assessment Organization (3PAO), Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, conducted the annual assessment of the Office 365 GCC High system utilizing the FedRAMP High Baseline security controls. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the U.S. The Agency ATOs include but are not limited to the U.S.

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GovLoop

JUNE 5, 2023

In addition to making “prevention, detection, assessment, and remediation of cyber incidents…a top priority and essential to national and economic security,” the order calls for specific actions, including implementing zero-trust architectures, removing barriers to threat information sharing and improving threat detection.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 22, 2023

By using the Framework, you can learn architectural best practices for designing and operating reliable, secure, efficient, and cost-effective systems in the cloud. How to install the Operational Readiness Review (ORR) custom lens Once you install the ORR custom lens, it can be applied to workloads in your account. Select Submit.

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Microsoft Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Newsworthy Highlights Microsoft Modern Work, Security, and Surface Evangelist to Speak at Upcoming Cloud Security Event The Cloud Security and Compliance Series (CS2), Summit 7's bi-annual conference series, is excited to announce Rodel Alejo, Director, Partner GTM Strategy Modern Work, Security, Surface and SMB Leader, as a CS2 speaker.

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Government Technology Insider

MAY 16, 2024

However, to transform government service delivery from outdated legacy methods, it’s important to use technology that optimizes security, experiences, and speed of delivery. However, when integrated in support of manual testers, automation can enable faster and more secure testing cycles while improving employee experiences and productivity.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

In this blog post, learn how government agencies can use Amazon Web Services (AWS) to build data interchange zones to automate their ability to ingest and validate data from other agencies or external entities in a secure manner. Obtaining secure data from external entities poses many challenges for government agencies.

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GovLoop

MAY 1, 2024

Collective data stewardship Ensure accountability throughout the data life cycle. Set uniform security and privacy policies. Automate information management life cycle, data security and end-to-end records management. Secure: Protected from unauthorized use or manipulation. Assign specific data management-related roles.

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GovLoop

AUGUST 26, 2024

Also, national rulemaking about AI safety and security is increasing pressure on agencies to refresh their IT infrastructure. Prior to COVID-19, said Matthew Rose, Industry Principal, Global Public Sector, of Snowflake, the Government Accountability Office reported that some federal systems were as much as 60 years old.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

JULY 18, 2024

One example of this is the 2016 case of a former Google employee downloading thousands of highly sensitive company files onto his personal laptop (pertaining to Google’s self-driving car project) and handing them over to his new employer, Uber. This could happen because of poor security training provision or mishandled data.

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GovLoop

MARCH 5, 2024

It’s a matter of if, not when,” said Chris Sprague, Principal Technologist with Pure Storage, which delivers forward-thinking security and data protection via a cloud experience. With SafeMode, an administrator cannot delete snapshots; backups are safe even if hackers invade an administrator account.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2024

It provides a framework for implementing governance, security, and compliance controls across your AWS accounts. Sign in to your GitHub account and go to the Repositories Use the New button to create a new repository. Download the contents of the bucket as a.zip file. Downloading the contents of the bucket as a.zip file.

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GovLoop

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Best practices can help implement AI safely, securely and effectively. It’s also important to prioritize strong data governance and security. Establish stringent security measures to safeguard sensitive information and comply with relevant regulations.” Agencies must promote accountability, which means being open and honest.

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Microsoft Public Sector

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Instead, users will see two buttons: Download files as you open them and Download all files now. After this change, users who have Files On-Demand enabled will see two buttons: · Download files as you open them : This is the default and recommended behavior. Files created on the device are available offline by default.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Download the AWS Events app to either favorite or register for the sessions you’re interested in. Don’t forget to download reservations to your personal calendar. Don’t miss out – consult your AWS account representative for the can’t-miss meetup opportunities to expand your circle.

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Microsoft Public Sector

JANUARY 23, 2023

We will be retiring the ‘Get Data’ page in Power BI as well as the ability to connect to files from personal OneDrive accounts. This change will result in emails from an additional Microsoft email account and IP addresses. Thank you for your patience.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Public procurement—the process where public authorities like government departments or local councils purchase goods or services from companies—is a vital economic driver in Europe, accounting for more than 13 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP).

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