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Visibility Is Vital for Government IT Network Security

State Tech Magazine

These attacks impact the security of sensitive data and can also cost millions of dollars — at a time when states and cities are already facing tight budgets. State and local governments face cyberthreats that are expanding at an alarming rate. Since last year, cyberattacks against local governments increased by 70 percent.

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4 best practices to enhance research IT operations with AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

During the panel, Tsui and Shen shared how their institutions use AWS to augment and enhance their research operations with more scalability, security, and collaboration alongside their on-premises infrastructure. Secure global collaboration: The cloud helps research teams share data and discoveries securely and compliantly with ease.

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Are Agencies Using Their Tech Innovation Budgets Meaningfully?

FedTech Magazine

Many defense and civilian agencies still struggle to answer questions about where their assets live, if they’re in the correct environment and if they’re secure.

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Project Budgeting for New Grant Writers

Peak Proposals

Grant proposals have at least two parts: the project narrative and the budget (aka cost proposal). There may not be a division of responsibilities between the cost and narrative proposals at a small nonprofit, leaving the project lead (or the grant writer) to both write the proposal narrative and prepare the budget.

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Aligning the Landing Zone Accelerator on AWS with UK National Cyber Security Centre guidance

AWS Public Sector Blog

Landing Zone Accelerator on AWS (LZA) is a solution to automate the deployment of a secure cloud foundation on Amazon Web Services (AWS). This blog post provides technical guidance for UK organisations to implement their landing zone in-line with guidance from the UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) using the LZA.

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How the Landing Zone Accelerator on AWS supports NCSC cloud security guidance

AWS Public Sector Blog

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has collaborated with the UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) to tailor advice on how UK public sector customers can use the Landing Zone Accelerator on AWS (LZA) to help meet the NCSC’s guidance on “ using cloud services securely.”

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Q&A: Michigan CIO Laura Clark Embarks on a Zero-Trust Journey with MILogin

State Tech Magazine

Clark previously served as state chief security officer, rising through the ranks of the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget since joining in 2001. For nearly a year, she held dual roles as CIO and chief security officer until the state appointed an acting officer for the latter role.

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