AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 9, 2024

The Amazon Web Services (AWS) Government Transformation team (GTT) runs an executive education program for senior operational leaders in the public sector in association with some of the leading business schools worldwide.

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GovLoop

JULY 18, 2023

Legacy technology debt, and almost as importantly, legacy IT approaches, are core challenges,” said Matt Barry, Chief Operating Officer, HP Federal. Good Security Is Good CX Because improved employee experience leads to improved customer experience (CX), making things work easily is essential. That’s especially true of security.

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GovLoop

JUNE 30, 2023

There are a lot of points of entry now,” said Raghurama Pantula, Director of Information Security for Karsun Solutions, a modernization company that applies innovative approaches to help achieve agency missions. “So, This article appears in our report “ Getting Legacy Systems Up to Speed With Modern Security.”

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American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

You probably don’t wake up thinking about cyber security, or whether you may fall for a phishing attack. Read on to explore the world of cyber security and phishing, while learning simple and effective ways to protect your identity online. Avoid clicking on any suspicious links or downloading unknown attachments.

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Google Public Sector

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

In 2025, it's poised to become a cornerstone of public sector operations, transforming how agencies make decisions and serve constituents. Trend #5: Security gets tighter and tougher with AI As AI becomes more prevalent, so do the threats it poses. However, AI can also be a powerful tool for enhancing security.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 10, 2023

Civix built the Ethics API in the AWS GovCloud (US) Region, which is designed to host sensitive data and regulated workloads and address the most stringent US government security and compliance requirements. The Amazon S3 buckets provide isolated data storage for each state with built-in encryption and other security features.

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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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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 the augmented reality demo Operation Global Guardian. Reservations are still available, as are some walk-ups onsite.

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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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Open Access Government - Technology News

MARCH 11, 2025

Andrea Hoddell, Senior Operational Intelligence Tutor at Intelligencia Training Limited, examines the role of artificial intelligence in intelligence analysis. 1) Timely legally acquired digital device downloads are increasingly available to intelligence analysts across the public sector. Is it a solution or a threat?

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GovLoop

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Through automation, predictive analytics and advanced data analysis, AI is set to enhance operations and service delivery, said Chris Steel AI Practice Lead at AlphaSix, which provides data management platforms and tools for data analysis. This not only secures critical data, but streamlines operations,” Steel explained.

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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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Google Public Sector

JUNE 26, 2024

We'll explore the ways our AI solutions are adaptive, secure, responsible, and intelligent – enabling agencies to serve constituents better than ever before. Security is paramount for public sector organizations. Secure AI: What does it mean? Simply put, secure AI means that safeguards are built into the AI systems themselves.

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GovLoop

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Adoption of AI has been widespread in recent years, touching every area of life because of its potential to improve operations. For government agencies’ cybersecurity operations, AI holds especially great promise. Where AI Can Help Imhof highlighted several uses for AI in cybersecurity operations.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2022

FedRAMP is a US government-wide program that promotes the adoption of secure cloud services across the federal government by providing a standardized approach to security and risk assessment, and continuous monitoring for cloud technologies and federal agencies. Download the Front Door Bot ZIP archive.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The CCC DA’s Office determined the best approach was to build a solution that is cloud-based and serverless and provided a secure, efficient, and scalable system with a user-friendly interface. The final document can be downloaded as a Word document on the user’s desktop. High-level workflow of the solution described in this post.

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GovLoop

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

That means looking at zero trust through an operational lens, and also understanding its impact on individuals. “As How do we enable the end user to operate in a secure manner?” Through leveraging zero-trust principles, we’re looking to … share access to data in a secure manner. Looking Beyond IT. Transforming People.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

More than 4,500 EdTechs globally turn to the scalability and security of AWS to deliver their solutions. Successful EdTechs balance innovation (for example, new features or technology, like generative artificial intelligence (AI) ) with managing costs – both of product development and of operating costs for customer environments.

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GovLoop

AUGUST 10, 2023

Operational Technology (OT): The convergence of IT with OT, such as integrated industrial control systems and healthcare delivery systems, has enabled improvement in enterprise systems monitoring and management, yet, as with IoT, converged systems often lack the cybersecurity capabilities to protect them from emerging cyberthreats.

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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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GovLoop

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The White House National Cybersecurity Strategy highlights a growing risk at the intersection of information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT). Yet OT vendors typically focus on physical security, while IT vendors may not understand the operational environment. How best to succeed in this environment?

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Open Access Government - Technology News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Richard Andreae, CEO of SupPortal UK Ltd discusses cybercrime threats and how to efficiently protect your business with cyber security. As business is conducted increasingly online, it’s essential to put effective cyber security measures in place to protect you and your organisation from the effects of cyber-attacks. Are you prepared?

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GovLoop

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Adoption of AI has been widespread in recent years, touching every area of life because of its potential to improve operations. For government agencies’ cybersecurity operations, AI holds especially great promise. Where AI Can Help Imhof highlighted several uses for AI in cybersecurity operations.

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Microsoft Public Sector

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Multiple levels of trust within the Microsoft Collaboration Framework are used to define the level of security required for collaboration at each trust level. Thus, each organization can determine the reference architecture that best supports their environment and security requirements.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 2, 2023

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. Secure your spot now.

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GovLoop

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Despite an abundance of mandates and advisories, government agencies often struggle to accurately identify and protect against security vulnerabilities and attacks in the applications they develop and use. Pre-execution security controls (like IPS, NGF, WAF, etc.) Pre-execution security controls (like IPS, NGF, WAF, etc.)

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GovLoop

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Data security may look a little different in a distributed environment, Hoon said, “and there are also scalability and storage challenges to deal with.” We unify data security and data management — the collection, storage and processing of data — against our customer’s mission needs,” Hoon said.

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Government Technology Insider

MARCH 27, 2025

Agency leaders are both optimistic and cautious about AIs impact on their organizations: AI solutions can streamline agency operations and enhance human capabilities but implementing them adds myriad considerations to agency IT modernization strategies. Download the Study 1.

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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. That facility comes through in solutions such as data mesh or a decentralized data architecture that’s organized by business domain and operates through self-service.

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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. But even if it’s doable, a data lake doesn’t fit with how most agencies want to operate, Townsend said. That’s where things are going.”

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GovLoop

MAY 6, 2024

But there’s a catch: They also need to secure that data. This is where zero-trust architecture (ZTA) comes into play,” said Michael Epley, Chief Architect and Security Strategist with Red Hat. “In And with edge data increasingly tied to the cloud, security efforts also will help ensure the validity of that vital information.

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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. But even if it’s doable, a data lake doesn’t fit with how most agencies want to operate, Townsend said. That’s where things are going.”

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AWS Public Sector Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Agencies can either use this option directly, or choose to integrate Amazon Cognito with an external Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML)-based authentication service. Download and save the amazon-cognito-identity.min.js Enhance operational agility and decision advantage with AWS Snowball Edge. file from GitHub.

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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.

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GovLoop

MARCH 13, 2024

And by adding AI to their IT operations (AIOps), they can supercharge their ability to apply intelligent incident detection and response in order to speed remediation and keep the mission on track, said Nathan Stacey, Senior Manager with Elastic. A unified platform can support the effort, driving cost savings and tool consolidation.

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GovLoop

DECEMBER 23, 2024

For example, DOE manages numerous legacy applications that support such specialized operations as manufacturing nuclear weapons or managing the operational technology built into the electrical grid. We just need to protect that stuff and make sure its safe and secure. Modernize little by little.

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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. To read more about how agencies are raising their cyber game, download it here: Get the Guide Photo by Pixabay at Pexels.com Favorite Veeam solutions, which are deployed on U.S. It is the same with cloud resources.”

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