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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Google Public Sector

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

In the demanding world of federal software development, teams are constantly challenged to deliver innovative solutions while upholding the highest security standards. This cautionary tale underscores the critical need for secure, cloud-based solutions like Google Cloud Workstations.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 22, 2023

With that in mind, at Amazon Web Services (AWS), we strive to build and operate resilient services—in part, by learning from failures. However, we also apply learnings from failure events across workloads by using a program called the Operational Readiness Review (ORR) program. Download the ORR custom lens JSON file from GitHub.

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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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GovLoop

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Adaptive Security: Artificial intelligence will rapidly become a standard part of most threat detection and incident response plans, augmenting not replacing staff. ” To learn more about how agencies are updating legacy systems, download it here: Get the Guide Photo by Isaque Pereira at Pexels.com Favorite

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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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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 12, 2024

In state and local governments, much of the operational technology (OT) that monitors and controls critical infrastructure is based on legacy technology. They may lack modern security features, and they are difficult to patch and update,” said Bryan Schneider, Director, Public Sector, with Fortinet. That presents a major challenge.

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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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GovLoop

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Approaching Cyber as a Shared Responsibility Commercial cloud services provide many well-known benefits that help agencies modernize their operations. But they also require agencies to think about security in a new way: as a shared responsibility between the agency and the cloud service provider. ” Favorite

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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

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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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

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

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

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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Open Access Government - Technology News

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Managing VR and AR devices requires keeping the operating system, firmware, and applications up-to-date. The ideal VR MDM software should run on a secure, encrypted cloud-based system, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS). Restricting device usage based on need helps secure the devices and prevent abuse. Increased security.

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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.

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GovLoop

MARCH 22, 2023

Intelligent data management helps organizations enhance their public-facing services, while improving their backend operations, Breakiron said. Commvault looks beyond what’s currently possible, focusing on ways to enhance data management to improve ‘operational readiness.’”

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GovLoop

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Good data governance — how you manage the security, accessibility, usability and integrity of your data — is the essential underpinning for effective use of AI. Your data operations, your ML [machine learning] operations, your training of your people — those are the fundamentals of everything,” he said.

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GovLoop

APRIL 20, 2023

As agencies transform their digital operations — expanding reliance on the cloud and adding new apps, integrations, and automations — their IT ecosystems become more complex. Datadog’s application performance management platform provides a real-time window into the digital environment, identifying performance and security issues — quickly.

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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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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

This approach improves cloud operational posture by shifting the management of underlying infrastructure resources to AWS. By taking advantage of these AWS Cloud-centered services, the NHG Cares App is designed to be secure and operationally resilient.

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GovLoop

JUNE 16, 2023

“Agencies still manage offices full of paper, which severely limits the sharing, analysis and distribution of that critical information,” said Ashley Hawkins, Director of Federal Operations, also of Iron Mountain. Address Present Needs in Real Time Records management isn’t just for archives, though.

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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

JANUARY 27, 2023

“If you can’t hire enough experienced security professionals, why not outsource routine, repetitive tasks? But how can your IT staff take the precautions they need to secure your data while facing those budgetary and staffing challenges? Find out more about SOC as a service by downloading this report. Favorite

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Google Public Sector

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Underpinning Google products and services – which provide an intuitive, personalized consumer experience – is artificial intelligence and security. AI is delivering great experiences to our users, securely and at global scale at every moment. It is what we have come to think of as the “Google magic.” That's real-world impact.

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GovLoop

APRIL 22, 2024

Constituent Service Takes a Hit In August 2023, three members of the Senate urged the Social Security Administration to accelerate its modernization efforts. Applicants for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) “face significant administrative barriers to accessing this critical lifeline,” Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Oregon), Robert Casey Jr. “It

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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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