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Four Years After the Pandemic, Work-From-Home Trends Reshape Residential Choices and Real Estate

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

Four years after the pandemic began in March 2020, much of daily life has returned to normal; mask mandates have been lifted, people gather in large numbers for concerts and conferences, and the unemployment rate has returned to pre-pandemic levels. Work-from-home trends have stabilized since 2022.

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Combating cyber-enabled fraud: Sapphire’s proactive cyber security approach

Open Access Government - Technology News

However, with online crime totalling $8tn globally, the system seems broken In the UK, fraud is the most experienced crime, accounting for 40% of all crimes. The Internet offers many advantages. Shockingly, 80% of reported fraud is enabled through online means, with many cyber-enabled frauds remaining unreported.

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July 2022 - Microsoft 365 US Public Sector Roadmap Newsletter

Microsoft Public Sector

What’s New in Microsoft Teams | June 2022 - Government. Updated June 27, 2022: We have updated the content below to show as intended. SharePoint 2010 Workflows was retired as of November 1st, 2020 with the notice that we would also retire SharePoint Workflow 2013 in the future. Fill out our quick poll to help shape our products!

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How to shore up data protection beyond cyber security policies and standards

Open Access Government - Technology News

Aberdeenshire Council had 243 data breaches between 2020 and 2022. A case in point appears to be Aberdeenshire Council, which revealed in response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request that some 243 breaches occurred between January 2020 and March 2022 – with that figure representing an upward trend.

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The Sisyphus Files – Repeated Issues in Performance Audits

Barrett & Greene

Consider the December 2022 audit of the Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, which pointed out that the department did not “promptly or properly deactivate 17 terminated employees’ access” to the state’s criminal justice and accounting systems. A similar problem was also found there in 2020.

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The PLUM Act: A New Era of Transparency into Senior Leadership Government

Partnership for Public Service

In 2021 congressional testimony , a 2020 blog and a 2021 blog , the Partnership for Public Service as well as others who have studied the Plum Book have documented the many deficiencies of the traditional Plum Book. The law also requires identification of individuals who temporarily serve in vacant positions.

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Cybercrime is on the rise, is your business prepared?

Open Access Government - Technology News

million in 2020/21 ( Source: ActionFraud ). They often include weak points such as admin accounts with insecure passwords or come without multi-factor authentication enabled. User accounts are now required for multiple device access and internet- based services. Secure Configuration. User Access Control. Malware Protection.