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Changes in the Ransomware Threat to State and Local Governments

State Tech Magazine

According to SonicWall’s 2023 Cyber Threat Report, ransomware has “been on a tear” for the past few years, growing 105 percent year over year in 2021. While the report found that attacks were down in 2022, ransomware targets still reported very large number of attacks compared to levels in 2018, 2019 and 2020.

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Fiscal Impacts from COVID-19–Revenue Structure Matters

Death and Taxes

It is no surprise that Florida city managers placed the forecasts for the pandemic’s impact on local revenues as the top priority, as local governments are revenue-driven entities. The tradeoff between revenue growth and stability has always been a concern for local governments.

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How Virginia unleashed the power of data

AWS Public Sector Blog

In March 2023, Management Information Systems Quarterly published an article highlighting how the Commonwealth of Virginia harnessed the power of data to save lives before, during, and after the pandemic. Rivero, now an executive government advisor at AWS, has experience making data work for government.