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Changes in the Ransomware Threat to State and Local Governments

State Tech Magazine

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. And with local governments usually dealing with limited resources, they’re often considered low-hanging fruit when it comes to cyberattacks.

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The Rising Threat of Domestic Terrorism in the U.S. and Federal Efforts to Combat It

GAO (US Government Accountability Office)

For example, in May 2022, a racially-motivated individual shot and killed 10 people in Buffalo, New York. A 2018 attack on a Pittsburgh synagogue left. Domestic terrorism is on the rise. Several attacks have been widely reported in the last few years.

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Prepare Against Being a Prime Target

GovLoop

Here are a few numbers for your agency to consider when it comes to ransomware: 330 individual ransomware attacks on government organizations took place between 2018 and October 2022. $5 17 days was the average downtime government organizations lost, varying from six days in 2022 to over 20 days in 2018. . $5

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Thinking bigger about what’s possible and customer-driven innovation: re:Invent 2022 public sector leadership session with Max Peterson recap

AWS Public Sector Blog

On Tuesday, November 29 at re:Invent 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada, Max Peterson, vice president of Amazon Web Services (AWS) worldwide public sector, spoke about how the transformative power of the cloud is enabling organizations to move with speed and agility while making sure mission-critical workloads stay secure and protected.

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Defining deviance down: Disorder and cities in 2022

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Council to decriminalize fare evasion in 2018. This is an issue in the UK, because 10+ years of austerity have crush public agencies and local governments--some have lost as much as 2/3 of their budget, at the cost of public libraries, health care, maintenance of streets, sidewalks, parks, etc.

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Share So Others Might Learn

GovLoop

In March 2022, the FBI issued a warning that ransomware attacks were straining local governments and public services. The initiative, which began in 2018, encompasses a wide range of entities, from state and local government and educational institutions to organizations managing critical infrastructure. This was not news.

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Out with the old: Why traditional tech training methods need upgrading

Open Access Government - Technology News

According to data from the UK Government, in 2021/22, only 53.4% Between March 2021-2022, over 2 million tech vacancies were listed in the UK, more than any other sector. increase from 2018/19. From 2021/2022, there were only 14,110 women who started a STEM apprenticeship compared with 84,200 men. In 2021/22, only 53.4%

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