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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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User-centred cyber security for local government

Open Access Government - Technology News

Arnie Armstrong, Cyber Security Principal at Made Tech , explains why a user-centred cyber security approach is vital to local government We often hear that the biggest cyber security vulnerability in any organisation is its own employees, but is this really the case? Can local government securely store our data?

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What Are CIOs Thinking in 2022

Barrett & Greene

Our series about the future of state and local government jobs , is being published this week by Route Fifty. In 2019, 25% of CIOs selected “reskilling” compared with 35% in 2022. In 2022, that was listed by 71% of CIOS, compared with 44% in 2019. and demanding more from government.”.

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A comprehensive cloud security approach for state and local governments

Google Public Sector

While the digitization of government services and operations has helped enhance the constituent experience, it has also increased the cyber threat surface for governments of all sizes. In 2020, 79 ransomware attacks hit government organizations, amounting to nearly $19 billion in downtime and recovery costs 1.

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Government Ransomware Attacks Are Down, but Reports Cite Insufficient Data

State Tech Magazine

A number of local governments have been the target of cybersecurity attacks in recent years. In 2020, for instance, 45 percent of ransomware attacks centered on municipalities, according to Barracuda Networks research.

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How Government Leaders Are Leveraging E-Signature Technology to Meet Hybrid Work Goals

NLC (National League of Cities)

Hybrid work—a concept most senior leaders had never considered before 2020—is now becoming standard practice for several state and local government agencies across the nation.

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Revisiting the Community Land Trust: An Academic Literature Review

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

CLTs provide a community ownership approach to providing affordable housing, trying to balance the homeowner desire to build equity with the community and societal desire to maintain an affordable housing stock and the desire of local governments and other funders to sustain housing intervention funding. Housing Studies 34, no.

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