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

Open Access Government - Technology News

In response, the UK Government released a strategy in 2023 with the aim of reducing fraud by 10%. Given the vast number of cyber-enabled frauds in the UK, significant changes in the approach to cyber security are necessary to achieve this goal. Sapphire is a UK-owned and operated cyber security company.

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Improving software security in the public sector

Open Access Government - Technology News

UK public sector organisations are facing threats and increasingly sophisticated attacks on key infrastructure and software security This trend is only expanding as more services become digitised and complex software supply chains multiply the opportunities for malicious actors to infiltrate networks.

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Future of Government Awards 2023 celebrate use of technology to transform people’s lives

AWS Public Sector Blog

This blog post highlights the 2023 awardees. Digital Identity , revolutionizing Brazilian citizens’ relationship with the public sector through a secure, simple, and interoperable identity. She served as executive director from its formation until 2020. Released in 2019, GOV.BR Released in 2019, GOV.BR

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DHS-23-USFA-043-00-99 Fiscal Year 2023 State Fire Training Systems Grant

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Eligible Applicants: State governments Additional Information on Eligibility: Agency Name: Department of Homeland Security - FEMA Description: The Superintendent of the National Fire Academy (NFA) collaborates with State fire service training agencies to provide training as mandated by the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974.

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Human Vulnerabilities are at the Heart of Social Engineering Attacks

Government Technology Insider

People Contributing to Cybersecurity Issues as Social Engineering Attacks Increase The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) defines a social engineering attack as when “an attacker uses human interaction (social skills) to obtain or compromise information about an organization or its computer systems.”

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How National University worked with AWS Partner ConcernCenter to provide scalable, customizable mental health support

AWS Public Sector Blog

In May 2020, Maakestad began looking for a solution to support NU’s students through this crisis and beyond. Our customers’ data is kept secure through AWS’s range of security features and compliance with relevant security standards, including HITRUST and ISO/IEC 27001.”

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Nominate for the GSV Cup 50 - celebrating innovative EdTech companies

Google Public Sector

Since 2020, the GSV Cup has seen over 3,000 applications and experienced a 73% expansion of our yearly pool, underscoring the growth of this global recognition. Submit your nominations here before November 30, 2023: [link]

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