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Risk, resilience, and security – the three key functions of public safety technology

Open Access Government - Technology News

Public safety technology includes public safety platforms First, managing communications properly and responding to a crisis in an organised manner requires a holistic and well-coordinated approach. A World Bank report in June 2021 highlighted how climate change is intensifying the frequency of these emergencies.

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Providing a secure cloud for agency applications

Partnership for Public Service

The National Institute of Standards and Technology reports dozens of new cybersecurity vulnerabilities and exposures daily that, if unaddressed, could result in large-scale breaches such as the 2020 SolarWinds attack. Moreover, they can integrate cloud and enterprise hosting security into planning and management discussions.

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Public and private sector cooperation is vital in controlling cybersecurity threats

Open Access Government - Technology News

The attack – which disabled digital services used by the NHS’ 111 medical advice helpline to refer patients for care, including appointment bookings, emergency prescriptions, and ambulance dispatch – left health workers being forced to rely on pen and paper to coordinate services. and is slanted toward U.S.

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Five Principles for a New 421-a Property Tax Exemption

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

Between 2010 and 2020, 68 percent of new multifamily buildings used various forms of a 421-a exemption , accounting for 116,000 of the 171,000 housing units completed in multifamily buildings that decade. A significant portion of New York City’s newly built housing has relied upon a 421-a exemption.

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How to create a cybersecurity analytics platform with AWS analytics and machine learning

AWS Public Sector Blog

As of 2020, the average cost of a data breach and average time to identify a breach are $3.86 million USD and 207 days respectively, according to a study by IBM Security. Cybersecurity analytics is a systematic methodology designed to collect, ingest, process, aggregate, and analyze security events.

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Japan: Science and technology policy

Open Access Government - Technology News

1) An earlier version of Open Access Government reported that in 2020, the Basic Law was amended for the first time in 25 years and changed its name to the Science, Technology, and Innovation Basic Law. MEXT coordinates with related ministries to develop and implement basic policies related to S&T policy.

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Stories of service: The impact of federal employees on the West Coast

Partnership for Public Service

Some of her most notable career accomplishments include working as a National Environmental Policy Act coordinator for the Olympic national forest and as a planning staff officer at the Deschutes and Ochoco national forest. His critical level of involvement in the crisis led him to secure the nickname “Road Group Anderson.”