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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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An increase in cyber attack fines highlights firms’ need to tighten security

Open Access Government - Technology News

The Hiscox 2022 Cyber Readiness Report shows the median cost of cyber attacks has risen 29% in the past year to just under $17,000. It showed the number of companies that reported receiving a fine following a cyber attack almost doubled from 11% in 2021, to 20% in 2022. 23% in 2021, 30% in 2022). Loss of customers.

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How to improve security with an employee emphasis

Open Access Government - Technology News

We must improve security because the impacts of human error on cybersecurity can be immense, and one small slip-up can have disastrous impacts One small slip-up or moment of personal irresponsibility can cause havoc for even the most robust organisations. The statistics speak for themselves. This isn’t coincidence.

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How to shore up data protection beyond cyber security policies and standards

Open Access Government - Technology News

We rarely go for long without hearing of an information security breach or cyber-attack to which a public sector body or local council has fallen prey despite significant ongoing efforts and resource deployment to prevent them. Aberdeenshire Council had 243 data breaches between 2020 and 2022.

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Using Automation to Meet CISA’s Vulnerability Management Directive

FedTech Magazine

Cyberattacks against government agencies have risen significantly since the introduction of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s Binding Operational Directive 22-01. Such attacks increased 95 percent in the second half of 2022 compared with the same time period in 2021, according to CloudSEK.

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Top re:Invent 2022 announcements for K12 education

AWS Public Sector Blog

re:Invent 2022 included a slew of new service and feature announcements, with something to offer for every industry. Many schools and education service agencies are looking for ways to securely share, store, analyze, and visualize data for a variety of use cases. New services to securely share, govern, and collaborate on data.

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Strengthen your security and optimize your resources with Microsoft 365 Government

Microsoft Public Sector

Ransomware was up 25% in 2021 year accordingly to Verizon’s data breach investigations report 2022. The list of threats continues to rise, while State and Local Government leaders have more demands and less resources to combat the ever-growing security risks. Reinforce your security defenses with a data loss prevention plan.