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State CISO Vitaliy Panych Recognized with CyberScoop 50 Leadership Award

California Department of Technology

November 29, 2023 – California State Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Vitaliy Panych was among a select group of government and industry security professionals recently recognized with a 2023 CyberScoop 50 award for his critical role in Government Leadership by the Scoop News Group.

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

Open Access Government - Technology News

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. A fine at even a fraction of these costs could spell serious trouble for many companies’ financial futures, which only underlines the importance of a strong cyber security suite. Loss of customers.

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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.

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How to Take a Big Step Towards Zero-Trust Security

GovLoop

An interview with Patrick Sullivan, Chief Technology Officer for Security Strategy, Akamai. That is one of the basic assumptions of the Biden administration’s May 2021 executive order on cybersecurity. The first step to better security is understanding the attack surface area of your network. Know your vulnerability.

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5 No-Brainer, Security-Enhancing Purchases for the New Fiscal Year

GovLoop

Fresh budgets make the best time to give your purchases a security refresh. Imagine the impact of having an entire development team earn industry certifications or DevOps accreditations, deepening their understanding of DevSecOps and other security methods in general. Related content: You Can’t Secure What You Can’t See.

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State of Land Banking: 2023 Survey Highlights 

Center for Community Progress

The State of Land Banking survey, first conducted in 2021, serves as an opportunity for the land banking field to tell its story with comprehensive data. As was reported in 2021, residents and local institutions are still the most frequent recipients of land bank properties. This post highlights some of the key findings and analysis.

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UK Biobank enables medical research worldwide through vast database powered by AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

This led to the establishment and launch in 2021 of the secure, cloud-based UK Biobank Research Analysis Platform (RAP) , which is hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS) in the Europe (London) Region and enabled by DNAnexus. Find more AWS Institute thought leadership for public service leaders.

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