AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is proud to join senior decision-makers and thought leaders from around the world at the 60th edition of the Munich Security Conference (MSC) from February 16-18. MSC is a leading global forum for discussing the most pressing international security challenges.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 25, 2024

In fact, instant messaging has become the preferred form of internal workplace communications, including email, according to Gartner’s 2022 Channel Benchmark and other research studies. The problem is that consumer apps are designed for massive scale and extensibility, not necessarily for security.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

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). 23% in 2021, 27% in 2022).

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Microsoft Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Hosted by CyberSheath , the largest CMMC managed services provider in the Defense Industrial Base (DIB), CMMC CON 2022 returns on Sept. Learn more about CMMC CON 2022 and register now. 28 at 9 a.m. EDT as a free, virtual, one-day conference. Stay tuned for upcoming announcements as new speakers and sessions will be added to the event.

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State Tech Magazine

JULY 31, 2023

In June 2022, New York Gov. Previously, the governor established the state’s first Joint Security Operations Center and based it in Brooklyn. Kathy Hochul appointed Colin Ahern as the first chief cyber officer for the state.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

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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State Tech Magazine

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The CIO as a broker role has evolved in recent years as the pandemic drove increased technology adoption to meet remote work and security needs. For more insights from our coverage of NASCIO 2022, click here. Arizona CIO J.R.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 12, 2023

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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iGrantWriters

DECEMBER 20, 2021

-Canada Partnership Pillar Bolstering Security and Defense, including, but not limited to: â?¢ Programs on Countering Disinformation and Promoting Cybersecurity Deadline To Apply July 06, 2022 Â Programs on the Defense Partnership between the U.S. and Canada â?¢

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State Tech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

In 2022, Seguin saw 1,501 direct phishing attempts — a 240 percent increase from the previous year — with many aimed at employees’ payroll data. Seguin uses software from KnowBe4 to launch the simulated…

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State Tech Magazine

APRIL 23, 2024

Reliance on managed security providers increased from 2020 to 2022, Deloitte and NASCIO note. In 2020, 51 percent of survey respondents said they contracted with a managed security service provider; in 2022, the figure was 78 percent.…

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Microsoft Public Sector

JUNE 29, 2023

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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Open Access Government - Technology News

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Mark Warren, Product Specialist at Osirium, explains why privileged access poses security issues in the public sector Government organisations are the backbone of the UK. Unfortunately, this is a trend that shows no signs of slowing, with the August 2022 supply chain attack affecting the National Health Service (NHS) being a prime example.

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Google Public Sector

MAY 22, 2023

Screened and Secured Ohio DRC rolled out Google Chromebooks as part of a pilot project in 2020. Sanders says that security was a key consideration in choosing Chromebooks and Google Workspace: “We considered other off the shelf products, but these didn’t provide the flexibility we needed for customized educational content.

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State Tech Magazine

OCTOBER 12, 2022

State IT leaders explain what makes the security landscape challenging and how technology, processes and people can mitigate cyberthreats. For more insights from our coverage of NASCIO 2022, click here.

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State Tech Magazine

OCTOBER 11, 2022

StateRAMP creates an efficient way for cloud vendors to show state and local governments that their solutions meet required security standards to protect data. For more insights from our coverage of NASCIO 2022, click here. Arizona CIO J.R.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Research indicates that threat actors have hit UK councils with up to 10,000 cyberattacks every day in 2022. Scaling up these figures to reflect response rates, the true number of attacks across all UK councils is estimated to be more than 11 million in 2022. Cyber Security Data Protection Business Technology Privacy concept.

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FedTech Magazine

MARCH 19, 2024

Agencies face an uphill battle to scan, convert, tag and secure documents ahead of the National Archives and Records Administration’s deadline for digitizing permanent government records in June. 31, 2022, deadline for agencies to manage and transfer permanent electronic records to it to ensure their preservation and accessibility.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

MAY 30, 2023

In fact, in an eight-month period from January 2022, UK councils experienced 2.3 The shift to the cloud has rendered traditional approaches to security obsolete The shift to the cloud has rendered traditional approaches to security, using trusted IP addresses and perimeter firewalls, obsolete.

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Google Public Sector

AUGUST 29, 2022

Other research indicates 34% of local governments worldwide were hit by ransomware in 2022 2. To that end, Google Cloud is here to help government leaders develop a more comprehensive approach to security – to help protect against attacks now and in the future. You don’t have to re-architect everything.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Global Security and Compliance Acceleration Program (formerly ATO on AWS) supporting eight countries globally. The Global Security and Compliance Acceleration (GSCA) program, formerly known as ATO on AWS, is expanding globally to support localized security and compliance needs.

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Partnership for Public Service

JULY 17, 2023

Almost every American will interact with the Social Security Administration at some point in their lives—from receiving a Social Security number at birth to accessing Social Security as retirement nears. That’s why the agency launched a redesigned website in December 2022 to better meet customer needs and expectations.

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GovLoop

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Despite an abundance of mandates and advisories, government agencies often struggle to accurately identify and protect against security vulnerabilities and attacks in the applications they develop and use. Pre-execution security controls (like IPS, NGF, WAF, etc.) Pre-execution security controls (like IPS, NGF, WAF, etc.)

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Amazon Web Services (AWS) re:Invent returns to Las Vegas, Nevada for 2022, from November 28 through December 2. Learn how the transformative power of the cloud enables organizations to move with speed and agility, while making sure workloads stay secure. Register now for re:Invent 2022.

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State Tech Magazine

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Another factor was security and compliance, as it relates to managing this tax information, and the sensitive nature of the information contained within the repository as well. As such, its CIO, Ananias Williams III, was eager to migrate his agency to the cloud. Williams believed modernizing ultimately would save his agency money.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

On Tuesday, November 29 at re:Invent 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada, Max Peterson, vice president of Amazon Web Services (AWS) worldwide public sector, spoke about how the transformative power of the cloud is enabling organizations to move with speed and agility while making sure mission-critical workloads stay secure and protected.

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GCN

AUGUST 23, 2022

State and local officials, along with representatives from federal agencies and election industry companies, participated in the “Tabletop the Vote” exercise to prepare for a range of hypothetical risks to election operations.

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Government Technology Insider

MAY 25, 2022

For example, Carayiannis noted that on the local government track, the Chief Security Officers for San Francisco and Boston will be leading a discussion on cyber security. The expectations for Public Sector Day 2022 are high for organizers, speakers, and attendees.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 21, 2022

Registration is still open for the IMAGINE 2022 conference presented by Amazon Web Services (AWS). Register now for the IMAGINE 2022 conference in Seattle. Check out the breakout sessions for the IMAGINE 2022 conference here. Register now for the IMAGINE 2022 conference. Get inspired by public sector leaders and peers.

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Partnership for Public Service

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Meet the 2022 Sammies honorees. Safety, Security and International Affairs Medal: Hilary Ingraham, Holly Herrera and Kiera Berdinner, State Department. The Safety, Security and International Affairs Medal went to Hilary Ingraham, Holly Herrera, Kiera Berdinner and the Operation Allies Welcome Resettlement Team. Greg Robinson.

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FedTech Magazine

JULY 17, 2023

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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GovLoop

MAY 25, 2023

Cyber experts often emphasize that there’s no silver bullet for improving the security of government systems. A High-Level View According to the 2022 (ISC)2 Cybersecurity Workforce Study, the global cyber workforce has reached 4.7 The federal government has increased efforts to improve the security of the software supply chain.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

APRIL 13, 2023

“Be prepared against data loss and data theft” is the slogan behind the World Backup Day 2023 campaign on the importance of data security World Backup Day shines a light on maintaining computer system security. of all consumer attacks. Europe suffered 46% of these breaches, 26% in Asia, and 8% in North America.

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A Library Writer's Blog

APRIL 27, 2022

Proposals for the 2022 Core Forum are now being accepted CFP URL: [link] About Core The Core Forum will be the inaugural conference for ALA’s newest division, Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures, and ALA’s first in-person event since the pandemic began. to be made available online following the event. Registration will open in June.

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FedTech Magazine

APRIL 13, 2023

Zero-trust security remains a top federal priority. The government followed up the White House’s cybersecurity executive order of 2021 with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s draft Zero Trust Maturity Model later that year and the Office of Management and Budget’s federal zero-trust strategy in 2022. “I

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State Tech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

On the New York City subway, crime rose 30 percent in 2022. Video surveillance systems “aid in the deterrence and detection of security threats,” according to the American Public Transportation Association. In Washington, D.C., And in Los Angeles, crime occurring on transit properties rose 14 to 16 percent above pre-pandemic levels.

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State Tech Magazine

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

In fiscal year 2022, the first of the four-year program, New Hampshire received $2.5 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) out of the total $185 million available. million in cybersecurity grant funding from the U.S. New Hampshire has held onto those funds and spent them on services used by local governments rather than…

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