Open Access Government - Technology News

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Best practices for public sector organisations to avoid and quickly recover from cyber and ransomware attacks. In its 2022 annual review, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) advised that over the past 12 months, businesses and organisations in the UK reported hundreds of cyber incidents, many of which were ransomware attacks.

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GovLoop

MARCH 24, 2023

But the cost of frequent ransomware attacks has driven up the price of insurance by at least 25 percent, putting it out of reach for some organizations. So how can agencies proactively protect their systems and mitigate the risk of ransomware? To learn more about how agencies can improve their cyber protection, download this playbook.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

AUGUST 21, 2023

It’s time to future-proof your business against evolving cyber threats by using data loss protection (DLP) Even setting aside the pressure of competing with cybercriminals, technology is always moving forward to be more efficient and convenient, offer a better user experience and even patch bugs. How can you future-proof your business?

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Google Public Sector

APRIL 9, 2024

Examples of Top Secret and Secret data include government personnel records, information around pending cyber threats, geospatial data used for maps, language translation in support of humanitarian efforts, and more. GDC Hosted is an air-gapped cloud solution built specifically for stringent security requirements, allowing U.S.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

JULY 18, 2022

As security risks increase in complexity, and data expands exponentially, cybersecurity strategies need to simplify – and streamline. Streamlining cyber operations. To address alert fatigue but still maintain threat detection efficacy, organisations must seek out a consolidated approach to their cybersecurity strategies.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

OCTOBER 19, 2022

And how significant is the threat of cyber warfare? For the public sector specifically, the key is strengthening cyber defences and maintaining citizen operations around the clock, which calls for organisations to make significant investments in sophisticated tools and highly skilled staff. How are cyberattacks evolving?

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GovLoop

JANUARY 22, 2024

In today’s dynamic cybersecurity landscape, federal civilian agencies face persistent cyber threats. Most notably, a January 2022 White House memo requires agencies to meet specific zero-trust strategy objectives by Sept. The concept of zero trust isn’t entirely new, but it has garnered more attention recently.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JUNE 19, 2023

Dr. Pham and her team had a long-term vision to move to Amazon Web Services (AWS) and were in the midst of developing their cloud strategy to facilitate the modernization. Pham and her team had a long-term vision to move to Amazon Web Services (AWS) and were in the midst of developing their cloud strategy to facilitate the modernization.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 12, 2023

The startups offer solutions to help the European Defence industry enhance its energy resilience, secure information sharing, sensing and decision making, quantum, and cyber resilience for mission-critical needs for land, air, maritime, space, and cyber domains.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

MARCH 13, 2023

Cybersecurity has been subject to a wave of change over the last decade and is reflected in the UK Cyber Essentials Scheme Threat actors have developed extremely innovative ways of performing devastating attacks – an expanding arsenal of techniques that has forced a rethink in how organisations develop and deploy their defence strategies.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

MARCH 29, 2023

According to the Government Cyber Security Strategy: 2022 to 2030 policy paper , four in 10 incidents managed by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) in the year ending August 2021 were aimed at the public sector. The statistics speak for themselves. This isn’t coincidence. These figures are worrisome.

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Partnership for Public Service

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Bringing on third parties also introduces risks such as cyber and information security, compliance, financial viability and reputation issues. Under the overall umbrella of an Enterprise Risk Management function, organizations can synchronize management of third-party risks in a way that is commensurate with their overarching risk strategy.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 22, 2024

This proactive strategy not only secures networks at a foundational level, but also hinders potential attacks from gaining traction in the first place. Protective DNS services, commonly known as PDNS, are a go-to solution if you’re aiming to bolster the security of your infrastructure from the ground up.

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GovLoop

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Andrea Fletcher became the first Chief Digital Strategy Officer (CDSO) at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) earlier this year while retaining her role as the agency’s Director of Digital Service. But the group also is proactive. “In She’s held that post since June 2022. “My Her efforts are paying off. “Up

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AccessE11

MARCH 14, 2024

Such insights are invaluable for predicting future needs, enabling proactive planning, and resource allocation. The Limitations of Traditional Reporting Understanding the limitations of traditional, manual reporting methods reveals a series of challenges that can significantly reduce operational efficiency and responsiveness. The results?

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Open Access Government - Technology News

MAY 30, 2023

As a result, it’s a prime target for cyber threats. As a result of this shift, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport worked in collaboration with the National Cyber Security Centre last year to create guidelines for implementing Zero Trust architecture throughout the sector[2].

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AccessE11

MARCH 14, 2024

Such insights are invaluable for predicting future needs, enabling proactive planning, and resource allocation. The Limitations of Traditional Reporting Understanding the limitations of traditional, manual reporting methods reveals a series of challenges that can significantly reduce operational efficiency and responsiveness. The results?

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Government Technology Insider

APRIL 24, 2024

In the ongoing battle against cyber threats, federal agencies are now faced with a new myriad of challenges introduced through the evolution of AI and Generative AI (GenAI). The integration of proactive AI/ML strategies within federal cybersecurity is instrumental in fortifying defenses and staying ahead of evolving threats.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 18, 2023

In addition, the Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity requires proactive management and monitoring for defending the federal government from cyberthreats. Prevention, detection, assessment, and remediation of cyber incidents is a top priority for agencies and essential for national security.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Rishi Sunak’s new government has a long list of challenges ahead, but his appointment does create new hope to bring about change in the UK business landscape, especially in terms of UK cybersecurity, digital and cyber infrastructure. Zero Trust is a proactive security framework. Why is UK cybersecurity lagging behind the US?

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Open Access Government - Technology News

AUGUST 11, 2022

The risk of supply chain cyber-attacks is escalating. Over one-third, (39%) of businesses reported cyber security breaches or attacks in the last 12 months according to the UK government’s recent Cyber Security Breach Survey , and this was even higher among medium (65%) and large businesses (64%). Are you being watched?

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Open Access Government - Technology News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

For the UK’s housing associations, the sensitive nature of their work means cyber attacks are a growing concern. This increases the likelihood of human error and risks weakening firms’ security posture through the need for more time to invest in strategy enhancements.

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GovLoop

JANUARY 31, 2023

Four key factors frame the neurodiversity conversation : managing the talent shortage, utilizing the unique abilities of neurodivergent talent, sharing leading practices for recruiting and retaining that talent, and cultivating a network of leaders interested in neurodiversity as a workforce strategy.

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GovLoop

AUGUST 5, 2022

Government agencies face a heightened cyber threat landscape. The pace of cyber attacks is up 600 percent since the start of the pandemic, with attackers looking to exploit vulnerabilities that have emerged with the rise in remote work. Proactive and Responsive Approaches. A key proactive step is the risk assessment.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2022

This methodology empowers organizations to proactively perform security investigations, powered by advanced analytics and machine learning (ML), that help mitigate cyber issues more effectively and efficiently at scale. As of 2020, the average cost of a data breach and average time to identify a breach are $3.86

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Google Public Sector

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Within 3 years, 67% of state chief information officers indicated they would be introducing or expanding their cyber posture with a Zero Trust framework. For example, real-time monitoring with AI and analytics can help agencies with proactive threat detection, strengthen infrastructure security and improve maintenance.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

MARCH 23, 2023

Worryingly (but entirely unsurprisingly), any organisation facing a cyber skill gap is much more susceptible to breaches. Indeed, industry body ISACA found that 69% of those organisations that have suffered a cyber-attack in the past year were somewhat or significantly understaffed. increase in the 2021 employment pool. year-over-year.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 10, 2023

They must also proactively assess the effectiveness of these measures around four focus areas. Learn how transportation agencies can use Amazon Web Services (AWS) to support these four cybersecurity requirements and position their organizations against cyber threats. It automates security tools that have built-in governance.

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Barrett & Greene

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

While risk mitigation strategy discussions have long been a standard part of strategic processes for state and local governments, it is important to recognize that digital transformations bring with it new risks and require a fresh look at mitigation strategies. But what is ERM and what are the benefits of ERM? These include: ?.

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Barrett & Greene

AUGUST 24, 2022

While risk mitigation strategy discussions have long been a standard part of strategic processes for state and local governments, it is important to recognize that digital transformations bring with it new risks and require a fresh look at mitigation strategies. But what is ERM and what are the benefits of ERM? These include: ?.

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Microsoft Public Sector

JULY 20, 2023

Microsoft Teams Premium in GCC Webinar July 19 10:00 AM PST |1 PM EST The Microsoft Teams Product Group is excited to introduce Teams Premium for Government Community Cloud (GCC). On Wednesday, July 19th 10:00 AM PST |1 PM EST, Teams engineers will walk you through the details of the new Teams Premium SKU.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

APRIL 25, 2024

This kind of analysis provides organizations with a comprehensive view of a particular topic, which in turn allows them to be more proactive in carrying out their mission. This emerging technology has the potential to transform customer experiences, create novel applications, help people reach new levels of productivity, and much more.

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