Fri.Jul 22, 2022

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Ransomware attacks threaten the NHS

Open Access Government - Technology News

Mark Warren discusses ransomware attacks and why the NHS is particularly vulnerable. Mark Warren is Marketing Director at Osirium and has extensive experience in IT as a vendor and customer in application development and cybersecurity. I’ve been with the company for just about three and a half years now. I’ve got a long history in IT in all sorts of different parts of technology, both as a buyer and a seller.

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Meet 2022 People’s Choice Award winner Josh Josa from USAID

Partnership for Public Service

The Partnership for Public Service announced on July 19 that Josh Josa of the U.S. Agency for International Development is the winner of the 2022 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals® “Sammies” People’s Choice Award. The Partnership’s Jordan LaPier interviewed Josa, an inclusive education specialist, and discussed how he has leveraged U.S. resources and influence to promote educational opportunities in developing nations for children and youth with disabilities.

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Top 3 Reasons Why Funders’ Grant Workshops Are Worth Attending

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

You know the exact feeling I am talking about. You just got the email from a funder announcing the next round of grant applications, including an accompanying workshop. Even if it’s not mandatory, you feel obligated to attend. Even though you have written this grant every year for the past five years. Even though you get awarded every year. Even though the workshop has been the same presentation for the past five years.

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S30 Episode 01 - Volunteering In Retirement

ParkTalk podcast

Former business owner Marty Ceranek tells how he successfully transitioned to retirement and why he enjoys volunteering at Naperville Park District. Former business owner Marty Ceranek tells how he successfully transitioned to retirement and why he enjoys volunteering at Naperville Park District.

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The Ultimate Playground Inspection Handbook

Dive into the world of playground safety with this complimentary guide. It offers a detailed exploration of essential practices to ensure the utmost safety for children. Delve into inspection techniques, from assessing equipment conditions to evaluating surfacing materials. Gain insights into maintenance strategies to keep playgrounds in top-notch condition year-round.

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How to partition your geospatial data lake for analysis with Amazon Redshift

AWS Public Sector Blog

Data lakes are becoming increasingly common in many different workloads and geospatial is no exception. A data lake allows you to store all your structured and unstructured data at any scale, as-is, which can help you break down data silos between data and data types and incorporate multiple types of analytics features, like machine learning, to get the most insight from your data.

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Providing our EU Education customers’ with data transfer protections to support privacy assessments

Google Public Sector

Recently, Datatilsynet (the Danish Data Protection Authority) issued a ruling emphasizing the importance of conducting proper due diligence before implementing cloud services. We agree due diligence is an important step for customers since privacy assessments and outcomes can vary significantly based on the way customers have configured their system.