Open Access Government - Technology News

JUNE 28, 2024

A cyber security breach can have far-reaching consequences, including compromised national security, disrupted public services, financial losses, and a decline in citizen trust. It’s OK as an individual and even as an organisation to be confused about cyber security.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

The research is clear: economic security is one of the strongest predictors of long-term well-being for families. And yet, too many families with young children lack economic security and experience high poverty levels. This puts babies and toddlers at a greater risk of chronic stress, adverse experiences and poor health.

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Google Public Sector

OCTOBER 16, 2024

These attacks target a broad range of industries and organizations, from water security to rural health care , via external targeting and insider threats. Today at the Google Public Sector Summit, we’re proud to unveil several new announcements around our security solutions. Read about all of the details below.

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State Tech Magazine

JANUARY 3, 2024

A multicloud environment offers numerous benefits, including a high degree of scalability and flexibility, but it also presents security challenges. State and local government IT leaders should consider these four steps to remove complexity from their cloud security environments and keep resources safe from attack.

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Microsoft Public Sector

MARCH 27, 2024

However, there is one lingering question that has always and continues to be in the background: “How to balance accessibility, productivity and security in an AI world.” Before jumping in with Accessibility and Security discussion, I wanted to quickly review AI and Copilot to share why so many users are excited. What is AI and Copilot?

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State Tech Magazine

OCTOBER 15, 2024

From voter registration databases to electronic voting machines, our election infrastructure is in hackers’ crosshairs, and hardening it is a matter of national security. As we race toward Nov. 5, state leaders must consider cybersecurity’s role in safeguarding election integrity.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Recent disruptions in global supply chains have exposed national vulnerabilities—adopting an end-to-end approach to reinforce supply chain resilience can be vital to national security.

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GovLoop

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Data security may look a little different in a distributed environment, Hoon said, “and there are also scalability and storage challenges to deal with.” We unify data security and data management — the collection, storage and processing of data — against our customer’s mission needs,” Hoon said.

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American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

You probably don’t wake up thinking about cyber security, or whether you may fall for a phishing attack. Read on to explore the world of cyber security and phishing, while learning simple and effective ways to protect your identity online. Install and Update Security Software: Cyber security technology is always advancing!

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Microsoft Public Sector

AUGUST 31, 2023

Microsoft M odern Work, Security, Surface, AI Evangelist Slated to Speak at Upcoming Cloud Security and Compliance Event The Cloud Security and Compliance Series (CS2) , Summit 7's bi-annual conference series, is excited to announce Rodel Alejo , Director, Partner GTM Strategy Modern Work, Security, Surface and SMB Leader, as a CS2 speaker.

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FedTech Magazine

JUNE 3, 2024

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s new Intrinsic Cognitive Security program aims to fortify military… Or, attacks might clutter displays with virtual objects that cause users to misinterpret critical information and compromise military operations.

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GovLoop

OCTOBER 8, 2024

To navigate today’s cybersecurity environment, federal agencies must build a pipeline of security talent. But that’s a challenge: Depending on an organization’s mission, it can take up to three years to train someone for a government security role, and during that time, they also need other on-the-job training.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

MAY 15, 2024

Notably, the notorious breach on the MoveIT software in 2023 underscores the critical need for robust cyber security measures in safeguarding sensitive data and mitigating cyber threats. With cyber resilience at the forefront of national priorities, the stage is set for a future defined by innovation, security, and prosperity.

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FedTech Magazine

JANUARY 2, 2024

The security of the electoral process has become a paramount concern for cybersecurity experts in recent years. From foreign meddling to disinformation campaigns, election officials and their cyber teams have security top of mind.

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Government Technology Insider

AUGUST 5, 2024

But as cyber threats grow more prominent and DOTs adopt technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), securing digital infrastructure has become a necessity. Several decades ago, communities were connected to hospitals, for example, by concrete and asphalt,” said Vinod Brahmapuram, Senior Director, SLED Security at Lumen.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

A new compendium explores European defense and security in the current geopolitical context, with articles on talent, supply chains, innovation, and climate change.

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Careers in Government

MAY 3, 2024

Explore opportunities to secure public service institutions. The post Job Security and National Security: Government Cybersecurity Jobs appeared first on Careers in Government. Protect against threats in Government Cybersecurity Jobs. Start your cybersecurity career now.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Tom Middendorp, chair of the International Military Council on Climate and Security, discusses the link between climate change and security and the important role that the defense sector can play.

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Google Public Sector

MAY 29, 2024

Recent events have underscored the critical need for robust cloud security. The Cyber Safety Review Board's (CSRB) in-depth analysis of the Microsoft Exchange Online intrusion, detailed in this blog post CSRB report highlights the need for new approaches to securing the public sector , reveals vulnerabilities that can impact any organization.

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FedTech Magazine

MAY 24, 2023

At the same time, end users can be the weak link in information security if they don’t have the proper training and don’t understand how important their contribution can be. Government IT teams can take specific steps to foster a culture of information security through education and preparedness exercises and by leveraging technology.

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McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Following five success factors can help create a winning strategy for embedding security into the new-product life cycle.

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Government Technology Insider

MARCH 10, 2023

Uniquely created legacy systems, specific risk factors, and highly sensitive data all require the utmost security from agencies’ IT teams, but equally, those teams must embrace the future of federal IT security solutions. It is at this nexus that many agencies find themselves at the moment. However, that is precisely the case.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MAY 17, 2024

Securing this data and ensuring appropriate access for users, devices, and systems are essential to protecting citizens from cyberattacks, such as Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. Device Connectivity: Due to the highly connected nature of IoT devices, weak security in one device can compromise the entire network.

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Google Public Sector

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The newly-released Google Workspace security guidance can help government agencies reach compliance by providing steps they can follow to introduce Google Workspace tools while adhering to the GC standards. The guidance can help Canadian teams collaborate without compromising security.

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Google Public Sector

JUNE 26, 2024

We'll explore the ways our AI solutions are adaptive, secure, responsible, and intelligent – enabling agencies to serve constituents better than ever before. Security is paramount for public sector organizations. Secure AI: What does it mean? Simply put, secure AI means that safeguards are built into the AI systems themselves.

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State Tech Magazine

OCTOBER 17, 2023

These two issues are closely connected: As states pursue ways to offer new services to citizens and improve current ones, they also face greater security challenges. The nature of state government IT operations can create additional security challenges.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2024

This post explains how healthcare organizations and partners can use Amazon Web Services (AWS) to build secure and scalable infrastructure for secondary usage of health data in alignment with the European Health Data Space (EHDS). This is the first of two posts describing an AWS reference architecture for EHDS.

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Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast

OCTOBER 3, 2024

In this podcast we look at one individual county and the security measures used from a physical and cybersecurity perspective, but then also preventing voter fraud from occurring. The integrity of our election system is essential for citizens to trust the outcome of local, state and national elections.

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GovLoop

AUGUST 26, 2024

It’s imperative that these databases comply with the White House zero-trust security mandate. A zero-trust model includes supporting tools such as identity and access management, data loss protection, analytics, network security, etc.,” Open Source Benefits An open source approach here comes with certain inherent security benefits.

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FedTech Magazine

JULY 6, 2023

A multicloud environment offers numerous benefits, including a high degree of scalability and flexibility, but it also presents challenges around security. Federal IT leaders should consider these four steps to remove complexity from their cloud security environments and keep resources safe from attack.

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GovLoop

AUGUST 18, 2023

Unfortunately, a number of factors can get in the way of ensuring secure and stress-free digital interactions for state and local constituents, including: Bad actors are well aware of vulnerabilities in backend outdated solutions, yet IT departments may lack the resources to keep these systems patched.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

MARCH 29, 2023

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.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MAY 28, 2024

As the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud provider, we recognize our role and responsibility in supporting customers to use health data securely and responsibly. At AWS, security will always be our top priority. AWS is architected to be the most secure cloud computing environment available today.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 24, 2024

However, the use of consumer-grade messaging applications poses significant security and sovereignty risks for Australian government agencies, making it difficult to meet governmental information management obligations. Data remains protected from unauthorized access, interception, and tampering as it travels from one endpoint to another.

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GovLoop

MAY 12, 2023

Logging, monitoring and auditing are essential components of maintaining security and identifying vulnerabilities. Access Controls: Just as users’ passwords should be rotated every 90 days or so, security keys need to be changed with regularity. Effective key management requires that cryptographic keys have a designated lifespan.

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GovLoop

JULY 18, 2023

Good Security Is Good CX Because improved employee experience leads to improved customer experience (CX), making things work easily is essential. That’s especially true of security. People shouldn’t have to think about security when they’re doing their jobs. They need security that’s just on and just works,” Barry said.

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