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. Ultimately, as organisations deal with more data than ever before, there has never been a more important time to ensure that cybersecurity operations are up to scratch. Fighting alert fatigue.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Public sector data is becoming increasingly threatened by cybercriminals and needs better protection. New approaches are needed to keep data safe, AJ Thompson , CCO of Northdoor Plc argues. Public sector data held by organisations is a tempting target for cybercriminals. How can the public sector better manage the risk to data?

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Open Access Government - Technology News

MARCH 19, 2024

When deployed correctly, integrated Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions can aid authorities in streamlining processes, reducing administrative overhead, increasing efficiencies, and improving resident experience. But all investments come with risk. According to the Local Government Association, nearly one in five councils.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

MARCH 29, 2023

An incident involving Sellafield nuclear power plant earlier this year served as a reminder of the risks posed by employees’ actions. However, these concerns are not solely related to staff members leaving places of work with physical copies of data. The statistics speak for themselves. This isn’t coincidence.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Organisations face the growing risk of becoming victims of cyber security threats – what can they do to avoid them? Organisations face the growing risk of becoming victims of cyber security threats and this is no surprise as it is a highly lucrative enterprise for cybercriminals. It’s very easy to ignore them until it’s too late.

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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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AWS Public Sector Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Citizens expect governments to continue to operate despite floods or heat waves endangering data centers, malicious actions taken against IT infrastructure, or power grid failures. They must also protect against inadvertent data loss, data breaches, and targeted or opportunistic attacks against government IT systems.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Almost half of businesses (46%) and a quarter of charities/organisations (26%) report having cybersecurity breaches in the past 12 months alone. 95% of cybersecurity issues can be traced to Human error, states the World Economic Forum Global Risk Report 2022. Cybersecurity awareness has never been more important. million on average.

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GovLoop

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Cyberattacks are inevitable, but it’s still crucial for agencies to do all they can to reduce their risks. But the definition of what an asset is needs to expand to include: Data Cloud providers The companies cloud providers depend on. Encrypt Data (and Guard the Keys). Take Inventory. Godsey said. Assess Everything.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Indeed, Verizon’s latest Data Breach Investigations Report affirms that human error remains a key cause of many data breaches, with tried and tested techniques such as social engineering and the misuse of privileged access being a factor in more than four out of five breaches.

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GovLoop

DECEMBER 16, 2022

That makes sense: According to a recent report, 82% of breaches across all industries involved human factors — stolen credentials, phishing, misuse or simple error. You need to establish — and maintain — the attitude that everyone is responsible for the safety of your systems and data, and then give them the right training and tools.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MAY 9, 2023

As more federal public sector organizations move toward cloud computing, many are looking for ways to make sure that they’re using the cloud effectively and efficiently. One way to do this is to establish a cloud center of excellence (CCoE). In this blog post, learn best practices for how to create an effective CCoE and more.

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Microsoft Public Sector

JULY 20, 2023

Government agencies bear the responsibility of handling a vast array of critical data, ranging from classified documents and personal records of citizens to national security information. Traditionally, many organizations rely on tools like data loss prevention (DLP) to manage insider risks.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

MARCH 23, 2023

This is no doubt positive news, yet the increase is way off the levels that are required. Worryingly (but entirely unsurprisingly), any organisation facing a cyber skill gap is much more susceptible to breaches. What truly compounds these concerns, however, is the potential impact that breaches can have. year-over-year.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Through the Strategy, the government shared their goals for making the public sector more resilient, helping councils protect their systems and citizens’ personal data from ransomware and other cyber-attacks. The best way for local government to protect itself is to create cyber security policies and measures designed with people at the core.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

We wanted to modernize in a way that would give us the ability to meet our current needs and respond to the future needs of the state.” Eliminate redundancy – Modernizing will reduce costs by eliminating redundant systems, duplicate entries, and unnecessary complexity. We knew we couldn’t build the future on that model.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

JULY 7, 2022

What we can do, we can just reduce the risk. We’re trying to get to a point where we can reduce the risk to a point where browsing the Internet in a normal manner and logging onto websites, becomes relatively safe. So using a password manager to have unique passwords is good. Conquered’?

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CarahCast

MARCH 11, 2021

Today, we have a group of exciting guests, mostly from the federal space, to discuss zero trust in theory and talk about the implementation of zero trust. First off, I have Scott Rose with NIST. Scott, would you like to talk a little bit about yourself? Scott Rose: Sure, thanks. I'm Scott Rose. Ryan Johnson: Thank you, Scott. Thank you, Gerald.

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Microsoft Public Sector

JUNE 22, 2022

This update includes improvements to the private channel site home page layout and the way site settings apply to the parent site and associated channel sites. Bots and Message Extensions now available in Microsoft Teams GCC High. Microsoft Sentinel: NIST SP 800-53 Solution. Release News. SharePoint / OneDrive for Business.

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