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Mastering Classified Systems Artifact Distribution to the Tactical Edge

Nov 7, 2024 By JFrog In JFrog
This JFrog webinar, hosted by our Public Sector partner Carahsoft, focused on automating the secure distribution of critical digital artifacts in air-gapped networks. For agencies, ensuring the integrity of these artifacts at the edge is paramount. Real-time access to mission-critical software for warfighters is essential, and timely software updates boost operational readiness and capabilities. Leveraging JFrog's latest tools, this approach significantly enhances operational capabilities for public sector agencies.
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ignyte Team

Managing Foreign Government Information (FGI) on a Network

Oct 18, 2024 By Max Aulakh In Ignyte
If you’re a firm that works with foreign governments, in addition to certifications like ISO 27001 that you will generally need to achieve, you will also have to have processes in place for handling foreign government information or FGI. It’s not enough that your internal network is classified and access controlled; you need specific handling processes and procedures for managing FGI separately from other confidential or classified data you may have.
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elastic

Unlocking SOC as a Service with Elastic Security for public sector

Oct 9, 2024 By Michael Smith In Elastic
In today’s increasingly complex and evolving threat landscape, Security Operations Centers (SOCs) have become the nerve center for protecting critical national and local government assets. Building and maintaining an in-house SOC is often beyond the reach of many government agencies due to budget constraints, the need for skilled personnel, and the rapid growth of cyber threats.
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Rubrik

How Government Agencies Can Regain Control Over Who Has Access to Sensitive Public Data

Sep 25, 2024 By Alok Shah In Rubrik
We’re thrilled to announce the availability of User Intelligence on Rubrik Security Cloud - Government. Rubrik User Intelligence empowers Fed and SLED organizations with visibility into user activities, access patterns, and potential risks. This level of insight is critical for enforcing least-privilege access to sensitive data, before it results in breaches.
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keeper

Public Sector Breach Alert: Q3 2024

Sep 24, 2024 By Kim Howard In Keeper
The public sector has faced a surge of cyber attacks in recent months, targeting state agencies, schools and local governments, severely affecting operations. Several recently released cyber industry reports show a steady or growing number of ransomware attacks so far in 2024. The examples below are just some of the cyber attacks against public sector organizations this past summer.
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Arctic Wolf

Top Government Cyber Attacks

Sep 19, 2024 By Arctic Wolf In Arctic Wolf
Government entities were in the top five industries targeted by both ransomware and business email compromise (BEC) attacks in 2023, according to Arctic Wolf. Additionally, the FBI reported that government entities were the third most-targeted sector by ransomware in 2023, and Arctic Wolf’s own research saw the average ransom for government organizations top $1 million USD that same year. It’s clear that cyber threats are plentiful for these entities.
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levelblue

Introducing LevelBlue's 24/7 Managed Threat Detection and Response Service for Government

Sep 18, 2024 By Michael Vaughn In LevelBlue
As new threat vectors emerge and cybercriminals leverage sophisticated technologies to orchestrate more targeted attacks, staying ahead of threats is more challenging than ever. We are excited to announce the launch of a new managed security service designed to protect highly regulated data and help ensure critical services are efficiently delivered.
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Snyk

Meet Snyk for Government: Our developer security solution with FedRAMP ATO

Sep 17, 2024 By Danny Allan In Snyk
The Snyk team is excited to announce that our FedRAMP sponsor, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), has granted authorization (ATO), enabling their teams to leverage our public sector offering, Snyk for Government (SFG). This stage signifies that we are almost at the finish line of the FedRAMP process and points to our continued investment and support of public sector organizations in their application security efforts.
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knowbe4

Ransomware Recovery Costs Have Doubled for State and Local Governments

Aug 27, 2024 By Stu Sjouwerman In KnowBe4
Thirty-four percent of state and local government entities were hit by ransomware in 2024, a new report from Sophos has found. While this is a decrease compared to the attack rate in 2023, the mean cost of recovery for these entities has more than doubled to $2.83 million. Seventy-two percent of ransom demands made to state and local government organizations in 2024 were for $1 million or more, with 37% of demands for $5 million or more.
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