Aug 4, 2020 | State & Local Government
How Contract Vehicles and License Bundles Help Government Agencies Optimize IT Costs State and local government entities in the U.S. spend more than $100 billion annually on information technology, placing them among the nation’s leading consumers of IT solutions and...
Jul 21, 2020 | Enhanced 911, State & Local Government, Unified Communications
Do your workers have reliable access to 911 emergency assistance when they are working from home? With more people than ever telecommuting, organizations need to ensure their remote workers receive the help they need when they dial 911, regardless of their location....
Jul 17, 2020 | Cisco, Cisco Umbrella, Cybersecurity, State & Local Government
Ransomware attacks are on the rise at state and local government agencies and schools across the Northwest. Bad actors are well aware that the budget challenges these organizations face protecting their networks, devices, and data make them ideal targets for...
Jun 18, 2020 | Cisco Webex, Collaboration, State & Local Government
Secure Video Conferencing Helps Government Agencies Improve Reach and Efficiency Federal, state and local government entities have made innovative use of video conferencing to maintain essential functions during the ongoing pandemic. Courts use the technology to...
Jun 9, 2020 | Cybersecurity, State & Local Government
Incident Response Plays a Key Role in Effective Cybersecurity Experts say that a security breach is virtually inevitable — that it’s a matter of “when” not “if.” How an organization responds to a security incident ultimately determines its cost and impact. State and...
Jun 2, 2020 | Cybersecurity, State & Local Government
Ransomware attacks against state and local governments have been on the rise over the past few years. According to research by the cybersecurity firm Recorded Future, there were 81 such attacks through the first nine months of the year, a 68 percent increase over the...
May 27, 2020 | Cisco, Cybersecurity, State & Local Government
Government agencies are among the most popular targets for cyber attacks. According to a 2019 Senate report, cyber attacks on government agencies have increased by more than 1,300 percent over the past 15 years, with a high-water mark of 35,277 incidents in 2017....
Jan 2, 2020 | Contact Center, State & Local Government
Why an Omnichannel Contact Center Is a Must for State and Local Government Agencies The primary function of state and local government agencies is to provide services to their constituents. Traditionally, these services have been provided based upon the requirements...
Dec 12, 2019 | Cybersecurity, State & Local Government
How Cerium works with Law Enforcement Agencies to Protect Criminal Justice Information The FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services Division (CJIS) Security Policy, is a set of standards for organizations that access criminal justice information (CJI). The CJIS...
Oct 22, 2019 | Cisco, Cybersecurity, State & Local Government
How State and Local Governments Can Take Full Advantage of Threat Intelligence Earlier this year, the State and Local Government Cybersecurity Act of 2019, also known as S. 1846, was introduced in the Senate. The goal of S. 1846 is to improve the coordination of...
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