Quantifying the economic impact of Elastic SecurityAs public sector organizations grapple with a changing economic and political landscape, the focus has increasingly turned to driving efficiencies, reducing costs, and strengthening resiliency. For government agencies tasked with spending taxpayer funds judiciously, leaders must balance risk management with total cost of … [Read more...] about Government cybersecurity: Consolidating tools and costs with AI & ML
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Elastic earns fifth AWS Competency as a Government ISV Partner
Advancing digital transformation in government through Search AI and cloud innovationWe’re thrilled to share that Elastic has achieved the AWS Government ISV Partner Competency. This prestigious designation recognizes Elastic as an Amazon Web Services (AWS) partner that has proven expertise in delivering high-quality solutions that help government agencies meet mandates, reduce … [Read more...] about Elastic earns fifth AWS Competency as a Government ISV Partner
Optimizing long-term data retention with Elastic Cloud Hosted: Ensuring compliance and efficiency for government
In the digital era, state and local governments are increasingly tasked with managing vast volumes of data while ensuring compliance with stringent regulatory requirements. These regulations, which can vary significantly depending on jurisdiction, often require the retention of data for extended periods — sometimes ranging from one to seven years. Compliance with standards, … [Read more...] about Optimizing long-term data retention with Elastic Cloud Hosted: Ensuring compliance and efficiency for government
Impacts of Government Regulation on PQC Product Availability
In our recent blog, The Countdown Has Begun: Getting Started on your PQC Journey, we discussed both Q-Day, the moment when quantum computers will be able break all decryption, and the risk of Harvest Now, Decrypt Later (HNDL) cyberattacks. We focused on addressing top priority post-quantum cryptography (PQC) capabilities, namely, how to begin the migration to quantum-safe … [Read more...] about Impacts of Government Regulation on PQC Product Availability
Russian RomCom Attacks Target Ukrainian Government with New SingleCamper RAT Variant
Oct 17, 2024Ravie LakshmananThreat Intelligence / Malware The Russian threat actor known as RomCom has been linked to a new wave of cyber attacks aimed at Ukrainian government agencies and unknown Polish entities since at least late 2023. The intrusions are characterized by the use of a variant of the RomCom RAT dubbed SingleCamper (aka SnipBot or RomCom 5.0), said Cisco … [Read more...] about Russian RomCom Attacks Target Ukrainian Government with New SingleCamper RAT Variant
Three Reasons for Cisco Umbrella for Government
Cisco Umbrella for Government has been granted FedRAMP Moderate Authority-To-Operate (ATO) and is now available to U.S. federal, state, and local government agencies, as well as other organizations that require FedRAMP authorization. This reflects Cisco’s commitment to providing one of the most comprehensive and reliable cloud-native cybersecurity solutions to government … [Read more...] about Three Reasons for Cisco Umbrella for Government
Accelerating SaaS solution delivery to the U.S. Federal Government
Synopsis: The Cisco Federal Operational Security Stack streamlines the process for Cisco SaaS solutions on their FedRAMP journey, bringing a myriad of benefits. It revolutionizes product engineering team workflows by offering a centralized and integrated suite of tools and services that cover a significant number of FedRAMP security requirements. This efficiency decreases … [Read more...] about Accelerating SaaS solution delivery to the U.S. Federal Government
New APT Group “CloudSorcerer” Targets Russian Government Entities
Jul 08, 2024NewsroomCyber Espionage / Cloud Security A previously undocumented advanced persistent threat (APT) group dubbed CloudSorcerer has been observed targeting Russian government entities by leveraging cloud services for command-and-control (C2) and data exfiltration. Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky, which discovered the activity in May 2024, the tradecraft adopted by the … [Read more...] about New APT Group “CloudSorcerer” Targets Russian Government Entities
Chinese State-Backed Cyber Espionage Targets Southeast Asian Government
Jun 05, 2024NewsroomCyber Espionage / Threat Intelligence An unnamed high-profile government organization in Southeast Asia emerged as the target of a "complex, long-running" Chinese state-sponsored cyber espionage operation codenamed Crimson Palace. "The overall goal behind the campaign was to maintain access to the target network for cyberespionage in support of Chinese … [Read more...] about Chinese State-Backed Cyber Espionage Targets Southeast Asian Government
Indian Government Rescues 250 Citizens Forced into Cybercrime in Cambodia
Apr 01, 2024NewsroomCryptocurrency / Financial Fraud The Indian government said it has rescued and repatriated about 250 citizens in Cambodia who were held captive and coerced into running cyber scams. The Indian nationals "were lured with employment opportunities to that country but were forced to undertake illegal cyber work," the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in … [Read more...] about Indian Government Rescues 250 Citizens Forced into Cybercrime in Cambodia