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How Government is Using IoT to Provide Better Services to Citizens

November 3, 2017 Nov 3, 2017 11/3/17
Azure Gov Team
(image) A recent report by the International Data Corporation (IDC) estimates that by 2020 the number of devices connected to the internet will exceed 30 billion.[1] This web of connected devices, or Internet of Things (IoT), gives government agencies a new and unique opportunity to leverage innovative technology to provide better services ...

Azure Security and Compliance Blueprint – Web Applications for FedRAMP

November 2, 2017 Nov 2, 2017 11/2/17
Matt Rathbun
Today we are pleased to announce the general availability of a new Azure Security and Compliance Blueprint - Web Applications for FedRAMP. This solution deploys and configures Azure resources in a simple reference architecture and implements a subset of controls from the FedRAMP High baseline, based on NIST SP 800-53. Deploying the solution ...

Elevating the Value of the CIO

November 1, 2017 Nov 1, 2017 11/1/17
Karina Homme
(image) As the Microsoft Azure Government federal lead partnering with CIOs, I'm often asked: "What are the top priorities for modernizing government?" With new legislation empowering CIOs to take a greater leadership role in transforming the business of government, we're seeing new opportunities to innovate while reducing technology debt A...

Azure Gov Meetup Replay: Intersection of Cybersecurity & Digital Transformation for Gov  

October 25, 2017 Oct 25, 2017 10/25/17
Karina Homme
Recently, a crowd of more than 120 people turned out for the Azure Gov DC user community Meetup on the Intersection of Cybersecurity & Digital Transformation at 1776 in Washington, DC. For those who were not able to join us for the event we are pleased to bring you the replay of the event. Segment 1: Kicks off with Azure Government ...

Utilizing the cloud for greater security everywhere

October 24, 2017 Oct 24, 2017 10/24/17
Susie Adams
(image) In my day-to-day work, I help government agencies implement initiatives to protect, detect and respond to breaches. You've likely heard statistics - on average globally, it takes 191 days to identify a data breach and that the median number of days an attacker stays dormant within a network before detection is over 200. To put that in ...

Announcing new Azure Government capabilities for classified mission-critical workloads

October 18, 2017 Oct 18, 2017 10/18/17
Karina Homme
Microsoft is partnering with the U.S. Government in the journey to the cloud, providing both infrastructure (IaaS) and platform (PaaS) offerings to enable digital transformation. Our government customers are responsible for the most sensitive data and the most critical applications in the country. We're continuously expanding our support for ...

Department of Justice Issues a FedRAMP High ATO for Azure Government

October 17, 2017 Oct 17, 2017 10/17/17
Matt Rathbun
The Department of Justice (DOJ) Justice Management Division (JMD) has issued two FedRAMP High ATOs for Azure Government. The DOJ performs critical services for U.S. Citizens with the mission "[t]o enforce the law and defend the interests of the United States according to the law; to ensure public safety against threats foreign and domestic; to...

Azure Security Center coming to Azure Government

October 17, 2017 Oct 17, 2017 10/17/17
Sarah Fender, Azure Security Engineering
(image) While cyber threats affect every organization and every individual, governments face unique challenges. Today, we are announcing Azure Security Center, which provides unified security management and advanced threat protection for hybrid cloud workloads, will be coming to Azure Government. From simplified management to new ways to ...