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Google Cloud and The Center for Internet Security, Inc., launched the Google Cloud Alliance this week with the goal of advancing digital security in the public sector.  The Center for Internet Security, founded in 2000 to address growing cyber threats and establish a set of cybersecurity protocols and standards like  CIS Critical Security Controls and … <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Google Cloud and The Center for Internet Security, Inc., launched the Google Cloud Alliance this week with the goal of advancing digital security in the public sector. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Center for Internet Security, founded in 2000 to address growing cyber threats and establish a set of cybersecurity protocols and standards like <\/span> CIS Critical Security Controls<\/span><\/a> and<\/span> CIS Benchmarks<\/span><\/a>, assists state and local governments in cyber threats. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Google Cloud said it will bring members and services from its<\/span> Google Cybersecurity Action Team<\/span><\/a>, including insights from its<\/span> Threat Horizons reports<\/span><\/a> and Mandiant web intelligence division to weigh in on on \u201csecuring the  broader technology ecosystem \u2013 especially as it relates to cloud posture and overall cybersecurity practices,\u201d according to a joint statement.<\/span><\/p>\n

As reported in <\/span>TechRepublic<\/span><\/a>, Google also released this month its Assured Open Source Software (Assured OSS) service for Java and Python ecosystems at no cost. The move came after an increasing trend in politically motivated denial-of-service attacks.<\/span><\/p>\n

The search engine giant responded by releasing its<\/span> Project Shield<\/span><\/a> distributed DDoS defense to government sites, news and independent journalists, as well as sites related to voting and human rights.<\/span><\/p>\n

Securing state, local, tribal, territorial government organizations<\/h2>\n

Google Cloud, which recently created Google Public Sector<\/span><\/a> to support federal, state, and local governments and educational institutions, had announced in Aug. 2021 a $10 billion commitment to public sector security over five years. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Center for Internet Security operates the Multi-State and Elections Infrastructure Information Sharing and Analysis Centers, which support the rapidly changing cybersecurity needs of state, local, tribal, and territorial government organizations, including critical infrastructure sub-sectors like K-12 schools and elections offices. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis partnership between CIS and Google is particularly exciting because it is bringing together two powerhouse perspectives on cybersecurity and applying them to the highly-targeted and historically cyber underserved community of U.S. State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial government organizations,\u201d said Gina Chapman, executive vice president, sales and business services at CIS, in a statement. \u201cThe cybersecurity needs of the public sector demand best-in-class, cost-effective solutions that include implementation and operational support, and we look forward to how we can work together to support this community.\u201d  <\/span><\/p>\n

Protecting ethical hackers, keeping vulnerabilities out of the wild<\/h2>\n

Google is also a founding member of a separate set of initiatives launched early this month under the aegis of the Center for Cybersecurity Policy and Law: <\/span><\/p>\n