Cybersecurity
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There is no magic silver bullet for cybersecurity—but hard work and discipline can make things a lot easier to manage.
December 20, 2019 -
Shane Barney, the chief Information Security Officer at USCIS, and Togi Andrews, the CISO at FEMA, say automation and reskilling of the workforce is part of how they are evolving their security operations centers.
December 20, 2019 -
The 2020 spending bills urge the Social Security Administration to reinstate its telework program for operations employees, but they're silent on collective bargaining protections and funding for the Bureau of Land Management's upcoming relocation.
December 18, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, if the fiscal 2020 budget deal gets signed into law, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency will receive $2 billion, $334 million more than it received in 2019.
December 18, 2019 -
The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program is moving fast but in a transparent manner.
December 18, 2019 -
Defense contractors have to keep their eyes and ears open this week, says Alan Chvotkin at the Professional Services Council.
December 17, 2019 -
Eric Trexler, vice president of Global Governments and Critical Infrastructure Sales at Forcepoint, joins John Gilroy on this week's Federal Tech Talk to discuss the implications of a federal agencies' move to the cloud.
December 13, 2019 -
Concerns of another data breach hitting the government is looming over federal cyber efforts.
December 13, 2019 -
The Air Force is preparing to invest in what it’s calling Digital U, an online schoolhouse similar to Udemy or Codecademy that will let airmen learn basic cyber skills.
December 13, 2019 -
A new report from the president's National Infrastructure Advisory Council has urged CISA and its government partners to consolidate its multiple information-sharing and supply chain risk management endeavors.
December 12, 2019 -
California begins country's strictest data privacy law Jan. 1. Host John Thomas Flynn talks what started it, who's affected and will citizens see a "data dividend" in their future?
December 12, 2019 -
If confirmed, Jovita Carranza said she would focus on SBA's commitment to providing cybersecurity resources to the country’s 30 million small businesses.
December 12, 2019 -
The House Oversight and Reform Committee released the ninth version of the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) scorecard with 20 of 24 agencies improving or maintaining their scores.
December 11, 2019 -
If a chain is only as strong as the weakest link, then small business in the federal or industrial supply chain needs to be forged a little tougher.
December 10, 2019 -
The Homeland Security Department’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency will host the finals of the President’s Cup Cybersecurity Competition Dec. 10-12 in Arlington, Virginia.
December 09, 2019