Cybersecurity
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There’s something wrong with cybersecurity in 2021, and it has to do with the way organizations are approaching protecting their networks. According to Helen Patton, Advisory Chief Information Security Officer for Duo Security, organizations need to be more skeptical when it comes to accessing networks, a concept called zero trust.
September 17, 2021 -
Executives from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Marshals Service, U.S. Postal Service, Lumen and Ciena will discuss how to deliver services through cloud-based applications to citizens to take advantage of artificial intelligence, machine learning and advanced analytics, and emerging technologies like 5G.
September 16, 2021 -
As the Biden administration implements infrastructure programs, cyber defense must be at the core, and perimeter, of all modernization initiatives.
September 15, 2021 -
As digital transformation progresses in nearly every sector, zero trust has become, for many, the security model of choice. However, Okta's federal chief security officer, Sean Frazier is one of the lead technology executives who’s concerned that “implementing zero trust has left security leaders struggling to make some shifts in strategy and fundamental architecture” which are required by the EO.
September 14, 2021 -
One of the most common mistakes that leads to failed software building approaches is starting with the front end. Often, software developers prioritize the front end, making the interface look nice, over the more crucial element of ensuring users can interoperate their systems in dynamic, effective, and scalable ways.
September 14, 2021 -
DoD is eying changes to the sweeping cybersecurity auditing program that could affect potentially hundreds of thousands of federal contractors.
September 14, 2021 -
The creation of a Cyber Safety Review Board in President Joe Biden's executive order on improving cybersecurity is being compared to the establishment of the NTSB in 1967.
September 14, 2021 -
Current and former federal technology leaders say OMB’s draft zero trust strategy takes an importance focus on architecture, but it also must still address some challenges.
September 13, 2021 -
The threat of ransomware and loss or seizure of data looms large. Mitigating and deterring these threats is the key to ensuring continuity of government operations.
September 13, 2021 -
John Phillips, vice president, Public Sector at Tricentis, joined host John Gilroy on this week's Federal Tech Talk to discuss how automating the software testing process will bring large federal IT projects to completion sooner.
September 13, 2021 -
CISA wants agencies to be aware of the cybersecurity services it offers to help them meet the goals of the newly mandated security architecture.
September 10, 2021 -
Chris DeRusha, the federal chief information security officer, said comments on the administration’s new draft zero trust strategy will ensure agencies succeed in improving cybersecurity.
September 09, 2021 -
For an agency that's only had seven confirmed secretaries, the Department of Homeland Security's area of responsibility has grown exponentially since it's creation after the attacks of 9/11.
September 09, 2021 -
The Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board currently lacks the membership necessary to issue reports and start new projects.
September 08, 2021 -
Cybersecurity and data management are closely linked. That's why many agencies are refining their strategies for gathering and managing large stores or lakes of network and other data in service of better cybersecurity.
September 07, 2021