Cybersecurity

It might be critical, but infrastructure in the United States has remained stubbornly difficult to protect from cyber and physical attacks.

If federal agencies were constantly on guard the past several years, as cyber-attacks grew in intensity and effectiveness, the past several months of the pandemic, has dumped fuel on that fire of fear and paranoia.

On this edition of Cyber Chat, Host Sean Kelley sits down with Congressman Mike Rogers to discuss the rollout of 5G Technologies, the implications of the technology and what that means for cyber security.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency detailed the concept of trust zones under the final TIC 3.0 implementation guidance released last week.

Phil Quade, chief information security officer for Fortinet, joins host John Gilroy on this week’s Federal Tech talk to discuss what the federal government can do to address a drastic shortage of workers with cybersecurity skills.

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) suggested giving the IRS $2 billion under the Technology Modernization Fund and then letting agencies use the savings from the tax agency for other projects.

Dana Deasy, the DoD CIO, said in a wide-ranging press conference that the Pentagon plans to reaward the JEDI contract in late August and the new chief data officer is on a 90-day listening tour that will help guide a new plan of action.

Nicolas Chaillan, the Air Force’s chief software officer, said the service is testing its cloud native access point approach through Platform One with the F-35 and Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) teams.

Agencies face significant cyber threats from their supply chains. There is growing concern focused on the reseller channel, an often vulnerable link.

Maurice Uenuma, vice president of Federal and Enterprise at Tripwire, joins host John Gilroy on this week’s Federal Tech Talk to discuss data integrity and why it is so important for federal agencies trying to protect themselves from cyber attacks.

As federal agencies begin to take advantage of new capabilities at the tactical edge, they also need to adjust their security strategies to compensate for new vulnerabilities.

Federal contractors have known it’s coming. The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program imposes on them, basic protective measures if they’re dealing with the government and its data.

Shannon Hulbert, CEO of Opus Interactive and Dave Link, CEO of ScienceLogic join host John Gilroy on this week’s Federal Tech Talk to discuss how the Covid crisis has impacted hybrid cloud adoption.

Nick Beim, partner in the venture capital firm Venrock, joins host Aileen Black on this week’s Leaders and Legends to discuss the technology race between the United States and China, and how the US is adjusting to the changing technology landscape.