The Air Force believes it's created a successful proof-of-concept that would let airmen access military networks via their own devices, and is ready to start large-scale testing.
As the government looks forward to a future where operations are restored to normal – whatever that may look like – it will be important for agencies to prioritize.
Mia Jordan, the CIO at the Agriculture Department’s Rural Development bureau, is leaving after 10 years to become the CIO at the Education Department’s Federal Student Aid Office.
This week on Federal Tech Talk, Kevin Coppins, president and chief executive officer at Spirion, joins host John Gilroy to discuss how the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted data management and data security in the federal government.
This program provides a progress report on cybersecurity strategies in government.
Government leaders must focus more on data-driven network visibility as an IT investment priority. By seeing what is happening within their networks at all times, they will know when threat actors are “casing the house” and stop them before they can trigger a significant incident.
Brian Harrell, the assistant director for infrastructure security, is leaving the agency after 21 months at CISA. Steve Harris, the deputy assistant director, will take over on an interim basis.
While 5G could have major implications for the economy, intelligence and cybersecurity agency officials warn that moving more core functions to the edge of networks could create a larger attack surface for adversaries.
Grant Schneider, the federal chief information security officer, is leaving federal service after almost 28 years, including the last two in his current role.
Guy Cavallo, the SBA deputy chief information officer, will become the principal deputy CIO at OPM starting on Sept. 14.
Five of 10 agencies responded to Sen. Maggie Hassan’s (D-N.H.) request for details and plans for how they will modernize outdated systems and what Congress can do to help.
While the security benefits of zero-trust architectures are well-known, less recognized is the extra value that zero-trust architectures can create.
Some agencies' new routines might be here to stay, according to IT security officials who say the feasibility of long-term telework has opened the door to a reimagining of the civil service.
In the end, CMMC is really just a change of procedure that will result in efficiencies by preventing things upfront that will create better efficiencies downstream.
Defense and national security tech leaders are trying to balance implications of mass telework with pre-existing cyber priorities, and fend off an unending onslaught of bad actors trying to exploit the – in some cases – woefully unprepared remote federal workforce.