Dr. Chase Cunningham, principal analyst at Forrester, joins host John Gilroy on this week's Federal Tech Talk to discuss cybersecurity and why federal agencies should set up virtual platforms to test Zero Trust concepts.
This program will provide a progress report on cybersecurity strategies in government.
Also in today's Federal Newscast, for the first time in 12 years, federal civilian agencies suffered no major cyber incidents in fiscal 2018.
In the annual Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) report to Congress, which the administration made public on Aug. 16, OMB says the number of cyber incidents dropped by 12% as compared to 2017.
The Department of Health and Human Services and the Defense Information Systems Agency are thinking beyond passwords when it comes to network security, and taking a step in identity management that has long been contemplated in government, but not actually implemented.
In today's Federal Newscast, agencies have one less thing to worry about for the final six weeks of fiscal 2019, budget cuts due to sequestration are not on the table.
In today's Federal Newscast, Interior Secretary David Bernhardt announced plans to streamline the department's 13 ethics programs into one.
In today's Federal Newscast, the Labor Department's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has launched the Contractor Assistance Portal.
According to Comparitech, a British cybersecurity testing company, some of the breaches were done the old fashioned way.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is looking to build a common foundation of cybersecurity practices for IoT manufacturers and consumers.
The Air Force called on white-hat hackers to protect one of its clouds.
Also in today's Federal Newscast, USDA employees relocating to Kansas City will now get incentive payments to make up for their now lower salaries.
Don Graham, director of Sales for Radiant Logic joins John Gilroy on this week's Federal Tech Talk to discuss how the digital revolution is changing identity management in the federal government.
When it comes to moving from on-site data centers to the cloud, agencies face substantial workforce and culture challenges that aren't always reflected in metrics.
Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) warns that many IT modernization fixes passed already by lawmakers still aren't working as planned.