Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Secure Identity and Access Management

Federal Insights

Use the cloud for frictionless identity and access management

Getting ID and access management right is important for several reasons. Sean Frazier, the federal chief security officer at Okta points out that the ID and access management “plane” in systems is an attractive place for attackers to gain access to networks and data.

Technology

Customs and Border Protection uses large toolbox for identity and access management

Identity and access management, along with zero trust architecture and supply chain risk management, are key foundational points of the president’s cybersecurity executive order issued in May.

Technology

Education Department looking at zero trust to secure bots from being compromised

At the Education Department, Chief Information Security Officer Steven Hernandez said people’s concept of identity will need to evolve.

Technology

GAO looking for balance and best practices of identity verification

At GAO’s Innovation Lab, which is designed to be a practioner of new computational capacity, identity verification is a major issue.

Biden cyber EO seeks proof of security from software vendors

The new cybersecurity executive order seeks to put teeth behind the secure software development standards that federal vendors are supposed to be following.

Cybersecurity
How to expedite your CMMC process

The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification rule is now final, yet we still see organizations seeking certification waiting to implement the requirements.

Commentary
What the tech industry wants from the Trump administration and Congress

The technology industry is calling on the incoming Trump administration and Congress to create the necessary tax and regulatory environment.

Technology
Technology executives on the move at Education, OPM, HHS

Steve Hernandez, Education’s CISO, and Brian Bordelon, Education’s deputy CIO, have moved to new agencies to take on similar roles.

Reporter's Notebook
Inside the DHS Science and Technology Directorate’s search for better wireless communications

The Homeland Security Department’s Science and Technology Directorate has an ongoing research program for the development of cellular.

Technology
For 2025, the return of IT efficiency and effectiveness

Current and former executives say the federal technology themes for 2025 will be similar to 2024 with the addition of efficiency and effectiveness.

Reporter's Notebook
IRS ‘prepared’ for 2025 filing season, but potential spending cuts loom for the agency

For the 2025 tax filing season, the IRS is expanding several modernization efforts. But potential budget cuts on the table could curtail those efforts.

Management
Five takeaways from GSA’s latest Section 508 assessment

Agencies are dedicating more time and staff to digital accessibility efforts, but acquisition is still a key hurdle when it comes to Section 508 compliance.

IT Modernization

Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Secure Identity and Access Management

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