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Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Secure Identity and Access Management
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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.
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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.
At the Education Department, Chief Information Security Officer Steven Hernandez said people’s concept of identity will need to evolve.
At GAO’s Innovation Lab, which is designed to be a practioner of new computational capacity, identity verification is a major issue.
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DHS looking at ‘black belt’ program to create AI champions across components
The Department of Homeland Security is looking to create a “black belt” program to identify data and AI champions across several areas of expertise.
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How to address OMB’s five CX life experiences
The Biden administration has issued several new mandates for federal agencies to prioritize and deliver enhanced government customer experiences (CX) capabilities. These mandates provide a roadmap and an opportunity for agencies to leverage digital transformation efforts and modernize CX capabilities for the constituents they serve.
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Two former Commerce Department executives take on intellectual property protection
Two former U.S. Patent and Trademark Office directors — one from the Obama administration and one from the Trump administration — recently formed a coalition. Its aim is to protect U.S. intellectual property, particularly from theft by China.
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Education stays in-house for its new CIO
Luis Lopez, who has been with the department since 2017, will replace Jason Gray as CIO.
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CISO council considers new authentication mechanisms for feds, citizens
Multifactor authentication and identity are a major issues in front of the federal chief information security officer council.
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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission gets high marks for its cybersecurity program
In today’s Federal Newscast: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission gets high marks for its cybersecurity program. Watchdogs say mistakes and fraud led to telehealth overbilling during the pandemic. And DoD wants to know if the kids are doing all right.
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Enabling smart data sharing to strengthen cyber posture at civilian agencies
For many years, federal agencies treated data as something to guard at all costs, resulting in redundant and disconnected systems across government.
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How to make Zero Trust architectures successful
Mark Amtower is joined by Sanjt Ganguli, Vice president, Transformation Strategy and Field CTO of Zscaler.
