As U.S. government agencies migrate operations and apps to multi-cloud environments, there are lessons learned to be gained from their private sector counterparts. John Sellers of Cisco shares some of these lessons, as well as questions government security leaders need to be asking about the cloud.
Many employees are likely to begin looking for the flexibility and ease that remote work offers even as the pandemic wanes, turning many previously in-person government workplaces into hybrid ones.
As agencies begin to support a more permanent remote future, it’s critical that they build security in every
step...
With deep national security implications, the cyber risks associated with the Defense Industrial Base (DIB) are perhaps the most urgent. Threat actors have realized that targeting vulnerable companies across the defense supply chain can be not only a profitable enterprise but also an alternate method to accessing...
Cybersecurity experts have been
and remain concerned about a potential attack on the U.S.
election infrastructure. With Russian interference
in the 2016 elections, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
(CISA) undertook the mission to ensure free and...
With no federal privacy law in place, individual states in the US are working to create their own privacy laws to protect their residents. California’s law is already in place, and Virginia just recently passed one of its own. Colorado has a law on the table for voting, while other states are trying repeatedly to...
Securing Identities, Credentials, and Access in Federal Government Agencies
Known as Federal Identity, Credential, and Access Management, FICAM is the U.S. government’s approach to Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM). There are numerous federal laws, policies, and standards that influence the design...
Oakland County, Michigan, is one of the largest counties in the United States and according to the Center for Digital Government, it’s also one of the most technologically advanced. To get there, the county needed to re-architect an infrastructure made up of fractured, on-premises and cloud systems so that it could...
Software is at the center of it all, placing increased pressure on developers, security managers, and DevOps leaders to develop applications faster. However, this need for speed comes at a price, and security can be seen as a blocker and not an enabler. Watch this webinar to understand why it's time to prioritize your...
Public sector organisations worldwide face a
daunting set of challenges as society adjusts to
the current COVID-19 environment. Whether it is
local government, healthcare, law enforcement,
or blue light responders, organisations across all
disciplines that previously depended on in-person
processes have been...
It is essential that government organizations and the private sector bodies in their supply chain have the
right solutions in place to minimize the risk of data loss in the public sector. Systems for data classification
and data loss prevention allow organizations to effectively control and manage data and ensure...
In some respects, government agencies enter the cybersecurity arena with one hand
already tied behind their backs. It's accepted: They are under great public scrutiny in terms
of their financial spending. They are challenged to recruit and retain qualified staff. And yet
they are still a favored target of...
Federal government agencies face unique cybersecurity risks, and as a result they often place tight restrictions on mobile devices in the workplace. But perhaps it's time to loosen these restrictions because they are negatively impacting missions, recruitment and retention.
There are consequences of cutting back or...
Federal government agencies face unique cybersecurity risks, and as a result they often place tight restrictions on mobile devices in the workplace. Michael Campbell of Privoro says it's time to loosen these restrictions because they are negatively impacting missions, recruitment and retention.
National security, cyber incident response, and cyber security risk management experts analyze the current state of fraud within political campaigns. This includes current challenges campaigns are facing and how best to address those challenges. Join experts from the US CyberDome to learn how to ensure free speech...
Although many governments have adopted "Cloud First" strategies with respect to their modernization efforts, are they transitioning to the cloud using "Cloud Smart" strategies? Recent findings from the 2019 Unisys Cloud Success Barometer survey shows that 23% of government have embraced multi-cloud solutions,...
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