Security

Three Ways the Department of Defense Can Plug Security Holes

01/21/20 An early 2019 report from the Defense Department Officer of Inspector General revealed how difficult it’s been for federal agencies to stem the tide of cybersecurity threa…

Modernizing Security to Protect Next-Generation Federal Networks

01/14/20 As agencies across the federal government modernize their networks to include and accommodate the newest technologies such as cloud and the Internet of Things (IoT), feder…

Federal IT Pros Optimistic About Security, but Insider Threats Remain a Challenge

01/07/20 Federal IT professionals feel threats posed by careless or malicious insiders and foreign governments are at an all-time high, yet network administrators and security mana…

You Too Can Stink at Information Security!

01/06/20 “Security? We don’t need no stinking security!” I’ve actually heard a CTO utter words this effect. If you subscribe to a similar mindset, here are five ways you too can st…

4 Keys to Successful Cyberdefense Automation

12/31/19 Automation can reduce the need to perform mundane tasks, improve efficiency, and create a more agile response to threats. For example, administrators can use artificial in…

3 Ideas to Build a Better Cybersecurity Strategy

12/24/19 Data from the Center for Strategic and International Studies paints a sobering picture of the modern cybersecurity landscape. The CSIS, which has been compiling data on cy…

Using User Access Management to Defend Against Insider Threats

12/17/19 According to the SolarWinds 2019 Cybersecurity Survey, cybersecurity threats are increasing—particularly the threat of accidental data exposure from people inside the agen…

Worried About Protecting Your Data? CDM Is Here to Help

12/03/19 The Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) Program, issued by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), goes a long way toward helping agencies identify and prioriti…

it-sa in Germany – Recap

11/20/19 At the beginning of October, we attended it-sa for the second time. it-sa, which has been taking place in beautiful Nuremberg over the last ten years, has grown from a med…

Dominating and Protecting the Connected Battlefield

11/12/19 “Dominance” and “protection” sum up the Defense Department’s goals as U.S. armed forces begin to modernize their networks and communications systems. DOD is investing sign…

Cloudy With a Chance of Governance: RBAC, Policy, and Improving Cloud Confidence

10/27/19 For many organizations, the decision of moving workloads to the cloud is all over but the shouting. The problem is that the shouting is pretty loud, and often centers arou…

CSAM: Don’t Miss These Commonly Overlooked Areas of Cybersecurity

10/25/19 Security isn’t just about the latest technical controls or the newest threat. Rani Johnson talks about two areas of security she thinks should get more emphasis. If you wa…