Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity is the protection of computer software, systems and networks from threats that can lead to unauthorized information disclosure, theft or damage to hardware, software or data, as well as from the disruption or misdirection of the services they provide. Federal agencies are reducing risk, prioritizing threat-monitoring tools and developing cybersecurity resilience to thwart threats.
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How TIC 3.0 Will Enable Cloud, Remote Work
As more and more federal agencies look to transition to the cloud, both to save costs by closing data centers and to give their employees greater freedom to work remotely, maintaining network security has been a stumbling block.
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Know Your Risk Amid Tensions with Iran, CISA Advises
The first days of 2020 have been a roller coaster for those involved with and adjacent to defense and national security issues.
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2020's 'War on Pineapple' and More For Cyber Resiliency at DHS
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) was the most public-facing agency within the Department of Homeland Security this year, driving home its role as "the nation’s risk advisor" during its first year as an agency. In 2020, CISA looks to amplify that aspect of its mission ahead of the next presidential election with its #Protect2020 and #WaronPineapple campaigns, which the agency aims to promote awareness around election security and disinformation, respectively.
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DHS CISA's Daniel Kroese and Marsh's Stephen Vina
Partnerships are increasingly becoming important in government cybersecurity efforts.
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Stacie Alboum, Deputy Director, NIH Center for Information Technology
The cybersecurity efforts within the overall Optimize NIH initiative are important toward the agency's IT improvements.
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Interagency Collaboration Jumpstarts Cybersecurity Modernization
IT modernization is one of the foremost initiatives across the federal government, and cybersecurity is proving to be a key component in that initiative.
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Leaders Agree that Cybersecurity is About People
Educating everyone about security is especially important as paradigms surrounding cybersecurity shift. Traditionally, experts thought of a strong perimeter as the most important way to defend critical networks and systems.
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CISA, DOD Weigh in on Protecting the Nation's Most Critical Infrastructure
Federal agencies are taking cues from industry for some of their most pressing cybersecurity challenges.
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First Cybersecurity Reskilling Cohort Graduates
In an effort to draw upon talents and aptitudes within the federal government to close the cybersecurity workforce gap, earlier this year the Federal CIO Council created the Cyber Reskilling Academy, a full-time, three-month-long program for federal employees outside of IT roles to learn the necessary skills to become cybersecurity experts.
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Increasing Infrastructure and Supply Chain Security at FBI, USCIS, Air Force
Perspectives from federal agencies that secure some of America’s most high-value assets revealed that although agencies may agree on methods or best practices for dealing with cybersecurity threats, their approaches are not all that similar.
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BlackBerry Cylance on the Future of Proactive Cybersecurity
State of Cyber CXO Tech Forum July 18 discussions around the origins of American information security and the future of the field.
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CDM, Cloud, Zero Trust at the Forefront of Federal Cybersecurity
Agencies are implementing the continuous diagnostics and monitoring (CDM) mandate from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) as well as employing cloud services and the Zero Trust framework to balance user access with network integrity.
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