Cybersecurity

For many federal agencies, teleworking presents a unique cybersecurity challenge: suddenly thousands of employees are using home Wi-Fi networks and personal devices to work, and sometimes view classified information, potentially opening up their department’s network up to cyber criminals and nation-state actors.

National Institutes of Standards and Technology's new guidelines for granting secure verification to government workers who manage protected information will allow federal employees who work with classified data to be granted access more easily amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

George Washington University's program will focus on transitioning security technology prototypes to usable products.

The demands of a remote workforce have put renewed emphasis on instating zero trust and secure cloud access.

Federal IT leads say the strategy lets agencies ‘use the tools we have’ to modernize security.

Vulnerabilities lead to questions about home networks and "bring-your-own-device" policies.

One month on, mobile device security and video-teleconferencing platforms enter the spotlight.

• GovCast

The new CIO discusses how his intelligence-community experience will inform IT efforts at the agency.

• Cybersecurity
• Workforce

Key topics include election security, workforce and building public trust.

• Cybersecurity

The report, to be issued March 11, will outline a national and allied effort to defend in cyberspace.

• Cybersecurity

The agency encourages organizations to engage with the framework and contribute to the standards' evolution.

• Cloud
• Zero Trust

A layered defense approach won’t work anymore — zero trust is necessary as the Defense Department moves to the cloud.