GovLoop

JUNE 30, 2023

There are a lot of points of entry now,” said Raghurama Pantula, Director of Information Security for Karsun Solutions, a modernization company that applies innovative approaches to help achieve agency missions. “So, The control plane is responsible for managing the configuration of the data plane proxies.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The 2024 version of the United Nations (UN) annual report The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World found that about 29.6 Food security can be caused by a number of factors, including poverty, inflationary factors, violent conflict, and the effects of climate change. percent of the global population, or about 2.4

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American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

You probably don’t wake up thinking about cyber security, or whether you may fall for a phishing attack. Read on to explore the world of cyber security and phishing, while learning simple and effective ways to protect your identity online. Avoid clicking on any suspicious links or downloading unknown attachments.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

MARCH 29, 2023

We must improve security because the impacts of human error on cybersecurity can be immense, and one small slip-up can have disastrous impacts One small slip-up or moment of personal irresponsibility can cause havoc for even the most robust organisations. The statistics speak for themselves.

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GovLoop

JUNE 13, 2023

Let’s say an agency’s security operations center wants to use analytics to improve its ability to detect and respond to threats throughout its environment. Legacy data management solutions simply were not designed with that kind of scenario in mind, leaving data specialists stuck with laborious manual processes. One problem is scale.

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GovLoop

AUGUST 30, 2024

To be efficient and effective, government agencies need interoperable systems that securely connect employees, constituents and partners to the resources they need across the enterprise. The company’s solutions make digital experiences secure and seamless for all users. Policy-based access control helps here.

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GovLoop

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Data security may look a little different in a distributed environment, Hoon said, “and there are also scalability and storage challenges to deal with.” All this requires strong data management, he said. We help our customers manage data through a comprehensive approach that we call data intelligence.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

JANUARY 25, 2024

Consumer messaging apps and government While consumer messaging apps have become a convenient and easily accessible communications and collaboration option, they pose significant security risks. The problem is that consumer apps are designed for massive scale and extensibility, not necessarily for security.

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GovLoop

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Adaptive Security: Artificial intelligence will rapidly become a standard part of most threat detection and incident response plans, augmenting not replacing staff. Programmatic Data Management: AI-based automation platforms will help agencies enhance their use of data in decision-making and planning enterprise-wide.

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Google Public Sector

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

In the demanding world of federal software development, teams are constantly challenged to deliver innovative solutions while upholding the highest security standards. The complexity of scaling teams, managing infrastructure, and ensuring consistent development environments can quickly become overwhelming.

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Microsoft Public Sector

MAY 17, 2023

Data security is a top concern and priority for many organizations. As I'm working with customers, especially in the State and Local Government, I notice that sometimes customers do not know where to begin with their data security strategy. The below are 3 key considerations for your data security journey.

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Microsoft Public Sector

JULY 20, 2023

Government agencies bear the responsibility of handling a vast array of critical data, ranging from classified documents and personal records of citizens to national security information. Traditionally, many organizations rely on tools like data loss prevention (DLP) to manage insider risks.

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Microsoft Public Sector

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

While IP comes in many common forms, such as documents and spreadsheets, but images and CAD files pose just as big a risk and are more difficult to protect with traditional security tools. For example, should they be able to edit it, download it or share it? Should they be able to access it on a public Wi-Fi or at an airport?

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GovLoop

OCTOBER 16, 2024

“The integration of AI within government operations will redefine our interaction between citizens and government,” said Chris Steel, AI Practice Lead with AlphaSix, which provides data management platforms and data analysis tools. “It But the foundation of AI is data — high-quality, accessible and secure. The top 10% or 20% is AI.

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GovLoop

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

They may lack modern security features, and they are difficult to patch and update,” said Bryan Schneider, Director, Public Sector, with Fortinet. SLED entities may struggle to impose greater security on their critical-infrastructure OT. That presents a major challenge.

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Microsoft Public Sector

AUGUST 11, 2022

Protecting Public Data and Trust with Azure Security and Microsoft Entra – A State DOJ Case. Below is a discussion on how organizations can more effectively prevent these types of attacks through the use of multiple Azure Security capabilities and Microsoft Entra. Perfection Isn’t the Goal - Awareness Is.

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Microsoft Public Sector

OCTOBER 24, 2024

In today's digital age, securing an organization's information is more critical than ever. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) stood up a program called Secure Cloud Business Applications (SCuBA). This includes best practices for configuration management, and monitoring of those environments.

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GovLoop

APRIL 26, 2023

But security is equally crucial. As data increases, it becomes more challenging to store, share and secure it, within and across organizations. “We Keep Access Authorized A big challenge is managing the tension between keeping data secure and making it accessible.

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GovLoop

MAY 6, 2024

But there’s a catch: They also need to secure that data. This is where zero-trust architecture (ZTA) comes into play,” said Michael Epley, Chief Architect and Security Strategist with Red Hat. “In Identity and Access Management Identity and access management, while key to ZTA, present special challenges at the edge, according to Epley.

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GovLoop

AUGUST 24, 2023

Identity security (also known as identity governance and identity management) protects against the cyber threats associated with providing technology access to a diverse workforce. What are some of the key characteristics of an effective approach to identity security? It all comes down to risk management,” Nielsen said.

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GovLoop

MAY 12, 2023

However, modern agencies have so much data to manage, it can be hard to know where the important data is located in the system or understand how it’s being used, which is a certain security risk. If your agency is considering a data observability pipeline to manage your sensitive data appropriately, download this resource for tips.

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Government Technology Insider

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Within the public sector, AI has emerged as a powerful force, notably contributing to digital transformation, fostering collaboration and cost-cutting initiatives, enhancing predictive analytics, facilitating cloud computing, and strengthening public safety and security measures.

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GovLoop

JULY 9, 2024

Government organizations have ample motivation to secure their networks, devices and infrastructure: Ransomware targets 58% of public-sector entities each year, and it costs them each more than $2 million, on average, to get up and running again.

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GovLoop

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

In today’s threat environment, where ransomware and other attacks aim to steal and exploit user credentials, a focus on identity “is the first step in securing state and local systems,” said James Imanian, Senior Director, U.S. That really needs to be a cornerstone of their identity security practice.”

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GovLoop

AUGUST 26, 2024

It’s imperative that these databases comply with the White House zero-trust security mandate. Yet implementing zero trust in legacy database management systems has proven to be problematic. “A A zero-trust model includes supporting tools such as identity and access management, data loss protection, analytics, network security, etc.,”

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Government Technology Insider

JULY 10, 2024

The IT team needed to improve their overall cybersecurity posture and improve endpoint management without slowing down service delivery. In addition, they were able to reduce the mean time for resolving security incidents by 85 percent. “In

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GovLoop

OCTOBER 19, 2023

As data management health grows, so does the entire organization. Architecture Eases Processes Chang said agencies face challenges using their data technology: data silos, security vulnerabilities and an inability to support collaboration. The architectural design also must help strengthen system security.

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GovLoop

MAY 25, 2023

Cyber experts often emphasize that there’s no silver bullet for improving the security of government systems. Shadow IT — that is, technology that the IT department does not approve or manage — continues to be a bugaboo. The federal government has increased efforts to improve the security of the software supply chain.

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GovLoop

AUGUST 18, 2023

When agencies collect data from IoT resources, they need a centralized platform that can make the vast amount of information they are receiving more manageable. Security: The platform must meet the necessary compliance requirements.

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GovLoop

JANUARY 30, 2024

If the code behind a new application has flaws, adding code for cyber defense on top of it “is not necessarily bringing you more security,” said John Allison, Director, Public Sector, with Checkmarx/TD Synnex. They can embrace a cloud native platform for application security testing during the development phase.

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GovLoop

JANUARY 23, 2023

At the crux of every cybersecurity strategy is an identity data management challenge: How much information does an agency need to verify the identity of an individual requesting access to network resources? ” Download the full guide here. As it turns out, a lot. Image by DIDIER PETIT from Pixabay Favorite

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Open Access Government - Technology News

DECEMBER 9, 2022

And it all begins with pairing them with the right mobile device management system, specifically known as VR MDM software. And it all begins with pairing them with the right mobile device management system, specifically known as VR MDM software. Low-level device management. Increased security. billion in 2027.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

MARCH 1, 2024

The agent enables secure, reliable, high rate and low jitter data delivery. The new agent version requires that the Elastic IP is associated with a network interface associated with a public subnet (see the Security aspects of agent operations section of this post). Security aspects of agent operations Security is job zero at AWS.

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GovLoop

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Zero-trust architecture, while widely recognized as essential to modern security, has earned a reputation as a daunting undertaking. A 5-Step Process If agencies take a methodical approach to zero trust, they are likely to find that it is more manageable and less expensive than they think, he said. Monitor and maintain it.

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Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast

MAY 3, 2022

Who’s responsibility is it to develop the next generation of emergency managers? In the second half of the podcast, we go through a list of ten skills that emergency managers need and why he thinks these are important. Who’s responsibility is it to develop the next generation of emergency managers?

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Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast

MARCH 15, 2022

This podcast is sponsored by T-Mobile for Government , providing innovative connectivity solutions that help government better serve citizens by enabling agencies to work more intelligently, efficiently, and securely. T-Mobile provides 24x7x365 support, so they are ready to help you when communications are critical.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Martin Roots, Managing Director at the Expede Group, discusses cybersecurity awareness, walking us through different cyber attacks and how to prevent them efficiently. Human error is by far the biggest cause of security incidents and tack- ling this is key for reducing attacks. Password Security. What are awareness campaigns?

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