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Suggested Cloud Monitoring Strategies for IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS

From the Cloud First policy established in 2010 to last year’s Cloud Smart update, it’s clear the government is driving federal agencies toward cloud computing. The strategy makes sense, but…

Audit Trails Are Critical for Tracking Network Activity

As networks become more distributed and complex, it’s becoming ever more challenging for IT professionals to track all the events happening on their networks. Still, it’s vitally important to do…

Three Ways Federal Agencies Can Manage and Secure Their Hybrid Data Centers

As hybrid environments become more popular, federal IT teams are faced with managing and securing their on-premises and cloud infrastructures, while minimizing costs—and there’s no single tool or approach that…

Ideas for Combatting DoD Mobile Security Threats

In government, mobile devices are both embraced and resisted. The mobility and ease of use afforded by smartphones and tablets helps boost worker productivity even as they open doors for…

Getting “Cloud Smart” Requires Focus on Security, Procurement, and Workforce Training

The federal government’s 2019 Federal Cloud Computing Strategy — Cloud Smart calls for improvements in security, procurement and the workforce. Let’s look at each of the three Cloud Smart pillars…

Solving the Contractor Breach Challenge

Federal IT pros are having more success tackling cybersecurity challenges within their agencies. However, there’s still much work to be done when it comes to solving the security challenges posed…

Use a Federal Framework to Improve Cybersecurity at Your Organization

According to the SolarWinds 2019 Federal Cybersecurity survey report, threats posed by careless and malicious insiders and foreign governments are at an all-time high. The report found 56% of federal…

Securing a Tide of the Internet of Things

IoT has the potential to offer state and local municipalities real and tangible benefits for their citizens. The IoT is already powering smart city efforts throughout the country, through things…

Assemble a Team of IT Experts Focused on Cybersecurity

In today’s world of constant cyberthreats from terrorism, hackers, and viruses, public and private sector organizations need to assemble a strong, experienced team of security experts. But finding a talented…

After Cloud, Is a Software-Defined Data Center in Your Future?

All roads lead to the cloud. In fact, our cybersecurity survey revealed a majority of state IT leaders are planning major investments in public and hybrid clouds in addition to…