“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 significant resources in providing troops with highly advanced technology so they can effectively communicate with each other and allies in …
In our final post for Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Tim Brown looks at the growing trend of industry-agnostic compliance laws and the relationship between compliance and security. Compliance laws often drive security investments. When the European Union passed the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), organizations …
Phishing and malware are scary enough, but the number one tactic used by bad actors to get access to and take over accounts is something different: using compromised credentials. Why? Because it’s so easy! Data breaches happen almost constantly, and credentials get leaked. At …
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 walk the floors of most security conferences, you’ll get to see the latest technology from vendors …
Edge computing is here to stay and it’s no wonder. Edge computing provides federal IT pros with a range of advantages they simply don’t have with more traditional computing environments. First, edge computing brings memory and computing power closer to the source of data, …
In our third Cybersecurity Awareness Month blog, Thomas LaRock explains how good backup and email protection could help save your bacon if the worst happens. An executive at your company sits down at their computer. They try to get to work, but they can’t …
Over the past few years, several critical cybersecurity frameworks have been introduced to help agency IT professionals detect and deter stealthy intruders. These include the Cyber Threat Framework (CTF), the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP), and the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) …
In the second part of our National Cybersecurity Awareness Month series, Colin Knox offers two key tips to help you prevent insider attacks and police data and systems access. We’re two weeks into National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Last week, Brandon Shopp focused on the …
This blog series has been all about taking a big step back and reviewing your ecosystem. What do you need to achieve? What are the organization’s goals and mandates? What assets are in play? Are best practices and industry recommendations in place? Am I …
A recent federal cybersecurity survey by SolarWinds found federal IT professionals feel threats posed by careless or malicious insiders or foreign governments are at an all-time high. Worse, hackers aren’t necessarily doing technical gymnastics to navigate through firewalls or network defenses. Instead, they’re favoring …
