It’s time for the annual celebration of all things security at RSA 2019 in San Francisco this week. As the cybersecurity industry approaches a quarter of a century trying to…
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During RSA week there’s no shortage of security chatter, but this year there was an addition to the conversation in the form of Malcolm Harkins, Cybersecurity MythBuster! Harkins, Blackberry Cylance’s…
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Security
State and Local Government CISOs Look to Source of Attacks to Mitigate Cyber Threats
by Peter Jacobs March 5, 2019In 2018 state and local government CISOs faced a barrage of cyberattacks and 2019 is bringing more of the same. Ransomware attacks against government agencies were particularly damaging with the…
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Security
State and Local Government Leaders Fight to Protect Citizen Data from Cyber Attackers
by Peter Jacobs February 28, 2019Cybersecurity is wrapped up in any discussion of networking, but for state and local government leaders, there’s an added level of urgency. The responsibility to protect citizens personally identifiable information…
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In an increasingly complex environment, cybersecurity can seem like a frustrating enigma. It remains one of the most important priorities for federal IT pros—and one of the most challenging. While…
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Security
FTC Data Security Hearings Tackle the Assumptions that Can Open You Up to Risk: Q&A with Malcolm Harkins
by Peter Jacobs February 13, 2019In part one of our conversation with Malcolm Harkins of Cylance, he brought us inside the recent Federal Trade Commission hearings on data security. Harkins shared insights on the costs…
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Security
On the Misperception of Risk: Malcolm Harkins Shares Insights with Federal Trade Commission
by Peter Jacobs February 11, 2019The scope and impact of security threats were front and center at the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) hearings on data security in December 2018. Two days of panels and presentations…
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Defense and Intel
Securing Weapon systems with a Focus on Resilience
by Ryan Schradin February 10, 2019In our previous post on the Government Technology Insider, we looked at a recent Thought Piece by Booz Allen Hamilton entitled, “Managing Cyber Risk and Building Cyber Resilience in Weapon…
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Security
Addressing Cyber Risk: More Insights from FTC’s Data Security Hearings
by Peter Jacobs February 7, 2019Cyber risk takes many forms. One that often is glossed over is the risk that comes from making dangerous assumptions about your systems’ vulnerabilities. After all, it isn’t necessary to…
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Security
FTC Hearing Attempts to Untangle the Complex Issues of Data Security
by Peter Jacobs February 5, 2019The Federal Trade Commission’s data security hearings, held in December of 2018 in Washington, D.C., took a hard look at the escalating threat environment and the demand for truly effective…
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