Peter Jacobs

In 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…

Cybersecurity 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…

In 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…

The 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…

Cyber 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…

The 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…

After a year of IT successes and challenges, 2019 holds a lot of opportunity in store for federal CIOs and CISOs. We talked with Patrick Hubbard, Head Geek for SolarWinds,…

The lessons of 2018 will have a huge impact on 2019, in areas from cybersecurity to Federal IT modernization. But, according to Patrick Hubbard, SolarWinds Head Geek™, the opportunities coming…

2018 was supposed to be a year of IT transformation and modernization. But, in the face of budget surprises, shifting priorities and multiple cyber-attacks, just how far did federal agencies…

The Asia Pacific region has always been a primary focus for the Department of Defense (DoD). But as the spheres of influence of its major actors expand their centrality to…