Security

The mission of the FBI is to protect the American people and uphold the Constitution of the United States. That applies to cyberspace as well, according to Howard Marshall, deputy…

Government Technology Insider curates news about a variety of topics related to the IT challenges facing government agencies. In this roundup on IT utilization by local and state governments, read…

In a recent study by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) titled Urgent Actions Are Needed to Address Cybersecurity Challenges Facing the Nation, four major cybersecurity challenges were addressed with ten…

We all understand the criticality of cybersecurity. What is not well understood, however, is how to create and implement a successful cybersecurity strategy that aims to provide a sound security…

Unlike the “Internet of Things,” which is still in its early stages of growth, connected devices have been an integral part of the healthcare world for years. Networked devices that…

The federal government budget for cybersecurity is much larger than usually reported, in part because so much of it is included in other IT projects and programs – good news for contractors looking to help the government improve its security posture.

Talking about the “current” state of cybersecurity can be challenging, as new threats and new solutions appear daily. But at the 2018 RSA Conference, the theme of “Now Matters” has…

There is so much involved in improving agency performance that it can be difficult to pinpoint one thing—to make one recommendation—as a starting point toward performance enhancement. That said, technology…

Networked medical devices have been an integral part of the healthcare world for years. Long before the Internet of Things, connected devices provided monitoring, record-keeping and drug delivery to patients…

Protecting electronic data from unauthorized access or use is vital, especially for federal IT professionals. They know that practicing good information security (InfoSec) is a must, but among the many…