Security

Easing the Cybersecurity Burden for Public Sector Organizations
It’s been almost a year since the SolarWinds software supply chain attack against federal agencies first made headlines. And while, in the months since the attack, the federal government has made significant strides to improve

Telework Still Rules in Post-Pandemic World – How Can Agencies Secure It?
While teleworking has become part of the “new normal” this past year, there are still areas that need improvement to ensure connectivity, security, and sustainability. According to the recent report, The New Work Reality: Securing

Solutions, Security, Selection: What Kept Public Sector Agencies Running the Past Year
While many agencies have relied on industry partners for years, those relationships were tested in the face of crisis in 2020. When the COVID-19 pandemic swept the globe in early March of last year, public

Protecting the Cybersecurity Blast Zone: New Guidance for Federal Security Teams
“It’s not a matter of if you’re going to get compromised, it’s when, and it’s all about protecting the blast zone and how you are going to respond to it,” said Federal Executive Forum Host,

As IoT Devices Put Government Agencies at Risk, Securing Endpoints Has Never Been More Important
Endpoint security continues to be top of mind for organizations as employees continue to work from home and as government agencies adopt Internet of Things (IoT) technologies. For IoT technologies – from a connected refrigerator

Cyber-Espionage: A Sophisticated Challenge to the Public Sector
Cybersecurity is top of mind for public sector organizations. Myriad attacks ranging from spear phishing to unauthorized access attempts to denial of service attacks keep cyber defenders on their toes. But, there’s a more nefarious

Election Security: Months of Preparation Put to the Test This Week
For months now, local, state, and federal agencies, along with their private sector partners, have been investing in election security. Earlier this year we produced a three-part election security series in conjunction with Verizon and

Improving Disaster Response: The Perfect Storm, Part 2
In part one of the improving disaster response podcast, experts from Verizon, SES Government Solutions, and goTenna spoke with Ryan Schradin about how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting emergency responders. In part two, the experts