cyber security

Government agencies like the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) house large amounts of personal data that bad actors are searching for. With…

As cyber threats become more advanced and more frequent, the security teams that protect our nation’s critical infrastructure, data, and networks are feeling the pressure. Federal Ignite 19, a conference…

For decades, cybersecurity professionals have been tasked with protecting organizational IT assets, whether hardware, software, systems, or data. But have they been setting priorities for cybersecurity? This is a monumental…

The 2018 omnibus spending bill passed by Congress halfway through 2018 allocated an additional $80 billion for defense and $63 billion for civilian agencies – many of which were spending…

Following large and costly breaches to federal agencies, including the breach of the OPM and the NSA, the federal government is focused on cyber security and protecting their networks. But…

Cybersecurity is now central to the mission of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as threats to federal government agencies become more aggressive and sophisticated.  However, mission success for the…

With an ever-growing list of info sec threats against citizen data and national intelligence are the old ways of combating cyber threats still effective? What about AI and machine learning?

We all know about the cyber threats presented by networks and connected devices, but did you know that one of the greatest threats to information security, especially for federal government…

Since the summer of 2015 when the OMB launched its cybersprint program, federal agencies have become remarkably resilient in the face of persistent cyberattacks.  The most promising evidence of this…

With the increasing scope and sophistication of cyberattacks, traditional antivirus (AV) is no longer effective in protecting computers and servers. The recent WannaCry Ransomware attack has shown how quickly a…