As technology capacities escalate, the risk for cyberattacks from threat actors also grows. John Chen, Executive Chairman and CEO of BlackBerry, shared that “cyberattacks are a serious threat to everything from…
Having an insurance policy is readily understood as a necessity to protect valuable items such as a home, car, or your health. It is an element in life that requires…
At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, government agencies had to quickly adapt to a remote work environment. With this sudden change, agency workers used their personal devices at a…
While insider threats have always been a concern for federal agencies, the COVID-19 pandemic has escalated the threat. A record number of agency employees working from home has created an…
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…