In today’s digital landscape, where cloud applications play a central role in every enterprise and artificial intelligence fuels rapid innovation, the need for a sophisticated cybersecurity strategy is paramount. With cloud applications at the heart of every digital enterprise and AI-led development certain to accelerate innovation, organizations require an intelligent cloud approach to security that’s intuitive for users and highl...

Zero trust revolutionizes network security architecture because it is data-centric and designed to stop data breaches. While that is its primary purpose for government, it also increases agility for modern networks that traditional network designs can’t emulate. It has been almost two years since the Office of Management and Budget issued its federal zero trust architecture strategy, which set out specific goals for agencies to achieve b...

The Technology Modernization Fund (TMF) invests in the most promising cybersecurity, data protection, interoperability, legacy system upgrades, and digital experience projects. The TMF helps implement information technology (IT) solutions across the government that improve agency processes and systems; use taxpayer dollars more efficiently; and deliver simple, seamless, and secure experiences to the American public.

Federal agencies need more support to implement modern monitoring tools that help improve their threat detection and response. But how can agencies achieve the resilience required for today’s cyber threats? It starts with prioritizing an observability strategy. In this webinar, experts will discuss the importance of an observability strategy to improve SIEM performance and costs, optimize security information and event management, and ho...

Cybersecurity professionals working for state and local agencies and educational systems are likely already aware that cyber attacks targeting their organizations are increasing sharply – the second quarter of 2023 saw a 40% increase over the first quarter of the year. System defenders face the ongoing challenges of resource constraints, increasingly complex networks, and data overload. Add in emerging cyber threats from the accelerating...

Ransomware, malware, phishing, DDoS, social engineering, zero-day exploit, botnets – the list of types of attacks out there is long enough to keep even the most seasoned cybersecurity expert awake at night. And with the increased use of remote computing, the cyber attack surface grows as more edge devices are added to networks. Creating a zero trust environment holds a lot of promise to provide significantly improved cybersecurity. In th...

While no one really likes conflict, constructive disagreements can lead to productive and innovative problem solving. But first, you have to be willing to deal with conflict head on. Join GovLoop and NextGen online Tuesday Dec. 19, from 2-2:50 p.m. ET/11-11:50 a.m. PT to learn strategies for empowering your team to disagree with purpose, and stop avoiding difficult conversations.

The Biden administration has made diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility (DEIA) part of its Presidential Management Agenda and released guidance on implementing DEIA internally and in acquisition. However, that policy focus is only half the equation. Now agencies are left to create their own DEIA implementation strategies. Join us online Wednesday, Dec. 13, from 2-2:50 p.m. ET/11-11:50 a.m. PT to hear from experts about how to apply th...

The cybersecurity slogan for zero trust is a simple one: Never trust, always verify. This slogan fits into the Department of Defense mindset, which is always focused on how to reduce risk, but it’s a challenge to apply it to the federal government’s largest agency. An important tool in pursuing zero trust is to implement microsegmentation – partitioning a network into small, isolated sections to reduce the attack surface in e...

Since its launch in 2011, FedRAMP has become the best practice for selecting, deploying, and managing cloud systems and applications in the U.S. Federal Government. And in January 2023, the FedRAMP Authorization Act made FedRAMP the law of the land! Now, Rev 5 of FedRAMP brings unprecedented levels of automation and continuous monitoring to this industry leading approach enabling faster submissions and authorizations. The key to these new leve...