When it comes to cybersecurity and emerging technologies, the IT world appears to be haunted by quite a few myths. It is often useful to use “enabling narratives” to keep moving forward and contextualize the constant change in technology. But, sometimes, these narratives get in the way of progress, especially if they remain unexamined, and if everyone is using conflicting approaches. These enabling narratives can quickly become cli...

From big cities to small towns, no government is immune to ransomware. Cyber criminals have their eyes set on local government. How are local municipalities addressing the ever-growing challenges? Register today for an informative webinar with FireEye, CDW, and Carahsoft where you'll learn how state and local government leaders can protect their most important assets from ransomware attacks and what to do in the event they experience one. Atte...

Government is laser-focused on understanding its federated data and working toward enterprise-wide visibility so it can act with insight. Mandates like the Federal Data Strategy and the Evidence-Based Policymaking Act are helping agencies improve access to government data while increasing privacy. As agencies tackle the unprotected, unregulated, and unused data overwhelming their people and systems, they are taking back control and unlocking t...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation released an alert on October 2nd, 2019 titled, "High-Impact Ransomware Attacks Threaten U.S. Businesses and Organizations." This alert warned us how ransomware attacks continue to harm cities, schools, and hospitals across the United States.This comes as no surprise to anyone who's followed the wide-ranging ransomware attacks happening in cities, counties, state agencies and the school districts across the c...

Security incidents continue to escalate throughout the government and these agencies hold a wealth of personal information that hackers would love to get their hands on. However, many state, county, and local governments lack the cyber security resources to combat these threats - making them easier targets. Is your organization or institution prepared against threats to obtain your employees' sensitive information? Are you in compliance with c...

Ransomware attacks on city, state and local governments are the latest cyberthreat to hit the headlines in force. From Atlanta to Baltimore to cities across Florida and Texas, these attacks present a significant and unique challenge for resource-strapped local government entities. While ransomware is hardly a new attack type, it is in large part because these attacks have proven to be extremely lucrative for attackers if successful. Security l...

As seen in recent news reports, local governments are tempting targets for cybercriminals. The vital services they provide make them vulnerable to insidious ransomware and other attacks that can shut down a local government’s operations (including emergency services), steal citizen data, and freeze an entire computer system. Cyber Florida has partnered with the University of South Florida's School of Public Administration, the Florida Le...

​Join SolarWinds for a live, interactive webinar to learn tips and tricks to learn how SolarWinds can help identify, notify, and mitigate ransomware attacks and downtime within organizations. Join Part II to explore the use of status, thresholds, and alerts to help identify threats; offer suggestions for leveraging notifications, baselines, vulnerability management, and access rights management to help reduce threats; and provide tips fo...

Join F5 Networks and Carahsoft for a hands-on lab to learn about one of the most significant cyber-threats to date: ransomware. Experts agree that a multi-faceted and holistic strategy is the best defense. We will discuss actionable steps you can take to identify, prevent, detect, respond, and recover from a ransomware attack. We will also discuss the three primary attack vectors used to deliver ransomware and how F5 solutions can be directly...

Join Exabeam for an informative discussion on how the guidelines spelled out by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 800-53 impact public universities, colleges, and K-12. Register today to explore your EDU technology with Exabeam! In this webinar, attendees will learn about: The need for centralized logging, incident response, and compliance reporting NIST 800-53 control families and overview Full smart SIEM and UEBA to a...