Cybersecurity has always contended with evolving threats. As the internet has become more embedded into social and economic life and smart phones, tablets and other handheld devices have become ubiquitous, and bad actors have devised new methods of attacks to capitalize on emerging vulnerabilities. Just as agencies are implementing zero trust architecture to help with this wave, other IT developments [...]
Malicious actors are always looking for the “Easy Button” when it comes to breaching your system. This week on Feds At the Edge, we are looking at the protection of Operational Technology (OT), critical hardware on premises. Traditionally separated from IT systems by air gaps, OT is now increasingly managed by IT departments due to the convergence of IT and [...]
Members of Florida state and local agencies joined industry execs to discuss the state of digital transformation and cloud architecture. Florida, already the third largest U.S. state by population, is experiencing rapid growth and increased pressure to keep up with more and more citizen needs. The state’s population grew by 14.5% from 2010 to 2020, meaning more [...]
In professional baseball, winning championships does not depend on having a large budget. Like talented members of a pro-league team, there are some government agencies that just seem to “get it” when it comes to cybersecurity, despite being straddled with limited funding. This week on Feds At the Edge, we’ve got an all-star lineup, including James Weaver, Secretary and [...]
Mike Tyson's famous quote, "Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face," is a fitting analogy for the unpredictability and impact of a cyber-attack. In this week's Feds At The Edge podcast, we have a brutally honest conversation about a topic nobody wants to address: the step-by-step process of recovery from a cyber-attack. We explore the importance [...]
The federal government is playing a game of cyber-attack-a-mole with bad actors, constantly adapting to their threats but ultimately driving them to other areas, such as targeting endpoints or applications to find a weak point not being monitored. This week on Feds At the Edge, we are focusing on sophisticated attacks on federal applications and APIs. Jerry Cochran, Deputy [...]