Available on Demand | June 27, 2025 | 60 Minutes | 1 CPE Phishing today isn’t just email. Adversaries are now exploiting SMS, Signal, LinkedIn, QR codes, and more to directly target your people—on the devices they rely on most. These mobile-specific tactics—like smishing and quishing—are designed to exploit human trust, not technical flaws. And they’re working. Protecting [...]
As cyber threats grow more sophisticated, federal agencies need security that can think on its feet.This week on Feds At The Edge, we explore how agencies are evolving toward Zero Trust by implementing dynamic security — a flexible approach that adjusts access and authentication in real time based on context and behavior.Justin Chin, Director of the Government Solutions Segment at [...]
Available on Demand | June 26, 2025 | 1 Hour | 1 CPE The U.S. Department of Defense uses security standards that are set forth in its Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) to help protect its systems and networks. By implementing unified automation, which integrates automated tools with the STIG standards, DoD can improve system-level control compliance throughout the [...]
Available on Demand | June 24, 2025 | 1 Hour | 1 CPE The purpose of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification is to have in place the security and privacy controls that give information systems greater resilience in the face of a wide range of dangers, including malicious attacks, natural disasters, structural shortcomings, human error, and hostile nation-state [...]
Everyone wants a secure network, but how do you prove it? This week on Feds At The Edge, we speak with cybersecurity experts to discuss how to establish meaningful cybersecurity metrics to document that security. LtCol Natalie Lamb, Cybersecurity Division OIC, Cyberspace Operations Group in the USMC, and Brian "Stretch" Meyer, Senior Director of Engineering at Axonius Federal, breaks [...]
Available on Demand | June 18, 2025 | 90 Minutes | 1.5 CPE Since the launch of ChatGPT in late 2022, artificial intelligence has rapidly evolved into multiple specialized and mission-focused tools. Generative AI, multimodal AI, and agentic AI are no longer just concepts—they're transforming how agencies approach everything from data analysis to decision support. Each branch brings unique [...]
Everyone knows automation is powerful, but it’s also a double-edged sword. This week on Feds At The Edge, we speak with cybersecurity experts who share how to securely align automation with Zero Trust principles. We spend the hour diving to importance of shared responsibility models, protecting critical surfaces, and using automation to enhance observability and control, especially in cloud [...]
Available on Demand | June 12, 2025 | 1 Hour | 1 CPE The introduction of cloud has remade the government IT landscape. In the early days of government adoption, cloud was seen as a cost-saving measure as agencies were encouraged to move their on-premises data centers to the cloud, reducing dependence on legacy storage and real estate [...]
Available on Demand | June 10, 2025 | 1 Hour | 1 CPE The federal government has been incorporating new technologies into its operations for decades, looking to streamline processes and add functionality. The introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) into the government IT ecosystem is not, by itself, something new, but employees are not yet clear on how AI [...]
In today’s "do more with less" environment, agencies must adopt Zero Trust while managing limited resources. This week on Feds At The Edge, we explore strategies for effective Zero Trust implementation. David Bottom, CIO at the SEC, outlines steps to reduce risk: least privilege access, timely patching, and extracting signal from the noise of federal data. He also highlights [...]
Available on Demand | June 4, 2025 | 1 Hour | 1 CPE When Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key bridge collapsed in March 2024 after it was struck by a container ship, it provided a harrowing – and deadly – demonstration of the fragility of aging U.S. infrastructure. The danger of aging infrastructure is compounded by workforce shortages, funding constraints [...]
Available on Demand | June 3, 2025 | 1 Hour | 1 CPE When legitimate credentials are used for illegitimate purposes, traditional defenses fall short. That’s the reality government agencies are facing—across state, local, tribal, and territorial levels. The challenge isn’t just keeping bad actors out anymore; it’s spotting them when they’re already in, using real accounts to move [...]