By now, everyone has seen 3D printers in movies or in the news. Today’s interview puts work boots on 3D printing: it will show you the incredible range of technology and the practical applications for the federal government. Megan Kreiger stuns the listeners with her discussion about 3D printing a bridge. They don’t use a tabletop printer – the [...]
CyberThreats 2021 (4-4) Research companies like Gartner and Forrester always talk about “best practices.” Many of these have direct application to the commercial world but may lose in translation to the federal government. Today, we have two experts who give listeners ways to apply generally accepted practices to the world of protecting federal data. One is charged with [...]
CyberThreats 2021 (3-4) So much has been said about Zero Trust that it is about time we sit down with a cybersecurity author, a PhD. and a couple of federal information technology leaders to iron out definitions and applications. Last year Kathleen Moriarty published Transforming Information Security. It is based on her decades of experience in reducing the [...]
An influx of digital health data and a more dangerous threat landscape are putting health systems at risk, but government and industry leaders are adopting tools and partnerships to mitigate threats. The pandemic has led to many digital shifts and advancements in IT, especially in healthcare with the rise of telehealth and virtual visits. However, the security [...]
CyberThreats 2021 (2-4) This discussion starts with an overview of cyber-attacks on federal targets, talks about risk management, and ends with observations about software design to improve cyber security. Patrick Sullivan observes that many of the trends in cyber-attacks we see today began before COVID. However, the unique situation that demanded increased remote access may have accelerated the [...]
CyberThreats 2021 (1-4) The last five years has seen the cost of federal data storage shrink while the amount of information has had an order of magnitude change. When you combine all this with the remote access demanded by the COVID crisis, we have a perfect storm for changing the core approach to cybersecurity for federal information technology [...]
Every day we see headlines about ransomware attacks. If you manage an enterprise system, you may wonder what the best approach is to prevent a malicious actor from taking advantage of your system. Today’s discussion has a “perfect mix” of professionals to give guidelines to help you prevent an attack, and then help you mitigate that event if [...]
COVID has brought healthcare top of mind for everyone reading this. Unfortunately, it has also become top of mind for malicious actors. Today, we have a manager of a massive healthcare system share his insights on protecting medical data in a fast-changing and dangerous environment. He is joined by an industry veteran who has a long background both [...]
In the world of technology, there has been one constant theme: every day new technology emerges. This could be the personal computer, the iPhone, or the cloud. You will always have the early adopter and then the rest of us. COVID changed all that. Suddenly, federal information technology professionals were forced to jump into the deep end. They [...]
Agencies are prioritizing data governance, organizational culture and emerging technologies in efforts to gain data-driven insights. The number of devices and sources generating data is increasing at an exponential rate, and organizations are looking for ways to harness the power of that data and unlock its value. To do so, they’re turning to innovative technologies, networks and capabilities. Government [...]
Expanding Federal Datasets Require Exceptional Categorization and Management. Both the number of sources generating data and the endpoints that need to access it are growing at nearly every federal agency. This has led to a data renaissance where collected information is being used in innovative ways to improve citizen services and better help agencies accomplish their missions. But there [...]
Most federal information technology professionals learn about secure methods to move to the cloud and the importance of identity management in this process. Today, we examine another aspect of digital transformation: the strategy to protect that data that is a part of that transition. Our two guests bring experience from both the commercial and federal world. Jacques Vilar [...]
By now, most federal information technology professionals have heard of the concept of Zero Trust. They may have it on a long-term plan, but recent security events have put the deployment of Zero Trust to the top of the list for agency goals. This is an interview with three federal technology leaders who have deployed Zero Trust, they are [...]
In an ever-evolving threat environment, the private and public sector must work together and share resources to protect the nation from ransomware attacks. Ransomware attacks are increasingly prevalent and common among state and local governments, posing an urgent threat to infrastructure entities and national security. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has posted best practices and related [...]