How California’s Protecting the Internet of Things

California recently became America’s first with laws mandating basic security standards for IoT devices. The move may inspire similar legislation elsewhere.

NASCIO’s Top 3 Cybersecurity Priorities for 2019

CIOs and CISOs should take note of the federal advocacy priorities released by NASCIO, which include aligning federal cybersecurity regulations.

The Importance of a Recovery Plan Today

Federal agencies often overlook the recovery step of a cyberattack. Given all the energy that agencies must put into detecting, defending and responding to an attack, this omission is understandable, but today more than ever, recovery is critical.

VA’s Unique Approach to Cloud in the Cloud Smart Era

In the wake of the administration’s Cloud Smart strategy, VA is moving all of its existing applications to cloud and building all of its new applications to be cloud-ready.

DHS Addresses Major Cyberthreat in Directive

CISA released an emergency directive about a number of incidents concerning Domain Name System (DNS) infrastructure tampering.

What is Integrated Cyber Defense?

The rise in sophisticated cyberattacks and the increasingly broad attack landscape means that agencies must adopt integrated cyber defense. This security model combines threat protection, information protection and compliance enforcement with federal standards in one framework.

State and Local Cybersecurity Trends to Watch in 2019

A webinar from the Public Technology Institute (PTI) and the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) highlighted key priorities for state and local government technology officials.

House Passes Bipartisan Bill to Elevate Federal CIO

House legislators unanimously backed a bill that aims to elevate the federal CIO’s position and urges the creation of a plan to promote greater security across the nation’s digital infrastructure.

Best Practices for Improving Your Data Governance

Agencies that utilize identity governance see all their users’ actions and interactions with data. Here are our best practices for using this strategy.

Majority of Americans Say U.S. Is Ready for a Cyberattack

A recent Pew Research Center report shows that many Americans think the U.S. is prepared to handle a cyberattack, but recent federal reports show there’s work to be done.