5 Secrets Your Agency’s Security Team Isn’t Telling You

Here are a few “secrets” that you may not know about Information Security, which you can use to help you form a stronger alliance or prevent any missteps that could cause problems for the team.

Printer Security: Challenges, Misconceptions, and More

Not many organizations have stringent printing policies, and most do not see much reason to change that. The main reason that many agencies don’t have strong measures for securing their printers? There is a gaping lack of education surrounding printers, as well as a number of misconceptions.

Preventing Security Breaches Through Printer Protection

Are your printers secure? This question probably isn’t something you are thinking about often, but it should be. Learn how HP is helping the DoD lock down their printers.

National Defense, Cybersecurity and the Tech Industry

One significant issue has failed to gain traction in our national dialogue, even as its importance amplifies: Cybersecurity.

How to Be a Cyber-Savvy Millennial

Millennials demonstrate poor knowledge of cyber awareness. Learn how you can improve your cybersecurity practices for the sake of Gen Y.

The Current Government Security Environment

As government relies more heavily on information technology to store, manage and access critical data, it also creates greater potential for that information to be misused or exposed. According to one Government Accountability Office report, the number of cyber incidents in the federal space in 2014 was 12 times higher than it was in 2006.

Enhancing Mobility and Security for Healthcare IT

Creating a vision of health care technology that can support the health of all Americans in smart and efficient ways is no easy task. Though much progress has been made across the health IT market, several challenges still remain – everything from dealing with cybersecurity and interoperability issues to health care modernization and more.

Dealing With Advanced Persistent Threats

Federal networks and systems today are under unrelenting attack by persistent, sophisticated and resourceful adversaries who operate on behalf of nation states or criminal groups with the aim of stealing sensitive data, causing harm or exploiting federal and military systems.

Embracing FITARA to Drive IT Visibility and Cybersecurity

Under FITARA, the visibility and intelligence that CIOs are expected to have about their agencies’ IT domains will also inform their CISOs about where critical assets exist that require better defenses and where vulnerabilities exist that require remediation.

The State of the Cyber Workforce Training in State & Local Governments

Particularly at the state and local levels, the number of cybersecurity-related jobs already outnumbers people qualified to fill them, and that demand is growing rapidly. To counter that shortage, some organizations are creating new strategies to organize and recruit cyber professionals.