Posts Tagged: cybersecurity

Personnel Security, Insider Threats and Continuous Evaluation

 I want to kick off this series by looking back at the Into Dangerous Hands story, which aired during the CBS news program “60 Minutes”. In this segment, Scott Pelley reported on now-identified lapses in the process that grants U.S. Government security clearances, particularly profiling the cases of three people – Edward Snowden, Bradley ManningRead… Read more »

Making Passwords Secure: Missing the Weakest Link in Cybersecurity

Yes, Passwords are Secure! They are not going away; they can’t. The attacks we see daily is not a password authentication problem, but rather a password management nightmare. Has your organization put their employees into the role of Network Security Administrator? If you allow them to generate, remember, type, manage and know their logon passwordsRead… Read more »

Why Government Needs a Layered Approach to Cybersecurity

To keep pace with the frequency and sophistication of evolving cyberthreats, agencies can’t rely on reactive security defenses and techniques. What agencies need is a layered security defense that ensures they’re prepared to quickly detect and thwart malicious actors before they wreak havoc on government networks.