How to Improve Legacy Systems with Open Source

Government agencies have a ton of legacy and Mainframe applications running right now. Some of these applications were developed ten, fifteen years ago or longer. In technology terms they are dinosaurs. To make matters worse, these are mission critical applications. It is not easy to just rip and replace them all with modern technologies suchRead… Read more »

DorobekINSIDER Live: The Cloud Transformation – From Buzzword to Mission Critical

A few years ago, cloud was the buzziest of buzzwords. Every government news article touted the new era of cloud computing and how this up-and coming-technology would change the way the government worked. And those new articles were right; the government has invested heavily in cloud technologies. Federal agencies are expected to spend more thanRead… Read more »

Monitoring Your Agency’s Data – How Can Agencies Achieve True Sensor Situational Awareness

Every day the government collects terabytes of critical sensor data — from Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources (CIKR), to Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR), and even building and industrial control systems. However, figuring out how to collect, monitor, analyze, protect, deliver, and use that data is a challenge. How do government agencies know which dataRead… Read more »

Cybersecurity Pioneers: Discovering Government’s Threat Hunters

Cybersecurity threat hunters. The description sounds like something out of a sci-fi novel. But these specialists and their technologies are real, and they comb networks to actively hunt potential cyber criminals and uncover threats. Capable threat hunters are becoming more critical within cybersecurity teams because of the huge growth in volume of data to analyze,Read… Read more »

Government Innovators Virtual Summit

Are you ready to think outside the box? GovLoop is! Join us for our 6th Annual Government Innovators Virtual Summit on Wednesday, May 10 from 10am-4pm and hear from top gov and industry experts about the cutting-edge solutions they’re using to tackle some of government’s greatest challenges. Challenges like smaller workforces, adding new technologies andRead… Read more »

Get Back to Basics – Cyber Edition

When it comes to cybersecurity there seems to be a new solution entering the market every day. But do you know how most cyberattacks happen? User error. People don’t protect their passwords or update their networks and software. And despite new mandates and updated cyber policies, they don’t often change their practices. Sometimes the easiestRead… Read more »

Is Your Agency Blind to Cyber Risks?

Do you remember the driver’s education classes you took as a teenager? Checking blind spots was one of the very first things we all learned. You wouldn’t consider making a turn or pulling out of a parking spot without scanning to check your blind spots. The same concept should be taken into account for governmentRead… Read more »

Making A Hybrid Cloud Strategy Work: Texas Pioneers a Path

Migrating to the cloud can be challenging for any organization, but it’s especially complicated when government services are involved. So, when the State of Texas decided that it had to corral rising IT costs – while expanding services to its booming population – leaders knew it wouldn’t be an easy fix. The Lonestar State alsoRead… Read more »