We know governments at all levels have terabytes of data and some of the data is based upon self-reported information by businesses and/or business owners. However, figuring out how best to use that data to effectively verify businesses, investigate businesses for fraud, waste and abuse or any suspicious activities can be a bit challenging. ButRead… Read more »
By 2020, there will be more than 25 billion connected devices on the internet. Which also means there will be 25 billion connected things like vending machines, heart monitors, and thermostats that need to be secured, because each one of those devices is an endpoint vulnerability. And we know that the cyberattackers are not slowingRead… Read more »
Every single minute of every single day, cyber criminals threaten government networks. And they’re not going away anytime soon as these hackers are only getting more advanced. The constant presence of attackers not only weakens government’s cyber posture, but exhausts resources and time. So what can be done? The key is understanding the power ofRead… Read more »
In the President’s 2018 budget, one of the few agencies to actually see a budgetary increase was the Defense Department – to the tune of $48 billion. So what are the agency’s top priorities to take advantage of the increased revenue? And what are the biggest challenges that the increased budget could help solve? JoinRead… Read more »
Technology has changed the way we think about customer experience. As citizens, we want to engage and access services at a time that is convenient and in a manner that fits our individual needs, while ensuring our issues are resolved quickly. Every day, citizens’ expectations of their government’s digital services are growing, and it’s upRead… Read more »
There are billions of connected devices in the world right now. Smartphones that order food, request rides, make calls and even perform basic banking functions. But what if these connected devices could also solve many of your seemingly unmanageable challenges like transportation and traffic? With the Internet of Things (IoT) you can fundamentally change theRead… Read more »
You’ve probably heard the term low-hanging fruit before. But if you haven’t, the idea is that when handling a difficult project, you do the easy things first. For example, when the White House mandated a Cloud First Policy back in 2011, agencies first transitioned email and other non-critical applications over to the cloud. However, nowRead… Read more »
30 million – that’s the number of malicious cybersecurity intrusions the Department of Defense thwarted in 2015. That translates to 3 million attacks per month or 100,000 attacks per day. Part of the reason for all of these intrusions is that there are more than one billion connected devices on the Internet today. That meansRead… Read more »
A new cyber executive order signed by President Donald Trump makes clear that the heads of government agencies will be held accountable for managing security risks across their organizations. However, in order to manage your security risks, you first have to know what your security risks actually are. A few years ago, the government createdRead… Read more »
State and local government employees are on the ground floor of public service. They‘re the ones who are constantly engaging with the community, whether it’s about the schools their citizens attend, trash collection, or building permits. In short, city and state employees are the ones that make it happen. And just like their federal counterparts,Read… Read more »