Government agencies at all levels face cyber threats at an increasing rate. Ransomware attacks alone increased by 70% year over year in 2023. Yet agencies are constrained by budget limitations and the shortage of cybersecurity professionals, leading to trying to manage from crisis to crisis and never catching up. Automating security workflows can help agencies get a handle on their challenges and prioritize their security needs, but it isn...

Welcome to INTERFACE Phoenix 2024! IT Infrastructure is constantly changing, bringing new challenges every day. From ransomware and the latest security threats to the need for increased bandwidth and storage, it’s nearly impossible to keep up to date. Our conference is designed to help. We’ve assembled a combination of Best-in-Breed hardware and software solutions, along with local experts and organizations, to help educate, advise...

ISC2 Certified Cloud Security Professional 40 CPEs ISC2’s CCSP certification is a globally recognized credential that validates the expertise and knowledge of professionals in designing, implementing, and managing cloud security programs, policies, and architectures. The CCSP is valued by organizations seeking professionals capable of addressing the security challenges associated with cloud computing and ensuring the confidentiality, int...

Proper supply chain management and national security concerns have never been more interconnected. As geopolitical tensions bring cyber threats to the fore, the public and private sector must collaborate to ensure each link of the supply chain is secure. And everyone in the organization, from developers to senior leadership, must prioritize risk management across the entire threat landscape. Because cybersecurity risks can arise at any point i...

In today’s rapidly evolving cybersecurity landscape, Zero Trust has emerged as a critical strategy to defend organizational assets against persistent cyber threats. However, the presence of mobile devices in enterprise environments poses significant challenges to traditional Zero Trust implementations. As government agencies increasingly rely on mobile devices to conduct business and communicate, ensuring the security of these endpoints...

Election security is top of mind across the United States, from concern about malign foreign interference, to DDoS attacks against election websites, to the security of voting machines and their software, to insider and third-party threats, even to “swatting” of local election officials, to name just a few. At the heart of all these threats is the intent to change the outcome of political races. Outcomes, in the end, are determined...

The Cloud Safe Task Force (CSTF) recommends establishing a National Cyber Feed (NCF) — a public-private collaborative effort for comprehensive situational awareness of cyber threats and responses, fed by real-time security information from major U.S. cloud service providers (CSPs) and used by leading federal cybersecurity organizations including the Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD), Office of the Federal Chief Information Off...

All the elements of the U.S. healthcare system are under siege by hackers. A recent article in Modern Healthcare reported that “[o]ver the past five years, there’s been a 256% increase in large breaches reported to [the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services] involving hacking and a 264% increase in ransomware.” Federal health agencies face the same risks – and private-sector attacks ripple through the agencies, a...

Christian Lowry is the Emerging Risks Branch Chief in the National Risk Management Center, part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Christian leads a team of analysts assessing risks to critical infrastructure from emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence and quantum computing. Christian has also led NRMC’s analysis efforts related to the Information...

Welcome to INTERFACE Salt Lake City 2024! IT Infrastructure is constantly changing, bringing new challenges every day. From ransomware and the latest security threats to the need for increased bandwidth and storage, it’s nearly impossible to keep up to date. Our conference is designed to help. We’ve assembled a combination of Best-in-Breed hardware and software solutions, along with local experts and organizations, to help educate,...