While the accelerated transition to all things digital has been needed and welcomed in the Federal Government during the pandemic, it has brought on increasingly difficult security challenges. Distributed workforces, hybrid infrastructures and an abundance of virtual services have led to a rise in cyberattacks on agency data and networks. Now more than ever, government agencies need a quick way to implement a security strategy that is pervasiv...

The White House Executive Order on cybersecurity, issued in May following high-profile ransomware attacks on enterprises as varied as oil pipelines and healthcare, directs the federal government to “improve its efforts to identify, deter, protect against, detect, and respond to these actions and actors.” In response, the National Institute of Standards and Technology has already released guidance outlining security measures for cri...

When you hear the word DevSecOps, what does it mean to you? What is the most authentic meaning of the term? DevSecOps gives people, those with the most context, the responsibility for security decisions without sacrificing required safety. DevSecOps is less of a technology problem and more of an organizational and people issue. Tune in as topic experts dive into what it means to adopt DevSecOps from a people-change perspective. How should the...

Over the last eight months, the Biden administration has ushered in new information technology policies, priorities, and programs. For the third installation of Cyber Defenders, GovExec will convene IT leaders from the Defense Department, federal agencies and municipal governments to discuss where cyber programs stand.

The importance of data isn’t new. What has changed is the ever-growing number of sources generating data – mobile devices, cloud-based software, IoT sensors, and more – and how organizations are using emerging technologies to rapidly unlock its value. Whether it is making a commitment to 5G, expanding IoT networks, incorporating employees’ personal devices, or myriad other technological advances, agencies are looking to...

The public is used to consuming information online. And it’s no different when it comes to government resources. In fact, during the pandemic, constituents have turned to state and local websites more than ever for the latest public health announcements and other important government information. Nothing can be more frustrating for constituents and the public sector employees serving them than not easily finding what is needed through a...

The pandemic has given new meaning to “mission readiness” for the U.S. government. This includes strengthening Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems – encompassing financial, supply chain, and human resource functions – to facilitate making complex decisions based on clean and consistent data. But agencies’ current ERPs can be monolithic and inflexible, incurring high costs and long lead times to make changes...

Tune into this event to hear from topic experts on how emerging technologies have transformed the Federal Government, as well as ways to strengthen an agency’s digital transformation journey. What challenges have these panelists experienced? What solutions were put in place to overcome these challenges?

Rampant cyber-attacks. A rapidly shifting hybrid work environment. Increasingly complex open-source software solutions. Those are just a few of the reasons why it’s never been more important for IT leaders to prioritize application security. For state and local government and education organizations, application security must be made a focus throughout the entire development life cycle, protecting against breaches from end to end. To get...

The importance of data isn’t new. What has changed is the ever-growing number of sources generating data – mobile devices, cloud-based software, IoT sensors, and more – and how organizations are using emerging technologies to rapidly unlock its value. As the recent wave of ransomware attacks demonstrates, agencies have come to recognize that protecting that data is imperative. By building in security they can accelerate innov...