How the Defense Industrial Base Can Prepare for CMMC Level 2+

The Defense Industrial Base (DIB), – the organizations that make up the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) supply chain, is massive – comprised of hundreds of thousands of government contractors. With these organizations providing essential products, tools, and applications to…

How AppDynamics bridged the digital divide and transformed UTSA’s student service infrastructure

For young people across the state of Texas, particularly first-generation college-bound students, The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) is a critical gateway to higher education and career success. With more than 34,000 students, the school is committed to…

The Early Bird Gets the Worm, When It Comes to CMMC and the DIB

This article originally appeared on SteelCloud’s official blog site. The Department of Defense’s CMMC (Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification) program has undergone multiple changes, revisions, updates, and organizational shifts over the last two and a half years. As a result, DoD…

Federal government looks to bolster cybersecurity infrastructures due to heightened security threats

This article originally appeared on the official DLT Solutions blog. The heightened threat of retaliatory cyberattacks by Russia against critical U.S. IT infrastructure is prompting federal investments in cybersecurity to strengthen its cyber defense posture. The ongoing conflict in the…

Digital Transformation for the Public Sector – Driving Efficiency and Improving Public Services

Efficient and ethical data use during the coronavirus pandemic not only saved lives, but also demonstrated the need for federal government agencies to provide more robust digital services to the public. The rise of health precautions – such as social…

Is your government agency ready for its next tenant-to-tenant migration?

Is your federal government agency ready for its next tenant-to-tenant migration? Do you know when it is, what your deadline will be, and more importantly, if your tenant-to-tenant migration solution will be able to perform when you need it most?…

Bridging the Database Skills Gap in Hybrid IT with Foglight®

As state and local governments’ hybrid, IT environments continue to grow and become more complex, is there a database skills gap that is growing alongside them? According to a survey of database professionals conducted by Unisphere Research in 2020, 84%…

DBAs, Data Owners, and the Security Team—Distinguishing the Key Players Who Keep SLED Data Safe

In a previous article on the GovCyberHub, we were joined by Amit Parikh, an Information Management Senior Consultant at Quest Software, who discussed the new reality facing state and local government Database Administrators (DBAs) and explained how advanced workload analytics…

5 Zero Trust Best Practices for Federal Government Networks

For federal government agencies who are beginning to implement zero trust cybersecurity frameworks for their IT networks, it is critical to understand that the architecture should be based on the idea of “never trust, always verify.” This means that every…

How the U.S. Government Can Stop Cyber Threats Emerging from the Ukraine-Russia Conflict

This article originally appeared on the official DLT Solutions blog. Though the Ukraine-Russia conflict began when the Russian military invaded Ukraine last February, the cybersecurity and cyber warfare elements of this conflict began long before initial combat action. Ukraine was…