Recently, CrowdStrike held its annual Fal.Con for Public Sector Conference, which brings together leaders and decision-makers from across the public sector, education, and industry to discuss protecting and managing government data and networks. The Fal.Con for Public Sector Conference featured…
Why increased cyber vigilance is needed within the education sector – a Q&A with Otavio Freire
Cybersecurity attacks are on the rise across all spectrums of society, including institutions of higher education. Malware, ransomware, and spear-phishing attacks against universities and colleges have increased, especially since the move to remote learning has become a necessity. Increased vigilance…
Ohio Chief Information Officer Highlights Challenges for State Cybersecurity
All governments, be they at the federal, state, or local level, need to invest in a cybersecurity infrastructure that is vigilantly monitored and maintained. Part of the reason is that governments of all sizes need to deal with motives and…
Former FBI Executive Assistant Director Shawn Henry on the Expanding Threat Environment in Government Cybersecurity
As more devices become network-enabled, the number of vectors that malicious actors can use to gain access to sensitive information have increased tremendously. And as storage has become increasingly commoditized, the amount of information and data that government agencies keep…
CIO of the Illinois State Treasurer’s Office on the importance of executive buy-in to cyber initiatives
When we think about the types of companies and organizations that are often targets of cyberattacks, we tend to think about the companies with something that e-criminals want. These are crimes being perpetrated by criminals, after all. They wouldn’t take…
The role of AI in battling opportunistic malware and ransomware attacks
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in our country may be dominating the headlines, but it’s not the only threat that government agencies need to be worried about. While the nation’s attention remains focused on the coronavirus, an old foe is lurking…
31,000 potential targets – OU’s CISO describes the herculean task of protecting university networks
With an enrollment of approximately 31,000 young people – all raised on new technologies and clearly digital natives – you would think that a large university like the University of Oklahoma (OU) would have no problem keeping its networks and…
James Yeager Lays Out the Fed and SLED Threat Landscape in Advance of Fal.con for Public Sector
You would think that – in the midst of a global pandemic that is confirmed to have killed almost 500,000 people worldwide – that the healthcare organizations working to find a cure would be able to conduct their work and…
General Dynamics – Ordnance and Tactical Systems CISO Talks Best Cyber Practices in Defense Industrial Base
The movement towards remote work and digital tools over the past few months has resulted in a massive change in the amount of data flowing over networks and has drastically increased the importance of advanced IT tools and capabilities across…
Unique Government Cybersecurity Challenges and How to Solve Them
When a government entity sets its cybersecurity policy, it faces challenges that the private sector need not worry about. “Your typical public sector CISO is as capable as their private sector counterparts,” says Rob Sheldon, CrowdStrike’s Head of Technology Strategy,…
