This article originally appeared on the TD SYNNEX blog, HERE. Cloud services continue to be a top priority for state chief information officers (CIOs), but the focus has accelerated due to the emergence of digital government and disruptions brought on by…
How the NIST Framework sets out to protect federal agencies’ AD environments
February 2021 was a moment in time where federal agencies were knee deep in modernizing their IT infrastructures to accommodate the digitized new normal of their processes, workflows, and services. But while the federal government was busy digitally transforming their…
4 ways federal government agencies are benefitting from application performance optimization
As the waves of digital transformation continue to spread across and reach all corners of the federal government, agencies are hard at work modernizing their systems, networks, and applications, as well as their critical constituent-facing solutions and services. And as…
The newest tools in the terrorist toolbox: cyberattacks and cyberwarfare
When we think about America’s adversaries in cyberspace, we think of large, near-peer nation-states with sophisticated militaries’ incredibly capable cyberwarriors at their disposal. We think of countries like Russia, China, and North Korea. But the threat against America extends beyond…
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…
“Some Things Haven’t Changed” – Chris Wilkinson discusses the difficult task of defending government networks
Just last month, the Prime Minister of Australia, Scott Morrison, announced that his country was facing a massive cyberattack that was impacting, “Australian organizations across a range of sectors, including all levels of government, industry, political organizations, education, health, essential…
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…
