This article originally appeared on TD SYNNEX’s official blog, HERE. The Department of Navy (DON) recently held its annual WEST Conference, this year with a strong emphasis on cybersecurity. The conference brought together key decision-makers from the Navy, Marine Corps,…
3 ways federal agencies can optimize and strengthen their user authentication methods
Cloud computing services and applications have surprisingly been around since the late-1990s and have slowly been adopted across federal government agencies since then. But when COVID-19 took the world by storm in 2020, this crawling pace had to change as…
Why federal agencies must prioritize zero trust workforce training before FY24 deadline
This article originally appeared on Government Technology Insider. It’s no secret that the U.S. federal government operates in one of the world’s most threatened IT environments. When evaluating today’s federal cybersecurity landscape, it’s obvious that government agencies face more than…
Digital transformation driving cyber challenges – How modernization initiatives are creating risk in the public sector
2022 was an incredible year for the adoption of advanced technologies and modernization within the federal government and the U.S. military. But, while significant strides have been made in government digital transformation and modernization initiatives since the early days of…
WVDEP CIO explains how digital transformation enhanced the state agency’s cybersecurity and boosted productivity
When COVID-19 reached American shores, state and local government agencies and educational organizations (SLED) had to abruptly and suddenly find a way to operate in a world with no face-to-face, in-person interaction. This forced many of them to turn to…
How federal and SLED agencies are bolstering their cybersecurity postures with DevSecOps
As the federal government and SLED organizations continue to digitally transform their systems, networks, and applications, it is critical that they remain vigilant and be aware of the fact that modernization will always be accompanied by potential network vulnerabilities and…
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…
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…
How IT modernization is the solution to every government agency need
In today’s age of digital transformation, it seems that new, groundbreaking and revolutionary technologies are emerging every day. A lot of us grew up with futuristic movies capturing the possibilities of technology and what our world could evolve into. Now,…
Dr. Andreas Weigend to give “data dilemma” keynote address at Quest EMPOWER 2021
As federal government agencies become more innovative with their data, it is critical that they have comprehensive knowledge of the latest trends, best practices, and technologies for their data systems. That is why Quest is holding its first annual Quest…
