Posts by Deb Chase

The State of Federal Government Cybersecurity

Government operations, public services, policy decisions, and other functions are all driven by highly distributed data stored on-premises and in hybrid multi-cloud environments. To counter adversaries in a post-quantum future, government entities must speed up the adoption of new data protection strategies and tactics as part of their modernization efforts.

Why now? The threat is real. The AES 256 encryption schemes used in most government and enterprise systems are ripe for decryption by nation states like China. Legacy data monitoring and management tools joined by swivel chairs do not adequately address governments’ current or future data security, resilience, and portability needs. Nor do they provide visibility and control across the entire data ecosystem.

Legacy backup/recovery, SIEM, ... Read more

Ransomware attacks continue to evolve, posing serious risks to national security, critical infrastructure, government agencies, the defense industrial base (DIB) and healthcare companies. Ransomware most often impacts critical infrastructure causing significant public service disruptions. Read more

Microsoft Azure U.S. Government Cloud (Azure Government) is designed specifically for the U.S. government (USG). It adheres to federal and state policies, and provides a secure, compliant infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) for federal information systems. Read more

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and civilian government agencies are mandated to protect government data in transit and at rest across their networks and IT ecosystems. While current data governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) strategies address common cybersecurity issues, CIOs continue to be challenged. Read more

Government agencies and critical infrastructure companies have long used machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) technology to automate sensor data collection (SCADA/IoT), complete repetitive tasks, and for predictive analytics — all of which can enhance operational efficiency. Read more