Catch Me Up: Where Are We With CMMC?
The Defense Department’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) is designed to protect sensitive information from cyberthreats. The CMMC’s implementation, though, has been a long time coming.
Posts Tagged: cybersecurity
How to Improve Cybersecurity Through Simplicity
The problem is not just the number and frequency of potential cyberthreats, but the complexity and diversity of the threat vectors used to compromise agency systems, networks, and data. An integrated cybersecurity mesh platform can help.
To Collect Data, Leaders Should Understand the Processes to Effectively Gather It
When developing cyber metrics, it’s important to ensure that your underlying process for gathering and analyzing the data can handle the task.
Agencies Should Focus on Metrics Not Measurement to Understand Cyber Impact
Government needs to do more than simply collect raw measurements if it wants to really understand the impact of any initiative, including in the realm of cybersecurity.
Where Are the Cybersecurity Professionals?
The increasing frequency of cyber threats and attacks requires strong cyber defenses. There are multiple paths to becoming a cyber professional.
What State and Local Agencies Can Do When They Can’t Hire the Cyber Talent Gap Away
A staggering number of organizations lack the cyber talent they need to protect against cyberattacks. But agencies that deploy certain strategies can help compensate for their staffing shortage.
The VA’s System Updates: Are There Concerns About Trust and Safety?
The VA’s ongoing system updates requires vigilant cybersecurity to preserve the trust and safety in serving veterans.
How to Secure Legacy Systems
Zero Trust can be difficult to implement, especially for legacy agency systems and applications that aren’t made for a distributed, cloud-based environment. Here’s a solution.
Federal Hybrid Work Environments Require a New Approach for Secure Collaboration
While the movement for the federal workforce to return to office continues, agencies must have a collaboration infrastructure that is flexible, scalable, interoperating, resilient and secure to ensure strategic mission readiness.
A Proactive Cyber Strategy
The National Cybersecurity Strategy emphasizes a more proactive approach to cyber defense. These are some steps you can take toward that goal.