How to Stop Cyber Threats — Before They Happen
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. It’s true in cybersecurity. The more threats you block, the fewer you have to mitigate.
Posts Tagged: cybersecurity
3 Ways to Boost Cybersecurity
Staying ahead of cybersecurity risks requires a multi-pronged approach. Agencies need to share information, adopt new security models, and invest in both people and technology to meet the challenges.
Courage: A Necessary Ingredient for Any Effective Enterprise Risk Management Strategy
Here’s how VITA’s former CIO sees courage and its essential role in forming any agency’s enterprise risk management strategy.
3 Things Your Agency’s Data Recovery Plan Needs
With most agencies now fielding hybrid workforces mixing on-site and remote workers, data recovery may be more important than ever.
A Three-Pronged Approach to Eliminating Implicit Trust
Zero trust isn’t just about technology. It also requires a change in mindset. Here’s how to take a holistic approach.
Cyber Protection for Industrial Systems
Operational technology and industrial control systems keep essential services running. But it can be hard to find the workforce to protect them. Here are some tips.
Modernizing Cybersecurity Hiring
The Department of Homeland Security launched an effort last year to streamline its hiring of cybersecurity talent and bridge the gap between public and private sector cyber salaries. Where do things stand one year later? And why are Federal cybersecurity staff so predominantly white and male?
Automation Can Make Cybersecurity Less Painful
It’s difficult to keep agencies cyber secure, and the growth and sophistication of cyber threats is daunting. But automation can be a saving grace for agencies that implement it.
How Agencies Stay Ahead of Cyber Threats
State and local governments can benefit from a “defense in depth,” or layered, approach to cybersecurity.
How South Dakota Does Defense in Depth
South Dakota’s cyber defense prepares for threats known and unknown.