Government September 18, 2023

How NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 Tackles Risk Management

4 min read - The NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 (CSF) is moving into its final stages before its 2024 implementation. After the public discussion period to inform decisions for the framework closed in May, it’s time to learn more about what to expect from…

News August 23, 2023

Securing critical infrastructure with the carrot and stick

4 min read - It wasn’t long ago that cybersecurity was a fringe topic of interest. Now, headline-making breaches impact large numbers of everyday citizens. Entire cities find themselves under cyberattack. In a short time, cyber has taken an important place in the national…

Government May 9, 2023

The Biden administration’s 2023 cybersecurity strategy

4 min read - The Biden Administration recently introduced a new national cybersecurity strategy, expected to aggressively address an increasingly complex and dangerous threat landscape. Improving cybersecurity may not be the top priority for the Biden Administration, but it is an issue that the…

Zero Trust April 27, 2023

Zero trust data security: It’s time to make the shift

4 min read - How do you secure something that no longer exists? With the rapid expansion of hybrid-remote work, IoT, APIs and applications, any notion of a network perimeter has effectively been eliminated. Plus, any risk inherent to your tech stack components becomes…

Zero Trust April 17, 2023

How zero trust changed the course of cybersecurity

4 min read - For decades, the IT industry relied on perimeter security to safeguard critical digital assets. Firewalls and other network-based tools monitored and validated network access. However, the shift towards digital transformation and hybrid cloud infrastructure has made these traditional security methods…

Government January 25, 2023

Who will be the next national cyber director?

4 min read - After Congress approved his nomination in 2021, Chris Inglis served as the first-ever National Cyber Director for the White House. Now, he plans to retire. So who’s next? As of this writing in January of 2023, there remains uncertainty around…

News January 4, 2023

New federal cybersecurity requirements for railway operators

2 min read - Recently, the U.S. government has focused on increasing cybersecurity in industries that are vital to the country. After the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack shut down a critical fuel pipeline, which led to significant gas shortages, officials realized the importance of…

News December 14, 2022

The DoD aims for full zero trust deployment by 2027

2 min read - The Pentagon plans to implement a zero trust architecture across its entire enterprise by 2027, according to DoD CIO John Sherman. “What we’re aiming for is by 2027 to have zero trust deployed across the majority of our enterprise systems…

Data Protection September 7, 2022

The Cost of a Data Breach for Government Agencies

4 min read - What happens when attackers breach local government, police departments or public health services? What would happen if attackers compromised the U.S. Treasury’s network? These types of incidents happen every month and lead to service interruptions at the very least. More…

Zero Trust July 18, 2022

A Common Mission: Improve the Cybersecurity Posture of the Nation

3 min read - Securing information and infrastructure is among the highest national security priorities. In recent months and years, we continue to see an escalating sophistication and frequency of attacks by malicious actors and nation-states. In response, leaders are taking action. The Executive…