Understanding and Preventing Today’s Most Common Cyber Attacks for Federal Agencies
Discover the top 15 cyber threats to government systems, along with strategies for implementing zero-trust architecture and AI-driven detection systems.
Six Lessons Learned from the CrowdStrike Outage Disaster
The recent CrowdStrike outage reminds us of our digital infrastructure’s fragility. As 8.5 million devices crashed and critical services were disrupted worldwide, we must rethink our approach to IT resilience. What can federal agencies learn from this teachable moment? Read our complete analysis.
Cybersecurity Asset Management (CSAM) Application: A Framework for Asset Visibility and Control
Is your agency struggling to maintain visibility and control over its cyber assets? Discover how a Cybersecurity Asset Management (CSAM) application brings transparency to your security posture.
RPA Benefits: A Deep Dive into the Advantages of Robotic Process Automation
Federal agencies face increasing data volumes and tighter processing timelines. How can you keep up? Read our latest blog and discover how the top 10 Robotic Process Automation (RPA) benefits can transform your agency’s performance.
Demystifying the Meaning of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)
Art Clomera Vice President, Operations What is Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)? The era of CUI before Executive Order 13556 was fragmented, haphazard, and far leakier than it is today. Each agency had its own rules and procedures for handling unclassified information, leading to a complex, confusing jumble of policies. Sharing information across multiple government […]
From Risk to Authorization: Understanding What ATO Means in Cybersecurity
Art Clomera Vice President, Operations The Authorization to Operate (ATO) is crucial for the US Federal Government and the Department of Defense (DoD). It represents an official management decision granted by a senior organizational official. The ATO Cybersecurity decision authorizes the operation of an information system and explicitly acknowledges the associated risks to agency operations, […]
Mastering NIST 800-30: A Guide to Effective Risk Assessments
Art Clomera Vice President, Operations In the aftermath of several high-profile breaches and attacks on federal agencies this year, NIST 800-30 helps to translate the intricate vulnerabilities and countermeasures in ways that executive leadership overseeing the agency’s policy implementation can understand. Sharing information enables decision-makers to understand the full extent of the threat landscape in […]
Exploring the NIST CSF Categories and Subcategories: A Comprehensive Overview
Art Clomera Vice President, Operations Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Jen Easterly confirmed that a cyberattack on U.S. government networks had affected several Federal agencies. In light of the events when hackers gained access through a security flaw in the widely used file-transfer software, MOVEit Transfer, this article will explore the NIST Cybersecurity Framework […]
Demystifying Software Bill of Materials (SBOM): A Comprehensive Guide
Art Clomera Vice President, Operations It’s hard to believe that until recently, organizations lacked a reliable method to know what components were in their software – imagine opening a medicine bottle and not finding the ingredients label. While the Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) has been around for a decade, it’s gained traction in the […]
What is Cybersecurity? (And Why It’s Important)
Art Clomera, Vice President, Operations It’s a simple question with a somewhat complicated answer – at a time when understanding its meaning couldn’t be more important. In a recent industry report, a series of digital trackers stationed across the globe logged more than 5.3 trillion – yes, “trillion” – cyber attacks worldwide in 2021. That’s […]
