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The Key to Reducing Exposure to Cyber Liability, Part 2

Former federal CISO Greg Touhill explains how an organization's people play the largest role in reducing cyber liability.

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The Key to Reducing Exposure to Cyber Liability, Part 1

Former federal CISO Greg Touhill explains how to reduce an organization's exposure to breaches and subsequent liabilities.

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How the New Science of Vulnerability Management Can Help Struggling Federal Networks

IT teams often have the tools to find network vulnerabilities. What they don't have is the manpower to fix them all.

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Russia Used Social Media to Weaponize American Free Will. Here’s What to Do About It.

The tech, policy and national security communities need to come together to stop disinformation campaigns.

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What Artificial Intelligence in Hands of Adversaries Means for Cyber Defense  

Governments and businesses need to prepare for the cyberattacks AI can make more effective.

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How Can Agencies Prepare for the Software Future?

Federal agencies and their IT teams must adapt from a hardware-centric model to an increasingly software-defined world.

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Here’s How the Federal Reserve Could Guide the Digital Financial Revolution

Blockchain could enable a direct bank-to-bank frictionless payment system that is fast, secure and near real-time.

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Drones Take Off in a Public Safety Role

Will successful rescue missions completed with the help of drone operators help loosen some of the FAA's regulations?

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Shining a Light to Overcome the Internet of Thing’s Security Complexities

Because the IoT is relatively new, it brings unfamiliar complexities for federal IT professionals.

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Protect White House Staff's Personal Tech But Don’t Forget to Secure Government Phones

Talking about personal devices takes attention away from the arguably greater threat posed by unsecured government-issued mobile devices.

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Sharing the Secret to Digitization in Emerging Economies

Governments must realize that data is the currency of the future.

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The Urgent Case for IoT Security Training for Civilian Agencies

Civilian agencies could learn a thing or two from the military's cyber culture.

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How Agencies Can Shift From Reactive to Proactive Insider Threat Defense

Smarter tools and rules can help keep agencies on top of what's happening on their networks.

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5 Ways Government Can Shift From Spinning Out Tech to Spinning It In

The U.S. government has unique tools to attract innovators and acquire technology as its traditional influence over R&D and technology markets shrinks.

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Are Careless Insiders the Biggest Federal Cyber Threat?

Agencies face a ton of cybersecurity threats, but hapless insiders are especially worrisome, according to a recent survey.

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Using Technology to Aid the Opioid Crisis' Innocent Victims

Manual processes are holding back the way governments could support children and families in crisis.

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Here’s How to Make Patching Security Holes Easier For Everyone

Enterprise patch management is hard, but here's one way to tackle bring-your-own-device security issues.

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Customer Experience Bills Pose Hidden Risks for Citizens

A section of the bills calls for anonymizing data, but that could prevent some agencies from helping with their outreach missions.