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7 Tips to Best Secure Your Agency’s Digital Transformation Efforts

To support the benefits for digital transformation while addressing existing and emerging security concerns, agencies should consider adopting the following techniques.

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Automating the Citizen Experience in Government

The public sector must support rapid procurement and integration of digital technologies to support citizen-centric experiences.

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6 Items that Should Be on the New Federal CISO’s To-Do List

Imagine for a moment you have been appointed as the new U.S. federal government CISO. What do you do to secure the federal information infrastructures?

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4 Fundamentals of an Effective Cloud Access Security Broker

A new type of cloud security solution can help the federal government to protect sensitive information residing in cloud environments.

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3 Steps to Implement an Insider Threat Program

Defense contractors will need to have written insider threat program plans by the end of November.

Cybersecurity

Rep. Will Hurd: ‘Encryption is Good for Our National Security’

Where does the debate over encryption go from here?

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What Does it Take to Roll Out a New Citizen Service?

Here are five ways to grow an agency's user base and increase adoption.

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How To Ensure Trustworthy, Open Source Elections

From the perspective of voters, a trustworthy election is one in which they can be confident their votes have been counted as cast and their anonymity has been maintained.

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What a Former NSA Deputy Director Thinks of the Snowden Movie

Chris Inglis was about to retire when Edward Snowden leaked National Security Agency files.

Digital Government

Quiz: Are You The One Letting Hackers into Your Agency?

It's easier to accidentally provide hackers access to networks than you might think.

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The Inside Job: How to Stop Attacks from Within

Internal threats can use alternative tactics such as visual hacking to target sensitive data.

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Combating Hackers with Multimodal Biometrics

A recent study found the global biometrics market is projected to become a $21.9 billion industry by 2020.

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12 Washington Leaders the Tech Community Needs

The tech community would be wise to focus on—and support accordingly—current and potential members of the House and Senate who have made a huge difference for the industry and U.S. innovation.

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Report: IoT Security Failures are 100 Percent Preventable

Internet of things security is uniquely challenging because it’s “three dimensional," says OTA Executive Director and President Craig Spiezle.

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Beyond Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt: A Glimpse Inside Today’s CISO Playbook

The time has come for chief information security officers to change their strategy.

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6 Data Management Steps To Consider Before an Administration Shift

When addressing large challenges with an enhanced data management strategy, there are a number of steps agency executives should consider today as they prepare for the transition to a new administration.