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Technology updates and insights.

Secrets continue circling through firms’ use of cybersecurity

Cybersecurity as a subject is always cloaked in mystery when it isn’t dry and technical.

2015/01/16
Gerson Arias
1 minute read

Security breaches are inevitable - plans need to be made to clean up

While this is hard to hear for many agencies, data breaches are inevitable.

2015/01/16
Gerson Arias
1 minute read

Cybersecurity is difficult for everyone, but hiring experts is harder

Finding security experts for companies is becoming increasingly difficult in a world desperate for professionals who can keep networks safe.

2015/01/07
Gerson Arias
1 minute read

New bills lay out procedures for organizations ready to face cybersecurity problems

Federal agencies should be ready to increase their cybersecurity over the coming years.

2014/12/17
Gerson Arias
1 minute read

What does the Sony hack mean for federal agencies?

Understanding the dangers of communication online has never been easier, thanks to a series of high-profile communication leaks.

2014/12/15
Gerson Arias
1 minute read

Federal agencies to increase cybersecurity spending?

A new $1.1 trillion spending package for cybersecurity for federal agencies was passed recently, hopefully giving government groups the tools they need to prope...

2014/12/11
Gerson Arias
1 minute read

Cybersecurity becoming a more important issue for the White House

Ashton Carter, Obama’s new lead, has an eye for cybersecurity​, according to the Washington Post.

2014/12/05
Gerson Arias
1 minute read

VA fails cybersecurity audit 16 years in a row

This month the Department of Veterans Affairs underwent its annual cybersecurity audit, and for the 16th time in a row, it failed.

2014/11/26
Gerson Arias
1 minute read

Department of Homeland Security looks into self-repairing networks

It was announced in mid-November that the Department of Homeland Security is partnering with cybersecurity industry experts to automate federal cyber defense so...

2014/11/19
Gerson Arias
1 minute read

State Department email systems shut down to investigate possible breach

It was announced this week that the U.S. State Department was forced to shut down its unclassified email system in order to evaluate damage created by a potenti...

2014/11/18
Gerson Arias
1 minute read
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