By: Tom Guarente, Vice President, External & Government Affairs, Armis by ServiceNow The White House recently issued a directive designated as National Security Presidential Memorandum 12 (NSPM-12), which includes helpful provisions to elevate cybersecurity protection across the federal government. The directive signals a seriousness about cybersecurity from the highest levels of the federal government, but […]

By: Tom Guarente, vice president of external and government affairs, Armis In light of ever-increasing cyber threats from nation-state adversaries, including major spying campaigns like Salt Typhoon, the need for strong cybersecurity protection has never been more urgent. Given the reported deployment of offensive cyber measures in U.S. military operations, we should expect adversaries to counter […]

By: Tom Guarente, vice president of external and government affairs, Armis Recently, I was privileged to sit down with a high-ranking member of a key oversight committee who asked me what actions I thought Congress should take to address some of the country’s biggest cybersecurity challenges. I suggested they should begin by conducting a hearing […]

By Matthew Shallbetter, director of Strategy, Federal Civilian, at Armis With the profusion of directives and guidance emanating from government cybersecurity oversight agencies, both houses of Congress are proposing legislation that aims to harmonize cybersecurity regulations across the federal government. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee approved the ‘‘Streamlining Federal Cybersecurity Regulations Act” […]