Cyber Security Exchange

A vertical community of Federal cyber security leaders, project managers, industry, and government IT community stakeholders focused on public-private collaboration and best-practice exchange.

Axonius Adapt: Feds Looking to Upskill AI Workforce

As artificial intelligence technologies continue to rapidly evolve, Federal agencies are looking to upskill their AI workforce to keep pace with emerging cybersecurity threats. […]

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Flournoy: NCS Lacks Teeth to Regulate Secure-by-Design

The former policy lead for the Department of Defense (DoD) under President Barack Obama said Tuesday that while the Biden administration’s National Cybersecurity Strategy (NCS) calls for secure-by-design technology principles, the White House doesn’t actually have the authority to regulate that. […]

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DeRusha Credits Quick SASE ‘Flip’ to Meet Ivanti Vulnerability

Federal Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Chris DeRusha gave broad credit today to Federal agencies for making marked improvements in cybersecurity over the past few years, and cited the ability of one larger agency – which he did not name – with being able to take particularly quick action in the face of the Ivanti vulnerabilities that the government began warning about in January. […]

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CSRB Slams Microsoft for ‘Inadequate’ Security Culture, Calls for Overhaul

The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB) released findings late Tuesday following its independent review of the summer 2023 Microsoft Exchange Online intrusion that attributed the success of the China-based hack to “a cascade of security failures at Microsoft” and an “inadequate” security culture at the company. […]

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FAR Updated With Cyber, Supply Chain Security

The Defense Department, General Services Administration, and NASA have issued a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to add the framework for a new FAR part 40 covering information security and supply chain security. […]

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Upcoming Events
ManTech TechShare 2024

Join us to hear government leaders share best practices for enhancing operational readiness, protecting the contested supply chain, leveraging intelligent automation and AI for rapid response, and upskilling the workforce for tomorrow. […]

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Research

The Push and Pull of Federal Cybersecurity

MeriTalk, in partnership with Google, surveyed 150 Federal cybersecurity managers to explore the mounting tension in security decision-making. […]

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Cyber Reset: Prioritizing Prevention in Federal Agencies

MeriTalk surveyed 150 government cybersecurity leaders to explore the possibilities of a world where governments don’t have to assume they have been breached – and what it would take to get there. Download this infographic for a synthesis of the research findings […]

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Containing the Cyber Threat Tsunami

Government teams are perpetually in cybersecurity crisis mode. MeriTalk, in partnership with Dell Technologies and INTEGRITY Global Security (IGS), surveyed 300 government cybersecurity leaders across Federal, State, and Local organizations to explore the possibilities of a world where agencies no longer need to assume breach – and what it would take to get there. […]

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At the ServiceNow Federal Forum, explore how Federal innovators are creating unified experiences across the enterprise. We’re using intelligent platforms for end-to-end digital transformation. […]

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We invite you to socialize with fellow cyber professionals from across government and industry who make the tech ecosystem tick and go above and beyond – day in and day out. […]

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