cybersecurity

The SolarWinds software supply chain hack – disclosed in December 2020 – represented a new scale of nation-state cyber aggression, with thousands of organizations compromised, including at least nine Federal agencies. And just last month, the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack further highlighted the national security risks created by cyber aggression. […]

Major U.S. adversaries and competitors are enhancing and exercising their military, cyber, and other capabilities, raising the risks to the nation, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) reported in its 2021 Annual Threat Assessment. In its public report, ODNI highlighted China’s push for global power, as well as the activities of several other nations. […]

Cybersecurity

The dark web has long provided a safe haven for cybercriminals to plot illicit activities, often with huge implications for the government. To stay ahead of cybercriminals, Federal agencies have to investigate threats and emerging adversaries on their networks – but that is easier said than done. […]

innovation

Big-picture technology cycles that once spanned a decade or more now evolve at ever-faster clips so that IT modernization – however an organization defines that state – has become a faster-moving and often elusive target. Traveling a parallel arc is the same requirement for better security technologies that can keep ahead of threat-actors who never rest. […]

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