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APRIL 6, 2025

A new report just released by Forrester highlights the growing cloud footprint in the public sector globally, along with challenges ahead in areas such as security and modernizing core applications.

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Government 155

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MARCH 30, 2025

Recent developments in humanoid robots are grabbing plenty of global attention. Here are some intriguing robot developments and why we all need to pay attention.

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MARCH 23, 2025

Cyber threats against hospitals are surging. What steps are being taken by the health-care sector to address the increasing impacts of cyber attacks? Lets explore.

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Cyber Attacks Cyber threats 254

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MARCH 16, 2025

Where do things stand with the deployment of zero-trust architectures in federal, state and local governments across the country and the world? Heres a March 2025 roundup.

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Architecture Government 265

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MARCH 9, 2025

What are some good, bad and ugly ways to measure how your security and technology leaders are doing? More important, how do you measure and improve your own growth as a CISO?

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MARCH 2, 2025

Ransomware attacks hit another record in 2024, and attacks in 2025 are not slowing down. So whats new and what can we learn about ransomware as we move forward?

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Ransomware 200

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FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Cybersecurity has been in recent national headlines, with experts claiming DOGE is giving unvetted access to sensitive data. But do these partisan attacks harm the entire cyber industry and government trust?

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Cybersecurity Government 211

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FEBRUARY 16, 2025

While attention is on federal government staff who are leaving, my focus is on those who remain. Id like to offer personal experiences and lessons learned from government cuts and reorgs during my time with Michigan IT.

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Government 110

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FEBRUARY 9, 2025

The March 2025 Billington State and Local CyberSecurity Summit in Washington, D.C., is bringing together local, state and federal government cybersecurity leaders at a crucial moment in history. Heres how.

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Government Cybersecurity 145

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FEBRUARY 2, 2025

The past week has been full of headlines regarding DeepSeek AI. So what lessons can we learn from this whirlwind of media stories and the corresponding reactions from governments and Wall Street?

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Government Media 298

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JANUARY 26, 2025

What was the cyber outlook at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, this past week? From President Trumps address to new white papers, heres your roundup.

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Cybersecurity 245

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JANUARY 19, 2025

From a new White House executive order on cyber to a blog from the outgoing CISA director to more scary details on the Treasury hack, the outgoing administration has strong words on cyber threats.

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Cyber threats Cybersecurity Hacking 272

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JANUARY 12, 2025

What were the top government technology and cybersecurity blog posts in 2024? The metrics tell us what cybersecurity and technology infrastructure topics were most popular.

Technology 209

Technology Government Cybersecurity 209

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JANUARY 5, 2025

A new report examines the rise of pre-emptive bans on mandated human microchip implants, noting that 13 states have recently enacted such a ban, despite no companies currently requiring the technology.

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Technology 226

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DECEMBER 27, 2024

Welcome to the second installment of this comprehensive annual look at global cybersecurity industry predictions, forecasts, trends and outlook reports from the top security industry vendors, technology magazines, expert thought leaders and more.

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Technology Cybersecurity 338

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DECEMBER 20, 2024

As we end the first quarter of the 21st century, cybersecurity threats seem more daunting than ever. So what cyber trends, forecasts, themes, insights and predictions are on offer for the new year? Heres your annual security industry prediction roundup for 2025.

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Cybersecurity 304

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DECEMBER 15, 2024

2024 was a year with growing ransomware attacks, accelerating use of artificial intelligence (for good and evil), more deepfakes in online fraud and election threats being overstated, but Donald Trump becoming president-elect (again) is the top 2024 cyber story.

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Artificial Intelligence Ransomware 130

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DECEMBER 1, 2024

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is launching CISA Learning, a new learning management platform to help with cybersecurity training and much more.

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Government Cybersecurity 214

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NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Has your smartphone become a listening device? Are your apps gleaning information from your conversations? How can you check and what can you do to regain more privacy? Let’s explore.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2024

What changes will President-elect Donald J. Trump implement in his second term regarding homeland security, technology, cybersecurity and more? Let’s explore.

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Cybersecurity Technology 289

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NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Several recent studies highlight what is happening in the public and private sectors regarding artificial intelligence initiatives, along with detailing barriers and cybersecurity challenges to address.

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Artificial Intelligence Cybersecurity 290

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NOVEMBER 3, 2024

ISC2 just released their 2024 cyber workforce report, and the key findings are eye-opening for public-sector employees. Here’s what you need to know.

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Government 278

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OCTOBER 27, 2024

A new report from Auburn University’s McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security provides recommendations for the incoming presidential administration. Here are some report highlights.

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Cybersecurity 313

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OCTOBER 20, 2024

Sara Snell started her career as an elementary school teacher. Here is her journey to becoming a state government cyber professional.

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Cybersecurity Government 213

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OCTOBER 13, 2024

Bad actors often take advantage of natural disasters, and especially hurricanes, in times of crisis. Hurricanes Helene and Milton pose significant new online threats, including misinformation and fraud.

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Scams 278

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OCTOBER 6, 2024

The National Association of State CIOs (NASCIO) held its annual conference in New Orleans, La., this past week. Here are some of the highlights, along with some thoughts about what the future holds for state CIOs.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

As we head toward 2025, are the duties and goals of a chief information security officer achievable? Are CISOs set up for failure? Should position descriptions be changed? Let’s explore.

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CISO Information Security 155

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

There have been some new updates around airport security and identification. Here’s what you need to know.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

While the federal government deadline has arrived on implementing a zero-trust cybersecurity model, many state and local governments have committed to zero-trust architecture as well.

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Government Architecture Cybersecurity 294

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

A new report from IANS Research and Artico Search suggests that cybersecurity budgets are growing at a much slower pace than they were previously. Here are the details.

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Cybersecurity 119

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

We are one month away from the start of the annual Cybersecurity Awareness Month in October. Here are resources, themes, toolkits and much more to help your organization prepare.

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Cybersecurity 273

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AUGUST 25, 2024

The FBI launched a new nationwide campaign this past week to raise awareness of the surge in online fraud and scams impacting the public and to encourage reporting to law enforcement.

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Scams 288

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AUGUST 18, 2024

Virginia Tech CISO Randy Marchany discusses his career, SANS training and all things cybersecurity at a major university in 2024.

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CISO Cybersecurity 226

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AUGUST 11, 2024

Carter Schoenberg is a trusted security expert who has vast experience in the public and private sectors. Here’s his guidance on what works and what doesn’t with the cybersecurity industry.

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Cybersecurity 230

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AUGUST 4, 2024

As Delta Air Lines, and many other public and private organizations, tally the business costs from the unprecedented incident caused by a CrowdStrike update, lawyers debate contract language.

Insurance 251

Insurance 251

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JULY 28, 2024

On July 19, 2024, a CrowdStrike software update unleashed mayhem on computer systems at airports, banks and more from Australia to Atlanta. What happened, and what lessons can we take away?

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Banking Software 299

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JULY 21, 2024

Several recently released cyber industry reports show steady or growing ransomware numbers in 2024 so far, and impacts on business and government have never been greater.

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Ransomware Government 309