Where Is Government When It Comes to Cloud in 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 ... Read More
From Europe to South Africa: Where Is the World on Cyber Defense?
As we wrap up 2024, two new reports suggest that Europe and leading African nations share many of the same cyber threats and potential cybersecurity solutions as their U.S. counterparts ... Read More
Is Your Phone Spying On You? How to Check and What to Do
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. ... Read More
Misinformation, Online Scams Surging Following Historic Hurricanes
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 ... Read More
Learning from the NASCIO Annual Conference 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 ... Read More
Book Review: ‘Why Cybersecurity Fails in America’
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 ... Read More
Guarding Gold: Cybersecurity Challenges Ahead of the Paris Olympics
Preparations for the Paris Summer Olympics have been going on for years. And given the expected global audience and international participation, cybersecurity is at the center of the action ... Read More
Boom or Bust? Deciphering Mixed Messages on the Tech Job Market
Why so many layoffs? Are technology jobs plentiful or lacking? With unemployment relatively low, why are many cyber pros and tech experts struggling to get an interview? ... Read More
Montgomery County, Md.’s Chatbot Shows GenAI in Action
I’m always looking for best practices and examples to share around government AI and cyber projects. Monty 2.0 is certainly praiseworthy and a GenAI project to watch and learn from ... Read More
Navigating the CISO Role: Common Pitfalls for New Leaders
What are the top mistakes that I see new security leaders continue to make in 2024 as they start their CISO careers or take on new roles? How can these challenges be addressed? ... Read More
