New and innovative security tools seem to be emerging all the time, but the frontline defense for just about every network in operation today remains the trusty firewall. Network World asked TWB author John Breeden II to test out several manager programs designed to focus the chaos of a typical firewall deployment.
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Could moving out of Washington solve the federal cybersec manpower problem?
According to some Berkeley researchers, the reason for the federal government’s cybersecurity workforce problem is that talented IT types don’t want to work in Washington.
Securing our intelligent, interconnected vehicles
The Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) standard is being developed to support operational communications within and among vehicles. One security researcher says more thought needs to be given to securing DSRC and calls for an industry security framework.
The Cybersecurity Framework—making a good thing better
Only two weeks remain to comment on the draft revision of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, a document that has been widely adopted since its release in 2014.
InfoZen Tackles IT Modernization Challenges in New eBook
The innovative integrators at InfoZen know how to modernize IT for government agencies. The TWB recently interviewed their experts to create an amazingly detailed guide about how to modernize IT systems in the key areas of Cloud, DevOps, Cybersecurity and Mission Critical IT.
NextGov Emerging Tech: Testing Some of the CIA Hacking Tools
We wanted to see if the alleged hacking tools the CIA is supposedly using did in fact exist, or if doing things like turning TVs into spy devices was possible. So we loaded up some hacking tools and went to work. Find out what happened next.
Market is emerging for medical marijuana tech
As recreational and medical use of marijuana becomes legal in more states, there is a growing demand for tools and technology to move the drug from bootleg to effective medication. A small Massachusetts company is helping meet that demand.
Network World Review: vArmour Turns Cybersecurity On its Head
What if there was a different way to look at security? Instead of searching for behaviors that might indicate a threat, what if you could tightly define everything that was allowed within a network? Varmour does that. It’s called segmentation, and is the subject of a Network World Clear Test review.
Trump policies do not bode well for government cybersecurity
A wrongheaded approach to cybersecurity and hostility toward federal workers make it likely that government cybersecurity—already a high-risk challenge—will get worse before it gets better.
NextGov Emerging Tech: Why so Little Automation in Federal Networks?
Automation could be the answer to feds dealing with constant attacks, reducing the time from detection to remediation from months to seconds. The basic concept is simple enough, simply using the power of the network itself to counter threats, but the reality is a bit more complex.