We are in a whirlwind of change. Data is pouring into federal agencies.

A recent report indicated that data was growing at 25% a year; cloud usage at a rate of 61%; and Software as A Service an astounding 200%. Oh, did I forget to mention that Generative AI is also increasing data exploding?

It is one thing to worry about data from John’s Doughnuts, and quite another to worry about sensitive military, financial, and health information that the federal government is charged to protect.

Data. gov estimates that 250 million data sets are being used by the public sector.

This increase in data has not been missed by the White House. On February 28, 2024, an Executive Order called “Protecting America’s Sensitive Data” was issued.

Today, we sat down with Adam Costello to have him share some of his practical knowledge of securing data. Adam begins by suggesting federal agencies start by figuring out where these data sets are stored. Humans make mistakes, humans jump into shadow IT and create ghost data, and people do not understand retention protocols.

Adam suggests that an Asset Management Database can establish a baseline for documenting data. From there, we can get a better perspective on concerns like encryption, micro-segmentation, time-based retention methods like records management, and establishing a Recovery Point Objective.

If you look at your network configuration and blink an eye, it has changed. Listen to the interview to gather best practices from a data management specialist with decades of experience.

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