Feds at the Edge

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With data generation being on the ever-constant increase, new solutions to protect it are needed to keep up with the challenge. In this week's episode of Fed At the Edge, we sit down with a veteran in data protection, Aaron Lewis – Head of Public Sector Sales, Engineering for Rubrik.

He shares with listeners lessons learned from decades of his involvement in data protection. He focuses on three ideas that involve data:

Classification – Why is it so important to understand what you are protecting. Not all data is the same. Mapping – This once easy task has grown into a tangled and complicated web. Where are your vulnerabilities?

Recovery – Is your plan current? Has it been tested? Are you ready today for a potential attack tomorrow?

Mike Tyson famously said that everyone has a plan until they are hit in the face. However, Aaron points out that many federal leaders may not even have a plan and if they do, it's been sitting on a shelf.

Tune in on your favorite Podcasting platform now to hear Aaron break it down, and help your organization come up with a ready-to-go disaster recovery plan.

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With millions employed by the federal government, and the wide range of activities they are responsible for each day, how do we begin to make a technology like AI live up to its own billing and implement it in a way that makes the workforce more efficient?

In this week's episode of Feds At the Edge, we've gathered agency and commercial thought leaders who share how their agencies will apply AI to meet their unique and individual needs.

Department of State: Using AI to Classify Diplomatic Cables Government Accounting Office: Acquisition

Defense Innovation Unit: Aerospace Maintenance

Taka Ariga, Chief Data Scientist and Director of the Innovation lab for US GAO sees "applied" AI from a large-scale and shares how it should be considered a team sport with players who understand subtle concepts like biased databases to move project forward with compliance, ethics, and transparency paving the way.

Jaime Fitzgibbon, Program Manager of AI/ML Portfolio for the Defense Innovation unit shares how though AI proves to make DoD more efficient, military leaders remain cautious, but do appropriate a small budget toward AI.

And everyone is wondering about AI's impact on data set selection. How do we ensure valuable findings for a valid conclusion?

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More than twenty years have passed since Log4J became the go-to cure for system administrators everywhere, but in that time, it also became a tantalizing target for malicious actors — who with a little compromised code began opening extremely hard to find doors to sensitive data.

In this week's episode of Feds At the Edge, we've gathered thought leaders who share how in the wake of a large-scale attack in 2021, they structured a response through prioritizing, patching and preauthorization efforts.

What do they think should be in your defensive playbook?

• Using system visibility to create a prioritized tier system

• Limiting access during patching activities

• Utilizing a Software Bill of Materials

• Vetting users on a separate site before granting access

Tune in on your favorite podcasting platform for lessons learned in this remediation so your organization can be prepared for the next threat in the never-ending battle on the cybersecurity playing field.

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If we were to modernize the once popular "word cloud," we would see phrases like "hybrid cloud," and "zero trust," always paired with terms like "unfunded mandate." Thanks to the Infrastructure Act of 2022 that brought $1.9 billion in funds appropriated for cybersecurity, those word clouds are finally breaking up.

This week on Feds At the Edge, we're finishing up our conversation on combating cyber-crime by examining how agencies are optimizing the use of these funds, so state and local governments can solve today's threat and be prepared for what's next in the years to come.

Our guests will share how to get started by taking advantage of the free services CISA provides which will bring local areas up to a more mature model of cybersecurity so they can make better informed decisions about their funding measures. And they will share the one core element that must be part of every plan because even with increased funding, it's not if…it's when.

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In the first of a two part special of Feds At the Edge, we took the conversation to Austin, Texas where we gathered top thought leaders to explore how their local organizations are combatting cyber threats in a post COVID world.

This week we're diving right in with data, more specifically the expanded cyber landscape full of personal data malicious actors gained easier access to as the workforce transitioned into remote working.

We look at how Application Program Interfaces (APIs) can act as a gateway and attack point for outsiders, and how something as simple an Infosec Academy can give your staff the training it needs to protect personal data – no computer science degree necessary.

We will also address the double-edge sword of automation. While it speeds up processes and allows platforms to talk to each other, it's vital that system administrators use Identity, Credential and Access Management, and know where the gaps are to provide endpoint protection.

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Napoleon Hill once said that a goal is a dream with a deadline. In this week's episode of Feds At The Edge, we've gathered leading experts who share how their organizations are turning the once-upon-a-dream idea of zero trust architecture into an accomplished goal by the end of 2024.

Leaders from DHS, CISA, USPS, SailPoint, BeyondTrust and Ping Identity explore ideals behind Identity Credentials and Access Management (ICAM).

Avoiding the trap of "shiny new things"

Moving beyond meeting bare minimum compliance requirements to check a box

The benefits of implementing ICAM as part of application development

We'll also delve into dark waters with what they identify as toxic combinations your team should avoid.

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In the technology world, the term "segmentation" applied to network topology. Networks, after all, have been segmented since the days when subnets were devised in the early 80's.

Today, however, we also must consider the value of applying this strategy to applications as well.

In this week's episode of Feds At the Edge, we'll dive into why we need both approaches to have a secure Federal System. We'll also explore the changing landscape as the days of having servers just down the hall has given way to public & private clouds, and multiple datacenters.

When it comes to network visibility, especially when dealing with applications, how are agencies keeping track of those long-forgotten servers no longer in service but still open to significant vulnerability?

We've gathered top thought leaders who share how they are securing the playing field both inside and out with zero trust and micro-segmentation strategies that work for today's complex environments.

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Everyone who has driven through Missouri knows that they state motto is “Show Me.” In this week’s episode, we’ll explore the hype around artificial intelligence and with everything we’ve heard, it’s time to show us.

We’ve gathered a fantastic panel of State, local and industry leaders who will share with us how artificial intelligence is being used to reduce costs & improve services at the local level, across the nation.

• Train users now to use AI tools to their benefit, and not to fear progress.
• Using AI to detect anomalies in medical testing.
• Deploying chatbots to non-emergency services to help citizens with tasks such as getting their license.
• Deploying answers to typically asked questions faster.
• 24/7 use, no longer confined to the progress made between 9:00 and 5:00.
• Predicting major events on a flood plain and more.
• And most importantly, how to accomplish all this securely, and ethically.

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In this week’s episode we are exploring the remarkable progress both the private and public sector has made in their move to Zero Trust and the value of the human aspect when it comes to strategy, design and leveraging guidance from the federal government.

Wayne Rodgers, Zero Trust Lead from the Department of Education reminds listeners one can’t throw a switch and have zero trust just emerge from the bits and bytes. He highlights how test programs can and should be part of the journey and why your agency should consider multiple cloud vendors.

We will also delve into reducing risk with an approach using SASE and ICAM in the distribution of technology for Zero Trust among cloud service providers.

Joining Wayne is Akiba Saeedi, VP of Security Federal for IBM and Benjamin Koshy, CISO for Indian Health Service, who share the benefit of utilizing use cases to build your zero trust architecture, and a great place to look for starting point guidance as you launch the next phase of your cybersecurity journey.

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Most people today equivalate the sum of Artificial Intelligence to one thing; ChatGPT. In this week’s episode of Feds At the Edge, we’ll bust the myth by sharing how Federal leaders are making data-driven decisions leveraging advancements in technology with a wide range of AI.

We dive into the five concepts you may never have thought of but should be top of mind:

Clean Data. What happens when second or thirdhand data leaves you with a challenging clean up?

Privacy and Security. Is your agency keeping up with compliance?

AI Use Agency Wide. How do you tackle an enterprise-wide endeavor?

Analytics. From big data to deriving lessons from data sets- where should the focus be?

Language. What is being lost in translation?

Vijay Sharma, CTO from the Department of Education reminds us that Artificial Intelligence is like having the best bike in town and not knowing how to ride it.

Are you ready? Tune in on your favorite Podcasting platform now!