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Martorana releases the IT Operating Plan, CISA deploys advisors on site at agencies, House approves medical device cybersecurity bill, and more.

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IoT ransomware risks, cyber incident reporting and workforce development, AI proposals, satellite security standards, and more.

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DOE’s Frontier supercomputer is named fastest in the world; HHS launches ARPA-H; CISA, DHS, and DoD propose 5G Security Evaluation Process, and more.

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New TMF awards and requests for more funds, public-private collaboration on cyber defense, OPM’s skills-based hiring guidelines, and more.

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CISA issues emergency directive, DeRusha reports “tremendous progress” on cyber EO, MeriTalk publishes new research on CDM, and more.

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Endpoint devices, or personal laptops, government-issued devices, tablets, mobile phones, etc. used outside of the network perimeter are key factors in a successful telework model. Keeping those devices secure from any location at any time is at the top of all IT team priorities. But are the security tools in place strong enough to combat bad actors, could Federal IT teams have too many endpoint security tools in their toolkit, and what is often overlooked on the journey to better endpoint security?

For MeriTalking’s fourth installment of the “Human Side of Cyber” series, MeriTalk’s Nicole Burdette and Sam Kinch, Director, Technical Account Management at Tanium dive into what endpoint security really is, what it’s not, and how agencies can strength endpoint security to gain visibility, control, and accurate intelligence needed to remediate potential risks to the network.

Digital security breaches have shown us that Federal agencies are more vulnerable than anyone thought, and their security tools are no longer effectively defending against them. This begs the question, what can IT leaders and staff at all levels do to better protect Federal networks? The short answer: it’s time to rethink our approach to basic security and how we defend every endpoint across the enterprise.

For MeriTalking’s third episode of the “Human Side of Cyber” series underwritten by Tanium, MeriTalk’s Nicole Burdette is joined by Jeff Eisensmith, former Chief Information Security Officer at the Department of Homeland Security. They discuss the effects of tool sprawl, how tools and staff resources can be leveraged, the importance of shrinking the Federal attack surface, and more.

On today’s episode of MeriTalking, MeriTalk’s Nicole Burdette sits down with Jay Boisseau, AI & HPC Technology Strategist at Dell Technologies, and Marc Hamilton, Vice President of Solutions Architecture and Engineering at NVIDIA, to explore the steps agencies are taking toward “digital first government” and what this means from a workforce, cybersecurity, and emerging technology perspective.

Listen to the full interview on your favorite podcasting platform below, and to learn more, read the digital first government special report.

Following several Federal initiatives published this year such as the National Security Strategic Guidance and Cybersecurity Executive Order, greater collaboration between the public and private sectors is critical to better understand and manage risk.

For MeriTalking’s second installment of the “Human Side of Cyber” Series, Teddra Thomas Burgess, senior vice president of Public Sector at Tanium, talks with Joyce Hunter, former deputy CIO of the USDA and current executive director of The Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology, about the Cyber EO guidance, why collaboration is a vital factor for national cyber improvements, recommendations on how to coordinate a better defense, and more.

As the cyber threats we face become more diverse across the nation and globe, security and IT operations teams must include encompass diverse perspectives.

For MeriTalking’s first installment of the “Human Side of Cyber” series, MeriTalk’s Nicole Burdette sits down with Teddra Burgess, Senior Vice President, Public Sector at Tanium to dive into the importance of having diverse perspectives and experiences on an organization’s cyber response team, how to overcome diversity recruitment and retainment challenges, and advice for leaders looking to build a diverse cyber team.