To The Point - Cybersecurity

With the threat of the IT landscape constantly changing, a diversity of opinions, perspectives, and skills are crucial to staying ahead of the curve in preventing the next attack. This week Forepoint's CIO Meerah Rajavel joins Eric and Arika to discuss why promoting the cybersecurity field to underrepresented groups, such as women can offer a new perspective on how to solve emerging security problems. For links and resources discussed in this episode, please visit our show notes at https://www.forcepoint.com/govpodcast/e29

Recorded live from Forcepoint's Cybersecurity Leadership Forum, Forcepoint's CEO Matt Moynahan joins the podcast to discuss the challenges of tackling cybersecurity--from addressing insider threats to the increased cost of cyber threats to workforce gaps. For links and resources discussed in this episode, please visit our show notes at https://www.forcepoint.com/govpodcast/e28

Raise The Bar—led by the NSA and NCDSMO—raised the security architecture bar for Cross Domain Solutions beyond even the NIST Risk Management Framework controls, to continually improve the status quo within the cross domain community. In March 2019, Forcepoint gathered government and industry experts in the cross domain community to discuss what's on the horizon for the initiative. If you didn't make the event, listen to Eric, Arika and special guest Michelle Jordon recap what you missed! For links and resources discussed in this episode, please visit our show notes at https://www.forcepoint.com/govpodcast/e27

This week Forcepoint's Phil D'Angio joins the podcast to give us his take on the trends and challenges on the commercial side of cybersecurity. We talk about how cybersecurity is prioritized, data security and also dive into why more millennials are not joining the cybersecurity workforce.

For links and resources discussed in this episode, please visit our show notes at https://www.forcepoint.com/govpodcast/e26

Risk management is a fundamental principle of cybersecurity as the alternative would be the pursuit of total security which is unaffordable and unachievable for an organization as large and complex as the federal government. This week former Department of Homeland Security Undersecretary Suzanne Spaulding joins the podcast to discuss the challenges government faces in its quest for cybersecurity risk management, and how government officials must manage making security investments when the benefits and outcomes are uncertain. For links and resources discussed in this episode, please visit our show notes at https://www.forcepoint.com/govpodcast/e25

The federal government continues to face a number of complex challenges in terms of how its protects itself from cyberattacks. On this week’s episode, Eric and Arika are joined by Jason Miller of Federal News Network to discuss the current state of government cybersecurity.

• What is the government doing well?
• What could it be doing better?
• How does the lack of skilled cybersecurity workers impact government cybersecurity?

To find out more please visit http://thewellnessconnection.com/e24

In today’s world of technology, terms such as artificial intelligence and machine learning are thrown against the wall like spaghetti to see what sticks. But what advances really being made with these transformative technologies and is government ready to adopt cutting edge solutions to meet new and emerging threats in cybersecurity.

In this week’s episode, Milos Manic, professor of computer science and director of the Virginia Commonwealth University’s Cybersecurity Center joins the podcast to discuss the Autonomic Intelligent Cyber Sensor (AICS) he and his team have developed with funding from the Department of Energy to detect intruders, isolate them and even possibly retaliate against them.

For links and resources discussed in this episode, please visit our show notes at https://www.forcepoint.com/govpodcast/e23

This week Dickie George who worked at the National Security Agency (NSA) as a Cryptologic Mathematician for over 40 years in the Information Assurance Directorate talk about his experience in being a government "cybersecurity target" and how to be a target that is hard to hit.

For links and resources discussed in this episode, please visit our show notes at https://www.forcepoint.com/govpodcast/e22

On this week’s podcast we are joined by Forcepoint’s Marketing Director Carolyn Ford who shares some behind the scenes insights on Forcepoint’s upcoming Cybersecurity Leadership Forum. This is Forcepoint’s annual event and Carolyn shares some of the agenda highlights, speakers and other surprises that will happen at the event on April 4, 2019. Additionally, Eric and Arika will be doing a special podcast recording from the event. For links and resources discussed in this episode, please visit our show notes at https://www.forcepoint.com/govpodcast/e21

In December 2018, the White House released it updated draft Trusted Internet Connection policy (TIC 3.0) which is a program created by the federal government to consolidate the number of external internet connections within agencies so that IT Teams can more efficiently manage security efforts. On this episode of To The Point Cybersecurity, we are joined by Next Gov’s Senior Editor to discuss the updated policy, how it will impact cloud security and what is means for government networks. For links and resources discussed in this episode, please visit our show notes at https://www.forcepoint.com/govpodcast/e20