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Self-Healing Networks Offer Agencies Optimized Performance and Enhanced Security

FedTech Magazine

Self-healing networks may ultimately deliver more value to agencies than generative artificial intelligence because theyre capable of delivering automated operational and security improvements. GenAI use cases such as DHSChat garner much of the attention, while those involving self-healing networks often fly under the radar.

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TechNet Augusta 2024: The Army’s Network Is ‘Becoming a Weapon System’

FedTech Magazine

The layered, unified network is secured, allowing for a forward observer to receive intelligence and call for fire — where warfighters radio in for artillery support — with a shot occurring in under three minutes.

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DOD Drives New Interest in 5G Networks Across Government

FedTech Magazine

Upgrading to a 5G network is a simple matter for citizens; our carriers and phones do it for us. The federal government’s move to 5G accelerated when the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 became law at the end of December 2023.

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Agencies Turn to Dozens of Tools to Improve Network Visibility

FedTech Magazine

The majority of state and federal government agencies are running an increasingly complex mix of more than 20 security tools and platforms to boost network visibility, according to the 2024 CDW Cybersecurity Research Report.

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Why Predictive AI Is Essential to Federal Zero-Trust Security

FedTech Magazine

Government interest in predictive artificial intelligence for zero-trust security has increased along with the number of vulnerabilities identified on federal networks. Google researchers found nearly 100 zero-day vulnerabilities, a record number of network exploits, that went

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Web filtering for education using AWS Network Firewall

AWS Public Sector

Amazon Web Services ( AWS) Network Firewall allows customers to filter their outbound web traffic from on-premises environments based on fully qualified domain names (FQDN) or Server Name Indication (SNI) for encrypted traffic. In a production system, use at least two Availability Zones for high availability of the Network Firewall endpoints.

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OPM, GSA, SEC Provide Updates on Zero-Trust Plans

FedTech Magazine

“Because if you tried to do it sequentially — maybe networks first, then data, then identity — it would take too much time.” Office of Management and Budget Memo M-22-09 requires them to meet zero-trust objectives by the end of fiscal year 2024. And for federal civilian agencies, the clock is ticking. That includes…

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