FedTech Magazine

JANUARY 3, 2023

While it has been a mainstay in the private sector for many years, software-defined wide area networking (SD-WAN) technology is still slowly finding its way into the federal government. However, the benefits of SD-WAN are more critical than ever as agencies look to modernize their older network topologies and bolster cybersecurity.

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FedTech Magazine

JULY 29, 2022

From an IT worker’s perspective, networks are the lifeline of a federal agency. Low network latency is essential to both citizen services and project and mission execution. But how to optimize network performance without new hardware or technology? A job like that requires a tool like the CableIQ…

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FedTech Magazine

MAY 14, 2024

Most agencies need to conduct a network assessment as they look for ways to improve their technology to better meet their missions. For these reasons, the Army alone awarded a $526 million network modernization contract in January, seeking higher speeds to support coming upgrades to its storage, classified remote access, virtual desktop…

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FedTech Magazine

OCTOBER 14, 2022

The concept builds on the idea that every device, user and network flow must be authenticated and authorized before it’s permitted on the… Zero trust is mandated for federal agencies today, although it is not a simple solution to implement and cannot be delivered as a single product.

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FedTech Magazine

MAY 17, 2024

Domains that have not yet started an update must design new network architectures to support IPv6, as well as update devices and endpoints to handle the new standard. That positions them to take advantage of the more stable, more secure protocol, which also offers vastly more addresses than IPv4.

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FedTech Magazine

JUNE 10, 2024

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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FedTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

The two explored how they’ve accelerated the implementation of zero-trust security architectures, including network consolidation. Knausenberger and Navy CIO Aaron Weis, both of whom announced their resignations this week, chatted on stage Wednesday at the Rocky Mountain Cybersecurity Summit 2023.

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AWS Public Sector

JULY 2, 2024

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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FedTech Magazine

APRIL 24, 2023

The Department of Defense recently announced that it would work with Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Oracle to form its Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability network. Agencies are going bigger and getting bolder with their use of hybrid and multicloud environments, even as they attempt to simplify their cloud infrastructures.

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FedTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

To combat and overcome these threats, federal IT administrators can use IP packet capture to examine network traffic for security threats using Microsoft Network Monitor (Netmon). In network monitoring, IP packet capture enables real-time or retrospective packet analysis to establish a baseline.

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FedTech Magazine

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Navy IT leaders received notification from an aircraft carrier on deployment that the ship’s entire unclassified network was inoperable in April 2022. The impact is tremendous,” says Jeff Myers, deputy program manager for PMW 160, the Navy’s tactical networking program office.

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FedTech Magazine

DECEMBER 23, 2024

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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USFCR

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Federal expos—whether large, industry-wide gatherings or niche conferences—offer unparalleled opportunities to network, learn, and showcase your business. While keeping up with regulations and trends is important, the real edge often comes from face-to-face connections.

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FedTech Magazine

MAY 9, 2024

Agencies continue to work toward the goal of connecting all employees through the same network, no matter their location, to boost efficiency and security. However, the timing for that shift is likely six years away.

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FedTech Magazine

AUGUST 14, 2022

Imagine autonomous shuttle buses transporting military personnel around a base, or a smart warehouse using a distributed sensor network and robotics to track military vehicles. 5G, the fifth-generation wireless network, is expected to deliver much higher data speeds,…

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FedTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Those components currently prioritizing the increased bandwidth that comes with the transition generally have high device density on their networks. The spectrum is much broader than the 5GHz and 2.4GHz bands and allows for faster network speeds. The Federal Communications Commission decided in 2020 to open 1.2

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FedTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

The Defense Department’s sprawling IT architecture includes at least 15,000 networks used by millions worldwide. Creating a zero-trust network for a system that complex is no small feat. His agency is also the lead on the Thunderdome project, designed to bring all DOD networks into compliance with zero-trust requirements by 2027.

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FedTech Magazine

JULY 3, 2024

Cyber hygiene consists of practices and procedures that organizations use to maintain the health and security resilience of their systems, devices, networks and data. For agencies that…

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FedTech Magazine

MARCH 17, 2023

Devices may be more easily compromised off-premises, and agencies can face major breaches if those devices are then connected to their networks. A zero-trust approach provides added security in networks with cloud-based assets and remote users.

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FedTech Magazine

JULY 23, 2024

Multiple paths forward exist for agencies seeking virtual representations of physical machines — including storage, networks and servers — to use resources more efficiently, whether they’re improving existing efforts or just starting out. As the current market shifts, some agencies are looking for virtualization alternatives.

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FedTech Magazine

AUGUST 14, 2022

While the Defense Department has moved faster than civilian agencies in adopting 5G, leaders across federal government are taking an interest in the emerging network infrastructure, with good reason. “5G 5G is more than cellular telephony,” according to a report from the CSIS Working Group on Trust and Security in 5G Networks. “5G

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FedTech Magazine

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The Department of Defense should look beyond existing communication protocols — the Secret Internet Protocol Router Network and Non-classified Internet Protocol Router Network — toward commercial solutions that support secure information sharing, say comms experts.

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FedTech Magazine

JANUARY 2, 2024

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency describes election infrastructure as an assembly of systems and networks that includes voter…

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FedTech Magazine

JANUARY 29, 2024

Because if you tried to do it sequentially — maybe networks first, then data, then identity — it would take too much time.” When the Office of Personnel and Management secured $9.9 million from the Technology Modernization Fund to support its zero-trust security efforts, the agency was thinking big. “We

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FedTech Magazine

JULY 5, 2024

Agencies have used storage area networks for years to consolidate storage solutions into a single fabric, but cluster computing enhances data security by creating more redundant copies of data spread across multiple locations.

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FedTech Magazine

MAY 6, 2024

Hyperconverged infrastructure is a software-defined approach that unifies key components, including storage, computing, networking and management. About 80 percent of enterprises in general say they’ve expanded HCI deployments at the edge to help connect disparate tools and technologies. But is this approach a viable cloud alternative?

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FedTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

How to Choose the Right Cloud Connectivity Option These are the key terms to know: SD-WAN allows enterprises to leverage any combination of transport services, SSE refers to converged network security services delivered from a cloud platform, and…

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FedTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Army Cyber School trains the Army’s cyberwarfare workforce, often in classified spaces on a dedicated network. Between 900 and 1,000 soldiers are in-house at any given moment for training that lasts between 20 and 40 weeks.

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FedTech Magazine

JANUARY 30, 2024

Even the most secure networks are expected to be in compliance with White House requirements to create a zero-trust environment. The Department of Defense has to develop three — one for its nonclassified network, another for its classified network and one more for its top-secret/sensitive network.

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FedTech Magazine

MARCH 8, 2023

The Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System is a national network of high-powered computers that integrates meteorological and hydrological data with satellite and radar imagery. Ronla Henry-Reeves works with the National Weather Service, but she’s not the person to ask if you’re wondering about the week ahead.

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FedTech Magazine

JUNE 30, 2023

This includes machine learning (ML), deep learning and neural networks requiring vast computing power and many iterations. Recent discussions around ChatGPT, and generative artificial intelligence more broadly, are improving federal officials’ understanding that AI isn’t simply programmed analytics running queries against databases.

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FedTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

A hybrid data center relies on cloud, software-defined networking and virtualization technologies to distribute applications across physical and multicloud environments. These strategies should identify desired security tools and practices such as cloud environments and ways to continuously monitor them.

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FedTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Air Force squadrons such as the 561st Network Operations Squadron are getting “a lot” of exposure to zero-trust security as they prepare to overhaul security architectures, according to its commander. Speaking Tuesday at the Rocky Mountain Cyberspace Symposium 2023, Lt.

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FedTech Magazine

AUGUST 11, 2022

Along with the promise to completely transform the digital landscape, 5G — the fifth-generation standard for broadband cellular networks — will bring changes to cybersecurity practices and protection as well. 5G download speeds are expected to be 100 times faster than currently possible with 4G. billion in 2019).

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FedTech Magazine

OCTOBER 11, 2022

However, once an approved user is admitted to a government network, that person can still cause damage, intentionally or not. Zero-trust security environments are meant to solve that problem, requiring users to prove their identities before they’re allowed access. Insider threats, more than half of which are caused by negligence,…

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FedTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Users be able to verify their information before entering the network, and they will need assistance in protecting those credentials. As federal agencies work towards a zero-trust environment, identity verification becomes critical.

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FedTech Magazine

MARCH 9, 2023

According to a recent Federal News Network survey, roughly 60 percent of federal employees work in a hybrid setup, 33 percent work entirely remotely, and the remainder work entirely in person. Many agencies expanded telework to levels that would have been unthinkable in the pre-pandemic era.

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