While nearly every agency is making progress embracing digital infrastructure, moving to the cloud brings inherent security concerns which require a modernized approach to security, including solutions like secure access service edge (SASE), says Verizon's Scott Andersen. Guest: Scott Anderson, Enterprise Architect, Verizon Host: Francis Rose, Host of The Daily Scoop Podcast, Scoop News Group This podcast was produced by Scoop News Group for The Daily Scoop Podcast and underwritten by Verizon.
Oct 25, 2022•12 min
Responding to cybersecurity threats for much of the past 30 years, says former Navy CIO Rob Carey, invariably meant managing a combination of firewall, intrusion detection and identity management tools — and a growing array of data. The problem, says Carey, is that “the tools we use in cyber today…are not necessarily big data platforms that can deal with petabytes at a time, or even more, and still be effective.” Guest: Rob Carey, CEO of Cloudera Government Solutions Host: Francis Rose, Host of ...
Oct 12, 2022•10 min
It has been seven years since the Pentagon launched the Defense Innovation Unit as a fast-track way to discover and adopt emerging commercial technologies for military use. Despite a succession of DUI leaders and several reboots, only a handful of technology projects have made the leap from Silicon Valley startups to DOD's behemoth operations. Guest: Brian MacCarthy, vice president for Booz Allen Ventures Host: Francis Rose, host of The Daily Scoop Podcast This podcast was produced by Scoop News...
Oct 05, 2022•11 min
Fewer than 10 percent of federal employees are under 30 years old, and at some agencies, more than half of the employees are eligible to retire. In a recent Daily Scoop Podcast, Worldwide Assurance for Employees of Public Agencies (WAEPA) CEO Shane Canfield discusses the changing composition of the workforce and what federal agencies are doing to hire and retain talent. Canfield highlights the importance of the workforce having a global and holistic view of the agency or department. “[For exampl...
Sep 28, 2022•9 min
Federal law enforcement agencies have seized more than $30 million in cryptocurrency North Korean hackers stole earlier this year. The increase in indictments and prosecutions regarding cryptocurrency is a measure of success for updated requirements and analytics products, says Chainalysis’ Brian Capra. However, more awareness about how cryptocurrency is used to finance terrorist and cybercriminal activities is still needed, says Capra. Capra gives his insight into how industry players can help ...
Sep 22, 2022•10 min
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has a new training module for veterans and their families to access mental health research and information through Trailhead, a free online learning platform. Salesforce's Mike Nolan highlights the module, “Veteran Mental Health and Resiliency Resources,” is focused on educating veterans and their families about suicide risks and prevention. Guest: Mike Nolan, senior manager of the military recruiting program, Salesforce Host: Francis Rose, Host, The Daily...
Sep 21, 2022•11 min
The Internal Revenue Service is just one of the many agencies that will receive funds from the Inflation Reduction Act to help improve their IT systems. According to one industry IT expert, improving customer experience delivery will be an important end goal of that transformation. “This has been a continual theme from government to really equalize the experience that we see in our personal lives with all kinds of interactions, whether it be retailers, banks, etc.,” says Paul Tatum on a recent e...
Aug 26, 2022•12 min
Threat intelligence represents a critical component in protecting the government’s vast data resources. But as agencies rely increasingly on the cloud and complex web applications, threat intelligence on tactics and adversaries is taking on greater importance for government agencies. Splunk cybersecurity expert shares his insights on the intersection between threat intelligence and automation and what that means for the government’s cloud journey. Guest: Patrick Coughlin, Group Vice President, S...
Aug 02, 2022•14 min
An element of the success of the president’s management agenda is data, and data-driven processes have never been more critical to a mission. But how can leaders gain actionable insights from their data? A Celonis executive argues that being data-driven has moved beyond simply unlocking datasets—it's about mining data in the enterprise to drive unique insights about business processes. This podcast was produced by Scoop News Group for The Daily Scoop Podcast and underwritten by Celonis. Guest: C...
Jul 26, 2022•14 min
Splunk Chief Technical Advisor Lisa Palmer highlights lessons public sector agencies can learn from the banking, service and retailing sectors to improve both security and innovation. Palmer describes how Latin America’s largest fintech bank, a leading roadside assistance provider, and Papa John’s Pizza all benefitted from using cloud-based tools from Splunk. Guest: Lisa Palmer, Chief Technical Advisor, Splunk Host: Wyatt Kash, SVP, Content Strategy, Scoop News Group This episode is part of a Fe...
Jul 26, 2022•9 min
Despite the many challenges federal CIOs face trying to modernize and secure their agency’s IT systems, this is a “perfect time” to be leading technology changes in federal government, says a former Pentagon deputy CIO now advising agencies on IT strategies. Guest: Juliana Vida, Group Vice President and Public Sector Chief Strategy Advisor, Splunk Host: Wyatt Kash, SVP, Content Strategy, Scoop News Group This podcast was produced by Scoop News Group for FedScoop and underwritten by Splunk.
Jul 19, 2022•13 min
Public sector agencies are gaining new efficiencies from migrating their operations to the cloud but often fail to realize the broader benefits cloud computing offers, say two cloud advisory specialists in a new FedScoop podcast. They also highlight why Splunk customers are finding greater success moving from on-premises software to Splunk’s cloud-based software-as-a-service offerings that can also help public sector organizations collect and manage data across multiple cloud services. Guests: T...
Jul 12, 2022•14 min
While the Biden administration’s directives on national cybersecurity have given federal agencies an explicit roadmap to fortifying security, the chief cybersecurity advisor for a global technology provider argues that agencies must also keep operational resiliency in clear view. “You can’t think solely about security. And you can't just think solely about resilience. You have to have both,” says Paul Kurtz, a former White House National Security Council director. Guest: Paul Kurtz, Chief Cybers...
Jul 05, 2022•8 min
The main pillars of the president’s management agenda include rebuilding the federal workforce and improving customer experience. According to one workforce expert, by treating employees like their customers, organizations can begin realizing these initiatives from the Biden administration. “It also supports this concept of business resiliency, when you can start to treat your employees as arguably the greatest asset an organization has,” says Sean Kennedy. This podcast was produced by Scoop New...
Jul 01, 2022•13 min
Splunk’s government affairs chief highlights public sector predictions and strategies in a new six-part podcast series on mission resilience. “Whatever threats we face today, and in the future, data is going to be the primary resource for countering it,” argues a former federal security and counterterrorism expert in this FedScoop podcast series, “Leveraging the cloud to ensure mission resilience.” “The key is finding the right data, having the tools to understand what the data is trying to tell...
Jun 28, 2022•9 min
As mission readiness is a top priority for any organization, many government leaders are looking to support the structure behind it. According to one former senior executive at the Department of Defense, financial readiness is a key driver for mission readiness. “The Defense Department is focused on improving fiscal decision making and focusing specifically on how you ensure the optimization of the defense budget for the warfighter,” says Michael Parker, vice president of business development ex...
Jun 02, 2022•12 min
Government agencies continue to implement and comply with cybersecurity requirements from the White House and other federal organizations. According to one cybersecurity expert, they must also be cognizant of ongoing threat actors. While government agencies are still in the early stages of implementing zero-trust architecture, it’s imperative that leaders “get organized and change processes, change systems, hire the right folks so that we can get more secure,” says Mark Ralls, President and Chie...
May 17, 2022•10 min
As the one-year anniversary of President Biden’s Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity Approaches, government agencies are still in the early stages of their zero-trust journeys. According to one cybersecurity expert, it’s important for government to be patient throughout this process. “It's a fiction to think that there is a ‘big bang’ by which they can make the entire enterprise — every user group, every application, every data set — be compliant with the zero trust performan...
May 11, 2022•12 min
Federal agencies are trying to slow the flow of cybersecurity talent leaving government in addition to bringing new talent in. According to one solutions expert, the cybersecurity field must rethink how the next generation is being taught and welcomed to the field. “They understand a lot of these [cybersecurity] concepts, they just don’t have the hands on,” says Eric Irizarry. “We don’t teach those concepts in school. A lot of the school programs are about programming, understanding applications...
May 05, 2022•11 min
Whether it be to save time, to save money, or a lack of people in the workforce, pre-made technology solutions are becoming increasingly popular for the federal government. According to one IT expert, this is helping government organizations accelerate efforts including cloud adoption. This podcast was produced by Scoop News Group for The Daily Scoop Podcast and underwritten by AWS in collaboration with Applied Insight and Boeing. Guests: Chad Beaudin, chief engineer for DevSecOps at Boeing and ...
May 04, 2022•11 min
As organizations begin to transition out of pandemic response, many will use the zero-trust architecture adopted during remote work to continue bolstering their security posture. According to one chief security officer, this means prioritizing endpoint protection. “If you think about the core pillars and constructs of zero trust, one of the more important ones is the endpoint,” says Sean Frazier, federal CSO at Okta. “Almost everything these days with regard to endpoint is mobility.” Guest: Sean...
Apr 14, 2022•11 min
Cybersecurity has quickly become a top priority for agencies across government. According to a former FedRAMP director, budget constraints are making IT modernization projects, like cloud adoption, a driver for cybersecurity upgrades. “When you look at it conservatively, only 10-to-15% of the budget on IT is spent on R&D, and maybe another 10-to-15% spent on modernization,” says Matt Goodrich of Salesforce. “Add in cybersecurity risks and that’s not enough money” Guest: Matt Goodrich, princi...
Apr 12, 2022•11 min
Federal agencies are now tasked with rapidly integrating the customer experience and cybersecurity components of the President’s Management Agenda. According to one IT expert, being able to do this at speed will allow organizations to consistently tie together cybersecurity and operational capabilities. “Really driving the ability to reach compliance and operational security in context will make a huge difference,” says Arlette Hart, master solution architect at Leidos and former FBI chief infor...
Mar 23, 2022•11 min
As organizations begin releasing their back-to-office plans, human capital and technology leaders in government are grappling with finding the right balance in the hybrid work world. According to one technology evangelist, it’s most important for these leaders to let people be the most productive in whatever environment they choose to work in. “What we’re seeing is bringing people greater autonomy and empowerment in their work,” says Alexis Bonnell, chief technology evangelist at Google Cloud, o...
Mar 21, 2022•11 min
Government agencies are handling more data than ever, increasing the need for tools to analyze that data in a timely manner. This ability is a top priority for IT leaders across government, according to Kinetica Chief Executive Officer Nima Negabhan. “What's more of an emerging trend is having that data constantly streaming in, and being able to actually analyze it in a meaningful way is what government enterprise IT professionals and organization leaders are looking for,” says Negabhan. “They'r...
Mar 11, 2022•10 min
Through executive order and the Biden-Harris presidential management agenda, government agencies are being influenced to improve their customer experience with the American public. According to one IT expert, the transformation was jump-started by the shift to the virtual environment during the pandemic. “Huge gains are being made in the mission in terms of citizen-facing tools that allow citizens to interact with the government more efficiently,” says Salesforce Digital Transformation Executive...
Mar 04, 2022•12 min
Last year, President Biden’s executive order on cybersecurity put the transition to zero-trust architecture at the top of mind for IT leaders across government. According to one cybersecurity expert, it begins with organizations putting in place technologies that can support zero trust across the enterprise. “A tactical approach is beginning to say, OK, even as we have got what seems like an infinite amount of legacy technologies, proceeding with technologies that enable those zero trust princip...
Feb 02, 2022•11 min
Phishing attacks are becoming an increasingly common avenue for threat actors to deploy malware and ransomware. According to one cybersecurity expert, an organization’s first line of defense against these attacks is getting all employees to realize they are high-value targets. “What organizations can do to help bolster cybersecurity within their organization is educating their employees that even if you don't necessarily believe you could be targeted, you might be surprised to learn that you cou...
Jan 21, 2022•10 min
Defense against cyberattacks is more than just updating technology and patching systems. While an organization can have the process and technology in place, the right cybersecurity culture is paramount, says Cybereason Chief Security Officer Sam Curry. “The biggest problem in cybersecurity is a people problem,” Curry tells Francis Rose on The Daily Scoop Podcast. “It’s people on offense and it’s people on defense. If I have to characterize, on defense, the single biggest thing that would help mo...
Dec 20, 2021•13 min
With the continued cybersecurity push across government and industry, it is increasingly important for organizations to have proactive cyber plans in place. One private sector CTO recommends a combination of security checklists and security goals. “New regulatory frameworks that are coming out are really focusing on impact as opposed to actions,” says Archis Gore, CTO at Polyverse. “Where the frustration with compliance versus real security always came from is when compliance dictates action, we...
Dec 16, 2021•9 min
