Feds Learn a Lesson on the Increasingly Intricate World of Cybersecurity

Federal cybersecurity may seem like a costly endeavor, but a new report suggests that government agencies could save up to $5 billion annually if they focused on monitoring threats more effectively and automating responses to those threats.

A new report from MeriTalk indicates that federal agencies can’t protect themselves quickly enough against attacks, nor can they guard against intrusions against all possible entry points that might be used by hackers. While federal agencies might be able to detect a threat to traditional targets such as email servers or Internet gateways, they are less able to deal with similar attacks on mobile devices or cloud computing.

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Erin Ayers, Feds learn a lesson on the increasingly intricate world of cybersecurity (December 1, 2016), available with subscription at Advisen Cyber Front Page News.

Big Data Aids in Federal Fight Against Cyber Attacks: Report

Federal government agencies plagued by security breaches say they now look to big data analytics for insight into how better to protect themselves and the information they must safeguard, according to a new survey and report from MeriTalk.

“Agencies face a perfect storm of cybersecurity threats,” said Steve O’Keeffe, founder of MeriTalk, a public-private partnership focused on governmental cybersecurity. “When you’re headed into troubled waters, you need a weather forecast. Big data provides agencies with the visibility to ensure they don’t end up the river without a paddle.”

Read more at http://www.advisenltd.com/2016/09/14/big-data-aids-in-federal-fight-against-cyber-attacks-report/

Erin Ayers, Big data aids in federal fight against cyber attacks: report (September 14, 2016), available with subscription at Advisen Cyber Front Page News.