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WEBThe Environmental Protection Agency is a well-oiled hybrid work machine standing up multiple digitization centers and transitioning to a cloud-based telephony system while training employees to adapt to the changes. FedTech explores technology issues and successes that federal IT leaders and managers face when they’re evaluating and ...
What is CSfC: How CSfC Components Can Boost Network Security …
WEBThe CSfC program, which got off the ground in 2016, certifies commercial network solutions that agencies can use to create secure, encrypted networks. The program is designed to enable commercial products for use in layered solutions protecting classified National Security Systems (NSS) data. The goal, the NSA says, is to give agencies “the ...
Computing Power of Apollo 11 & The Tech Behind It
WEB00:00. Fifty years ago this week, on July 20, 1969, the Apollo Lunar Module Eagle landed on the surface of the moon at the culmination of the Apollo 11 mission, and human beings first set foot on the planet’s only natural satellite. The technological feat that enabled Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to bounce around the Sea of Tranquility was ...
How IBM 7094 Gave NASA Computing Superiority in the 1960s
WEBThe IBM 7094 was the successor to the IBM 7090 mainframe. “Compatible with the IBM 7090, the advanced solid-state IBM 7094 offered substantial increases in internal operating speeds and functional capacities to match growing scientific workloads in the 1960s,” IBM notes. “The powerful IBM 7094 had 1.4 to 2.4 times the internal processing ...
Review: Dell’s OptiPlex 7050 Was Designed with Feds in Mind
WEBIt’s been two years since the last revamp. Dell clearly designed the new OptiPlex 7050 series to capitalize on its past successes. Even though the desktop has a compact form factor — measuring 11.5 inches tall in its mini-tower configuration — it’s packed with one of the fastest Intel quad-core processors: an i7 running at 3.6 gigahertz.
EDR vs. MDR: What Are Managed and Endpoint Detection and …
WEBEDR vs. MDR: The Key Differences. There are key differences between EDR and MDR. “EDR focuses on detection and containing attacker at the endpoint, also known as host,” Mandiant notes. “This narrow focus is a subset of Managed Detection & Response (MDR) which detects and stops attackers across all threat vectors including endpoint ...
Software Factories for the Military Scale DevSecOps
WEBIt includes a suite of DevSecOps tools, services and production pipelines to enable cloud-native software development. “The Army Software Factory is the first within the Army, focused on upskilling soldiers so they can build and deliver software capabilities for the force,” says Hannah Hunt, chief product and innovation officer for the effort.
ATO to cATO Cybersecurity Transition in The Federal Government
WEBA key benefit of a cATO is continuous monitoring of security system controls within IT systems. To achieve a cATO, officials will need to show that they have real-time or near-real-time cybersecurity countermeasures they can deploy, as well as a secure software supply chain. “Within the Army, continuous monitoring using a cATO helps us make ...
SAML vs. OAuth: What is Federated Identity Management?
WEBIn April 2018, the Office of Management and Budget issued a draft memo on updating federal identity credential and access management policy. More than a year later, on May 21, OMB issued the final policy.The updated policy focuses on how the government can enable more digital interactions with citizens while protecting their privacy and security.
Virtual Classrooms Expand Learning Opportunities for Federal …
WEBTo keep training and education moving for workers during the pandemic, federal agencies used everything from simple videoconferencing tools and cloud-based productivity suites, such as Google Workspace and Microsoft 365, to more complex applications such as simulations and learning management systems. “There are some things we would do ...