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By GCN Staff Jan 26, 2021 With the growing amount of data, video, and information services (DV&IS) in the communications ecosystem, public safety agencies need priority access to advanced services to support national security and emergency response and recovery. To further that goal, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is seeking feedback on a potential new requirement for two programs it manages: the Next Generation Network Priority Service  (NGN PS ) and the Telecommunications Service Priority programs.  CISA’s NGN PS program was developed to move priority voice communi...

Jan 25, 2021 With the expansion of telework, agencies face a broader threat landscape. Teams can no longer rely on network-centric security, and federal leaders cannot manage the cybersecurity posture of personal infrastructures off-site. What’s more, bad actors are having more success gaining access to user credentials than ever before, with their algorithms outperforming humans 1,000 to one. When bad actors leverage inappropriate or unnecessary access, the damage is done before teams can detect it. In this environment, agencies must approach security infrastructure comprehensively -- cons...

By Stephanie Kanowitz Jan 25, 2021 The internet-of-things market is expected to reach $1.6 trillion by 2025, but a lack of security standardization will threaten the development of IoT services, a report states. “The fervent expansion of IoT connectivity and subsequent monetization strategies have revealed cavernous security concerns fueled by the lack of proper security standardization,” according to ABI Research’s “68 Technology Trends That Will Shape 2021.” Attacks on connected infrastructure, transportation and smart cities are becoming more frequent and sophisticated. “The la...

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has introduced an awareness campaign to reduce the threat of ransomware to public- and private-sector organizations.

By Stephanie Kanowitz Jan 20, 2021 Now that the election is over, state and local governments are turning their attention to ways that data and geographic information systems can aid in redistricting efforts. The Redistricting Data Program at the Census Bureau is legally required to give states time to identify the geographic areas for legislative redistricting. “That requires us to deliver high-quality data for those areas in a timely manner,” said James Whitehorn, chief of the bureau’s Redistricting and Voting Rights Data Office. During “The Census and Your Dataset” session of a J...