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SentinelOne Adds More Cybersecurity Use Case Offerings to Singularity Marketplace

SentinelOne has expanded its Singularity Marketplace with zero trust, cloud ransomware security, threat simulation and automated vulnerability management offerings through integrations with Remediant, Blue Hexagon, Keysight and Automox. The company said Thursday its autonomous XDR platform now includes more cybersecurity use case offerings for enterprise and government organizations in need of cloud-based technology for detecting […] More

by Christine Thropp January 18, 2022, 12:09 pm
in Executive Spotlight, Industry News, News, Technology

Executive Spotlight: Mike Hurt, VP of Federal at Palo Alto Networks

Mike Hurt, vice president of Federal at Palo Alto Networks, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz for the publication’s latest Executive Spotlight interview detailing his growth strategy for the company as well as driving its winning culture and delivering next-level solutions for its clients. In addition, Hurt also discussed the challenges of end-point security for federal agencies, cyber […] More

by William McCormick January 14, 2022, 11:47 am
in Cybersecurity News, News

SolarWinds: Public Sector IT Leaders See Hackers as Largest Threat Source

A new SolarWinds survey has found that 56 percent of public sector information technology decision-makers said they consider the general hacking community as the top security threat in their organizations, while 52 percent of respondents pointed to careless insiders as primary threats. Market Connections, a research firm commissioned to conduct the survey, polled 400 IT […] More

by Jane Edwards January 12, 2022, 11:47 am
in Cybersecurity News, News

Fortinet’s Jim Richberg on AI-Enabled Security Platform Approach

Jim Richberg, public sector field chief information security officer at Fortinet, said the government should address security concerns ahead of further adoption of robotic process automation and other related technologies and one way to do that is harnessing artificial intelligence to “power ecosystems or platforms of interoperable security across the federal government.” “AI-powered instrumentation can […] More

by Jane Edwards January 6, 2022, 11:38 am
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in Executive Spotlight, Government Technology, News

Executive Spotlight: Todd Gustafson, HP Federal President

Todd Gustafson, president of HP Federal and head of Public Sector business, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz for the publication’s latest Executive Spotlight interview detailing the challenges that federal agencies are facing as hybrid workforces drive the need for security hygiene and data protection. In addition, Gustafson also discussed the importance of endpoint threat detection and zero trust security […] More

by William McCormick December 9, 2021, 11:55 am
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in Government Technology, News

Palo Alto Networks’ Drew Epperson on Cloud Native Access Points

Drew Epperson, senior director of federal engineering and chief architect at Palo Alto Networks, said cloud native access points could enable the Department of Defense to provide more secure cloud connections to warfighters by removing all implied trust while reducing latency and improving user experience. Epperson told Breaking Defense in an interview published Thursday that […] More

by Jane Edwards November 22, 2021, 11:37 am
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in Executive Spotlight, Government Technology, Industry News, Wash100

Executive Spotlight: Amy Gilliland, President of General Dynamics Information Technology

Amy Gilliland, president of General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) and four-time Wash100 Award winner, spoke with ExecutiveBiz last week to discuss GDIT’s third-quarter results and the key tools to their organic growth. In addition, Gilliland shared her insights into the importance of establishing a company culture and developing long-term growth of her employees as well as […] More

by William McCormick November 18, 2021, 11:50 am
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White Paper Offers Guidance on Zero Trust Strategy Development

T-Rex Solutions cybersecurity executives Allen Harper and Jyoti Wadhwa co-authored with 11 industry executives a white paper that seeks to guide organizations how to come up with a zero trust strategy in accordance with the White House’s cybersecurity executive order. The white paper calls for organizations to evaluate the maturity level of their zero trust […] More

by Jane Edwards November 9, 2021, 5:35 am
in Cybersecurity News, News

Dean Hullings on Forescout’s Efforts to Help Enable DOD-Wide Zero Trust Security

Dean Hullings, Global Defense Solutions Strategist at Forescout, spoke about the cybersecurity firm’s efforts to support a Department of Defense program that seeks to provide cyber capabilities for management of all Pentagon network assets to enable enterprisewide zero trust security. In an interview with Breaking Defense, Hullings said Forescout was awarded a follow-on contract from […] More

by Christine Thropp October 21, 2021, 11:48 am
in Government Technology, News

Rick Simon: DIU Eyes Vendor Selection for Secure Cloud Access Tech Production in Q1 FY 2022

The Defense Innovation Unit issued success memos to Zscaler, Google and McAfee for their secure cloud access platform prototypes and Rick Simon, program manager for the Secure Cloud Management project at DIU, said the agency will likely choose one of the prototypes to transition into the production phase in the first quarter of fiscal year […] More

by Jane Edwards October 18, 2021, 11:51 am
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GDIT’s Mike Baker on Cybersecurity Executive Order, Zero Trust

Mike Baker, chief information security officer at General Dynamics’ information technology business, said the release of the cybersecurity executive order seeks to show that implementing cyber hygiene practices is a top priority for the U.S. government. “One of the unifying themes across the order is the standardization of cyber practices across agencies – this includes […] More

by Jane Edwards October 13, 2021, 11:51 am
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ThycoticCentrify’s Bill O’Neill: Government Should Work Cohesively to Protect Critical Infrastructure

Bill O’Neill, vice president of public sector at ThycoticCentrify, said protecting U.S. critical infrastructure from cybersecurity threats demands a whole-of-nation effort. O’Neill wrote in a commentary published Tuesday on GCN about the Biden administration’s recent efforts to secure critical infrastructure and one of those is the release of a national security memorandum, which he said […] More

by Jane Edwards September 22, 2021, 11:47 am