Brandon Shopp

Tips for Updating Your Cybersecurity Plan

10/26/20 Every year brings new opportunities for federal IT professionals to reduce risk by addressing threats—both existing and emerging—with new tools, technologies, and tactics.…

How Network Telemetry Is Becoming the New Normal

10/19/20 The work being done on federal, state, and local levels to ensure the health of society during and post-COVID-19 will be driven by the Internet of Things (IoT). From conta…

Three Ways to Help the Digital Air Force Achieve Takeoff

10/12/20 The Digital Air Force Initiative is an effort to leverage data and applications at the edge, along with artificial intelligence and machine learning, to “field a 21st Cent…

Three Ways Agencies Can Improve Cloud Security and Performance

09/15/20 The Federal Cloud Computing Strategy (FCCS) makes it clear government agencies have significant responsibilities for protecting cloud-hosted data. The FCCS states the need…

Audit Trails Are Critical for Tracking Network Activity

06/30/20 As networks become more distributed and complex, it’s becoming ever more challenging for IT professionals to track all the events happening on their networks. Still, it’s …

Four Ways Schools Can Futureproof Networks for an Esports Takeover

06/16/20 Esports is soaring in popularity in K–12 schools and in higher education as student gamers find a competitive and team-based outlet for their video gaming habits—playing n…

Four Strategies for Securing the Tactical Edge

06/09/20 The military has invested significant time and money implementing edge computing on the battlefield. The Army’s efforts to leverage the tactical cloud to process data on t…

Ideas for Combatting DoD Mobile Security Threats

06/02/20 In government, mobile devices are both embraced and resisted. The mobility and ease of use afforded by smartphones and tablets helps boost worker productivity even as they…

Improving Cybersecurity Starts at the Endpoints

05/26/20 Careful monitoring and attention to endpoints are just two elements of a strong cybersecurity strategy for K-12 districts. Cybersecurity must be a top priority for K-12 sc…

DOD’s Cloud Strategy Aids Information Dominance

05/19/20 The DOD cloud strategy recognizes the department’s disjointed and siloed systems have negatively impacted the effectiveness of warfighters, decision makers and staff. Acco…

Getting “Cloud Smart” Requires Focus on Security, Procurement, and Workforce Training

05/12/20 The federal government’s 2019 Federal Cloud Computing Strategy — Cloud Smart calls for improvements in security, procurement and the workforce. Let’s look at each of the t…

Use a Federal Framework to Improve Cybersecurity at Your Organization

04/28/20 According to the SolarWinds 2019 Federal Cybersecurity survey report, threats posed by careless and malicious insiders and foreign governments are at an all-time high. The…