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30 Federal IT Influencers Worth a Follow in 2022

FedTech Magazine

Federal agencies received a going-away present from 2021 as the year came to a close — the discovery of the Log4j vulnerability, possibly present in thousands of commercial off-the-shelf products and a sign that the cybersecurity environment continued to bear watching.

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Cybersecurity Trends for 2H 2022: Industry Expert Jeff Franckhauser Focuses on Zero Trust

Government Technology Insider

Every 11 seconds a ransomware attack occurs somewhere in the world, according to research from Cybersecurity Ventures magazine. Keep reading for Franckhauser’s expert thoughts on cybersecurity trends in 2H 2022. Government Technology Insider (GTI): What trends are you currently seeing in the cybersecurity space?

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Using Automation to Meet CISA’s Vulnerability Management Directive

FedTech Magazine

Such attacks increased 95 percent in the second half of 2022 compared with the same time period in 2021, according to CloudSEK. was the second-most targeted country in 2022.

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Embracing Backup as a Service Can Help State and Local Agencies Thwart Threats

State Tech Magazine

In 2022, ransomware attacks affected 106 state or local governments, a significant increase from the 77 attacks in 2021. Top of mind for state and local government agencies is whether their cyber infrastructure is stable enough to safeguard their most treasured asset — their data — as the looming threat of cyberattacks persists.

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Changes in the Ransomware Threat to State and Local Governments

State Tech Magazine

According to SonicWall’s 2023 Cyber Threat Report, ransomware has “been on a tear” for the past few years, growing 105 percent year over year in 2021. While the report found that attacks were down in 2022, ransomware targets still reported very large number of attacks compared to levels in 2018, 2019 and 2020.

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Why Agencies Largely Remain in the Pilot Phase of Zero Trust

FedTech Magazine

The government followed up the White House’s cybersecurity executive order of 2021 with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s draft Zero Trust Maturity Model later that year and the Office of Management and Budget’s federal zero-trust strategy in 2022. “I Zero-trust security remains a top federal priority.

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Cybersecurity Tops Local IT Priorities in a Shifting Landscape

State Tech Magazine

Respondents to the 2022 State of City and County IT National Survey by CompTIA’s Public Technology Institute earlier this year said that cybersecurity was a top priority, much as they did the year before. In 2022, 97 percent of officials identified cybersecurity as a top priority, up from an already high 88 percent in 2021.

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