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Omar Rafik, SolarWinds Senior Manager, Federal Sales Engineering Here’s an interesting article by my colleague Brandon Shopp with ideas about modernizing security along with agency infrastructure to reduce cyberthreats. As agencies across the federal government modernize their networks to include and accommodate the newest…
By Omar Rafik, SolarWinds Senior Manager, Federal Sales Engineering Here’s an interesting article by my colleague Mav Turner. He explores aspects of maintaining performance and security of the Army’s Command Post Computing Environment. The modern military landscape requires a network portable enough to be deployed…
Still no sign of snow here in New England, but baby it's cold outside! Looks like snow will get here soon enough, just in time for ice dam season. Lucky me. As always, here are some links from the Intertubz that I hope will hold your interest. Enjoy! Top 10 IoT vulnerabilities A good list that applies to IT security in…
By Paul Parker, SolarWinds Federal & National Government Chief Technologist Wary that the Internet of Things (IoT) could be used to introduce unwanted and unchecked security risks into government networks, senators last year created the IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017, legislation that placed minimum security…
It's the classic horror story twist from 40 (or more) years ago, back when homes had a single telephone line and the idea of calling your own home was something reserved only for phreakers and horror films. While this might not be so scary now, I can assure you that back in the day that scene was the cutting edge in…
By Paul Parker, SolarWinds Federal & National Government Chief Technologist We all know that security concerns go hand in hand with IoT. Here's an interesting article from my colleague Joe Kim, in which he suggests ways to overcome the challenges. Agencies should not wait on IoT security The U.S. Defense Department is…
By Joe Kim, SolarWinds EVP, Engineering and Global CTO With the advent of the Internet of Things (IoT) and connected devices, the amount of data agencies collect continues to grow, as do the challenges associated with managing that data. Handling these big data challenges will require federal IT pros to use new data mining…
By Joe Kim, SolarWinds EVP, Engineering and Global CTO Through its significant investment in networked systems and smart devices, the DOD has created an enormously effective—yet highly vulnerable—approach to national network security threats. The department has begun investing more in the Internet of Things (IoT), which…
By Joe Kim, SolarWinds Chief Technology Officer Federal IT professionals must consider the sheer volume and variety of devices connected to their networks, from fitness wearables to laptops, tablets, and smartphones. The Internet of Things (IoT) and the cloud also significantly impact bandwidth and present security…
By Joe Kim, SolarWinds Chief Technology Officer Because of the Internet of Things (IoT) we're seeing an explosion of devices, from smartphones and tablets to connected planes and Humvee vehicles. So many, in fact, that IT administrators are left wondering how to manage the deluge, particularly when it comes to ensuring…
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