Improving Cybersecurity in Government Agencies
Recently, Bill Glanz of MeriTalk, the public-private partnered news website that focuses on government IT issues, interviewed Matt Alderman, Vice President of Strategy at Tenable, about several measures that government agencies should implement to improve cybersecurity.
Matt recommends a holistic approach to cyber hygiene, emphasizing the need to be more proactive to keep pace with the ever changing IT landscape. Listen as Matt discusses two-factor authentication, password vaults, user awareness, and analytics as some of the key components in a strong security program.
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