The role of governments has evolved to include the safeguarding of not just physical borders but also virtual territories. With an increasing reliance on technology, the need for robust cybersecurity measures within government entities has never been more critical. Here we’ll explore cybersecurity best practices that can fortify government systems, ensuring the protection of sensitive information and the preservation of national security.

One recurrent point in our first interaction with Kubernetes users is the difficulty of implementing security controls on their Kubernetes clusters where tenant or workload isolation is required during rollout or runtime. This happens due to one of the following reasons: Calico provides several features and capabilities to cover each one of the above points with Policy Recommendation, Policy Board, and Dynamic Service and Threat Graph.

There’s never going to be a silver bullet that makes a CISO’s job easy, but I believe that with the right people, tools, metrics, and KPIs, the job can become easier. My fellow security leaders—the CISO mafia, if you will—have expressed frustration in the past when it comes to Security Ratings. Their view has been that an external rating was not done with any cooperation or internal view of their security environment.

Artificial Intelligence is revolutionizing everything and cybersecurity is no exception. A growing number of industry experts and professionals are beginning to reflect on the benefits and risks of this innovative technology within the cybersecurity framework. AI can be used to enhance protection for businesses against threats but, on the flip side, it can also be applied to refine cybercriminal attacks.

Cybersecurity is a critical concern for businesses of all sizes. For small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), the growing complexity of cyber threats poses a unique challenge. This is where threat intelligence comes in as a game-changer, offering SMBs a way to enhance their cybersecurity measures effectively.

Azure App Service is a platform-as-a-service (PaaS) commonly used to deploy applications and APIs, as well as functions, mobile apps, and more. It provides flexibility and reliability when deploying new applications and infrastructure, but it also introduces new security risks to your system. In particular, reduced visibility into the infrastructure and deployment of your application leads to a greater chance of application vulnerabilities being exploited by an attacker.

Urging taxpayers and tax professionals to be vigilant, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) provides some simple guidance on how to spot new scams aimed at being able to file fake tax returns. Apparently, there are actually three certainties in life: death, taxes and scams revolving around taxes. This according to the IRS, as part of their annual Security Summit. As with any major event that has the attention of millions of people simultaneously, tax season is no exception.