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Achieving Zero-Trust Architecture: Culture Eats Strategy For Breakfast
Provided By: AFCEA   Send Email to POC   View Content   Jan 2024
Zero-trust architecture is often described as more of a cultural challenge than a technical one. "Never trust ... Always verify" is a profound pivot from the current mindset inside the federal government. Unfortunately, as is well documented, the public sector accepts change slowly, which is a problem in this era of rapid technological change. AFCEA's Cyber Committee tackles this topic in this white paper.

Digital Transformation: A Bit More than Automation and Technology
Provided By: AFCEA   Send Email to POC   View Content   Sep 2023
Digital tools have transformed how we live, work and play. Public and private sector organizations are using high tech tools such as artificial intelligence, machine learning and cloud computing to remain competitive in the digital race for enhanced connectivity and capability. Members of AFCEA International's Cyber Committee chose this fascinating topic to explore and collect insights from successful leaders who represent the public and private sectors. In this white paper, authors reviewed their approaches, challenges, failures, lessons learned and successes on their ...

A Cyber Curriculum for a Digital Workforce
Provided By: AFCEA   Send Email to POC   View Content   Sep 2023
Cyber is increasingly important in today's digital world. The need for skilled cyber professionals who can protect our digital infrastructure and data from cyber threats has never been greater. However, the demand for professionals far outstrips the supply, and there is a growing skills gap in the cybersecurity workforce. In this white paper written by members of AFCEA International's Cyber Committee, readers get a sample cybersecurity curriculum designed to cover a range of topics and provide students with a comprehensive understanding of cybersecurity.

Next-Generation Cyber: Maximizing Threat Intelligence and Driving Organizational Resiliency
Provided By: AFCEA   Send Email to POC   View Content   Aug 2023
As our dependence on technology continues to grow, so does the vulnerability to cyber threats. The threat landscape is rapidly evolving, and it is essential for organizations to adopt measures to mitigate the impact of cyberattacks. Cyber resiliency refers to the ability of an organization to continue operating in the face of cyber incidents. It is a critical aspect of any cybersecurity strategy and involves a combination of preventive and reactive measures. AFCEA's Cyber Committee presents this whitepaper that discusses the key components of next-generation cyber, cybe ...

'Digital Chatter' — The Growing Challenge of Mis/Disinformation
Provided By: AFCEA   Send Email to POC   View Content   Mar 2023
For most organizations and individuals, cybersecurity has been the online threat dominating focus and attention, prompting a growing awareness of the need to strengthen our collective cyber defenses. As a result, organizations increasingly are investing in improved cyber defenses and individuals are paying more attention to what they download and what they click on. Despite this progress in dealing with online threats, there is a new online threat that promises to be more dangerous. AFCEA's Cyber Committee presents this white paper that details the threat of mis and dis ...

Quantum Computing and Its Impact on Cybersecurity
Provided By: AFCEA   Send Email to POC   View Content   Oct 2022
AFCEA International's Homeland Security Committee presents this white paper that offers cautionary alerts on the emerging quantum computing technology, with its ability to solve complex problems beyond the capabilities of the traditional computers. While the quantum research community applauds the accelerated rate at which quantum computers are being developed, the technology is also a threat, considering it can unravel the algorithms behind the encryption keys that protect the assets we hold most dear.

Making the Case for a Federal Bureau of Statistics
Provided By: AFCEA   Send Email to POC   View Content   Jul 2022
AFCEA International's Cyber Committee is pleased to present this white paper as part of the members' series of white papers designed to inform an evolving national cybersecurity strategy. This paper, focused on recommendations of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission pertinent to a Bureau of Cyber Statistics, represents a program issue, given that it discusses a capability the commission believes required to strengthen the cybersecurity of the United States.

Fortifying the Nation's Changing Emergency Preparedness Plans
Provided By: AFCEA   Send Email to POC   View Content   Jun 2022
The increasing adoption of remote/telework policies by federal departments and agencies - combined with more severe and frequent natural disasters and manmade threats - challenge traditional plans for federal continuity of operations and continuity of government (COOP/COG). The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency's Community Lifelines offer a framework for considering a Shelter in Place Continuity of Operations approach, and this paper uses that framework to fortify planning for a remote workforce.

2022 Technology Vectors Update by the AFCEA Technology Committee
Provided By: AFCEA   Send Email to POC   View Content   Jun 2022
The 2022 Technology Vectors Update by the AFCEA Technology Committee is an annual presentation on current technology trends and provides insights and expertise in emerging technology topics most relevant to federal technology leaders.

The Danger of Cognitive Stress on Tactical Cyber Operations
Provided By: AFCEA   Send Email to POC   View Content   Apr 2022
Cybersecurity professionals, especially on-net defenders, experience striking similarities to stress-inducing factors as do first responders. While discussions at cybersecurity conferences dating to 2018 noted a significant rise in burnout, depression and suicide in the community, no official studies exist to date. This white paper, written by members of AFCEA International's Cyber Committee, seeks to educate readers on contributing factors of the current cultures, the potential role of "gamification" to impact behaviors and recommendations to address the issue.

Supply Chain Cybersecurity
Provided By: AFCEA   Send Email to POC   View Content   Mar 2022
Supply Chain Cybersecurity includes a complex of everyday operating issues affected by a network of known and unknown connections, services and components. In this white paper, the AFCEA Homeland Security Committee provides a strategic overview of the supply chain cyber issues from the perspective of vendor operational security.

Jumpstarting Rural Broadband Initiatives
Provided By: AFCEA   Send Email to POC   View Content   Dec 2021
High-speed Internet access is critical to economic opportunity, job creation, education and civic engagement. All Americans, whether living and working in cities or the nation's rural areas, need reliable and ready access. This white paper, prepared by members of AFCEA's Cyber Committee, reviews some of the major government programs to improve nationwide availability of broadband and offers suggestions for how and why the private sector should participate. It also investigates the security and national competitive implications of the lack of reliable broadband Internet ...

Establishing a Federal Digital Service Academy
Provided By: AFCEA   Send Email to POC   View Content   May 2021
Winning in cyberspace is at root a human problem. We urgently need to build the next generation of digital leaders to prepare both government and civil society to defend and deter in this venue. It is time for us to consider developing a national cyber or digital service academy, much like the dedicated national service academies at Annapolis, West Point, and Colorado Springs. In this white paper the AFCEA Cyber Committee details a way forward for this initiative.

China, Cyberspace and Hybrid State Power
Provided By: AFCEA   Send Email to POC   View Content   Feb 2021
The rise of China as a peer competitor vying for superpower status has emerged as an important challenge for the United States. The AFCEA Cyber Committee opens the discussion of China's hybrid approach to the use of power, particularly in cyberspace, as a competitor to the United States. Internal and external governance and to its application on the battlefield are two facets of China's approach.

The Cyber Edge January 2021
Provided By: AFCEA   Send Email to POC   View Content   Feb 2021
When the GAO performs cybersecurity-related audits and reports its findings, the watchdog provides key recommendations to agencies to improve their networks and information technology from risks. The GAO also follows up to see how an agency implemented those recommendations.

Strengthening the Nation's Cybersecurity Strategy, Part Two
Provided By: AFCEA   Send Email to POC   View Content   Jan 2021
The AFCEA Cyber Committee is pleased to present the second in a series of white papers designed to inform an evolving national cybersecurity strategy. While many cybersecurity recommendations focus on federal government activities, including civilian
 and military components, the committee recognizes the vital role that state and local authorities and stakeholders must play to safeguard the nation's civil, critical and business infrastructures. A one-size-fits-all model doesn't exist because local government organizations vary in size and complexity, cyber capability an ...

AFCEA TechNet Augusta Solutions Showcase
Provided By: AFCEA   Send Email to POC   View Content   Jan 2021
AFCEA International is hosting TechNet Augusta in an exciting and diverse format. The conference's series of information-sharing events began with the Army's request for industry capabilities proposals to some of its most difficult problems. Members of the association's Technical Committee reviewed more than 60 potential solutions. This document features these solutions, which have been made available to the Army's leaders, program managers and technologists

Strengthening the Nation's Cybersecurity Strategy
Provided By: AFCEA   Send Email to POC   View Content   Oct 2020
Cybersecurity and its relationship to the national interests have evolved swiftly and will continue to do so. AFCEA International's Cyber Committee offers strategy recommendations as a result of numerous studies and commissions. This is the first in a series that will highlight specific recommendations that merit action now and in the next four years.

The Cyber Edge October 2020
Provided By: AFCEA   Send Email to POC   View Content   Oct 2020
A Cyber Thread Runs Through Government Future Assessments.
The office tasked with keeping Congress abreast of advances sees innovation emerging from several areas.

Effectively Integrating Cybersecurity Into Enterprise Risk Management
Provided By: AFCEA   Send Email to POC   View Content   Sep 2020
Cybersecurity is now a significant area of focus and concern for senior leaders of public and private organizations. Unfortunately, for too many organizations, cybersecurity continues to be a technically focused effort managed by the technical wizards. Instead, board of director discussions often zero in on describing the latest cyber threats, which are often unintelligible to leaders, counts of cyber attacks thwarted and recommendations for cybersecurity investments. Learn how to conduct enterprise risk management processes to benefit your organization to help all staf ...

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