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How State Governments Can Navigate the Resource Crunch and Achieve Resiliency

Jul 1, 2026 By Jake Olcott In BitSight
The 2026 NASCIO-Deloitte Cybersecurity Study reveals a stark reality for CISOs in state governments: while cyber threats are growing in both sophistication and volume, the resources available to combat them are failing to keep pace. As foreign adversaries and cybercriminals weaponize AI to probe for vulnerabilities, state CISOs find themselves at a critical juncture, navigating expanding responsibilities amidst tightening budgets.
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datadog

Preparing for OMB M-26-14: How Datadog supports federal logging maturity

Jun 29, 2026 By Chris Leffler In Datadog
Memorandum M-26-14 from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) marks a significant evolution in federal cybersecurity guidance, establishing a new risk-based framework for logging and network visibility across the United States federal government. The memo replaces the prescriptive requirements of Memorandum M-21-31 with an approach that emphasizes continuous monitoring, threat detection, investigation, and forensic readiness.
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datadog

Datadog achieves GovRAMP High authorization

Jun 29, 2026 By Rukshan Gunawardana In Datadog
As state and local governments modernize critical technology systems, they must also meet growing demand for cybersecurity, reliability, operational efficiency, and fiscal accountability. From citizen services and public safety operations to transportation networks, education systems, and emerging AI initiatives, agencies are managing increasingly complex environments with limited resources.
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Zenity

Zenity and Carahsoft Partner to Bring AI Agent Security to Government Agencies

Jun 17, 2026 By Cinthia Portugal In Zenity
The next government security challenge isn’t AI models, it’s AI agents. Zenity and Carahsoft are helping agencies prepare. Across government agencies, AI agents are already interacting with sensitive data, mission-critical workflows, and public services. Yet most organizations still lack visibility into where these agents are deployed, what they can access, and how they behave once operational. The result is a growing governance gap between AI adoption and AI security.
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Best FAS Catalog Platform Migration Services for Government Contractors

Best FAS Catalog Platform Migration Services for Government Contractors

Jun 15, 2026 By SecuritySenses In SecuritySenses
Most government contractors underestimate how complicated moving FAS catalog data really is until they're in the middle of it. The best FAS Catalog Platform Migration Services do more than move files from one system to another. They protect your historical pricing records, keep your GSA Schedule contract compliant throughout the transition window, and map legacy FAS catalog structures to new platform schemas without losing a single line item. After reviewing dozens of firms in this space, the options below represent the strongest choices for federal contractors working through this process.
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Why Government Legislation on Security Is Failing (Badly)

May 29, 2026 By Razorwire Cybersecurity In Razorthorn
Government legislation on online safety, age verification and encryption is being written without consulting cybersecurity professionals. The result is legislation that doesn't work and creates massive security risks. Age verification companies are failing spectacularly - people bypass them with smiley faces on thumbs and AI face-meshing. Encryption backdoors don't just let governments in, they let malicious actors in too. VPN age verification is technically impossible. OS-level age verification would require banning Linux, which runs most of the internet.
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How to Prepare Your Organization for Rigorous Federal Security Standards

How to Prepare Your Organization for Rigorous Federal Security Standards

May 26, 2026 By SecuritySenses In SecuritySenses
Navigating the cybersecurity landscape for defense contractors has become far more complex than it was in the past. Requirements are evolving quickly as global threats grow more advanced and targeted. Companies that work with the government can no longer afford to overlook these standards if they want to maintain eligibility for contracts.
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keeper

2026 Public Sector Cyber Attacks and Data Breaches

May 6, 2026 By Kim Howard In Keeper
In 2026, the public sector continues to face numerous cyber attacks, with data breaches often exposing sensitive information, disrupting essential services and undermining public trust. From municipal governments to federal agencies, public sector organizations of all sizes face challenges from threat actors exploiting outdated systems, human error and expanding digital footprints. These incidents are more than isolated security failures.
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netwrix

A double win at the Cas d'Or 2026: what identity governance success looks like in the public sector

Apr 29, 2026 By Hannah King In Netwrix
A French channel partner recently won two top awards at the Cas d'Or 2026 for a public-sector identity governance project. The recognition covered Cyber Governance & Risk Management and the Public Sector category. Here's a look at what the win signals about identity governance in public organizations and how modern IGA platforms help tackle budget pressure, compliance demands, and complex user populations. Identity governance in the public sector rarely makes headlines.
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Corelight

Defending energy infrastructure in the age of Mythos

Apr 17, 2026 By Gregory Bell In Corelight
The Department of Energy’s Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) has released its first five-year strategic plan, following the broader national cybersecurity strategy. It’s coming at a time when the energy cybersecurity landscape is changing quickly, in some cases faster than operators can realistically keep up.
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