CRN Names Lauren Shaffer of Govplace as a 2023 Women of the Channel Power 80 Solution Provider [Bethesda, MD, May 9, 2023] – Govplace is immensely pleased to announce that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named Lauren Shaffer, Vice President of Sales, as a 2023 Women of [...]
Govplace Achieves AWS Advanced Tier Services Partner Status [Reston, VA, March 8, 2023] – Govplace, a leading value-added reseller and systems integrator for federal agencies, is excited to announce it has achieved Amazon Web Services (AWS) Advanced Tier Services Partner status within the AWS Partner Network (APN). The APN is [...]
Erin Boensch Joins Govplace as Vice President of Operations and Applications [Reston, VA, February 9, 2023] – Govplace, a leading value-added reseller and systems integrator for federal agencies, is pleased to announce Erin Boensch as joined as VP, Operations and Applications. Erin brings over 20 years of technology and process experience [...]
RESTON, VA (November 9, 2022) – Govplace is proud to announce that it has been named 2023 Best Places to Work in Virginia by Virginia Business Magazine and Best Companies Group. At Govplace, the wellbeing and care of our team is of utmost importance, as they are the true driving force behind the company’s success. Their [...]
How Govplace Approaches Zero Trust What Is Zero Trust? A Zero Trust approach is focused on data and service protection that is expanded to include all enterprise assets. These include devices, infrastructure components, applications, virtual and cloud components, as well as subjects such as end users, applications, and other nodes and entities [...]
Recognizing and Reporting Phishing Attacks #SeeYourselfInCyber Phishing attacks in data breaches increased 11% from 2019 to 2020. It went from 25% to 36% based on analysis of confirmed breaches. (Verizon) Phishing attacks have become an increasingly common problem for organizations of all sizes and can be very difficult to spot. [...]
Updating Your Software #SeeYourselfInCyber The Importance of Updating Your Software Nearly a third (31%) of US/UK respondents say they either “sometimes,” “rarely,” or “never” install software updates. (NCA) One of the easiest ways to keep information secure is to keep software and apps updated. Updates fix general software problems and provide [...]
Using Strong Passwords and Password Management #SeeYourselfInCyber Why Using Strong Passwords Matters Did you know 53% of people rely on their memory to manage passwords? (Yubicos and Ponemon Institute) As our lives collectively expand online, we have gone from having a few passwords to managing upwards of 100 on current [...]
All Things Multi-Factor Authentication #SeeYourselfInCyber What is Multi-Factor Authentication? Multi-Factor Authentication is the practice of using two or more authentication prompts to verify a user’s identity and permissions, allowing access to system accounts and resources. Authentication is a critical part of cybersecurity and compliance, and access to data and resources often [...]
Take Charge of Your Cybersecurity #SeeYourselfInCyber Govplace is proud to participate in National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM), a joint effort between the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) to raise cybersecurity awareness nationally and internationally. Now [...]