Take Charge of Your Cyber World #SecureOurWorld 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 [...]
Govplace Insights Security & Compliance In today's interconnected world, data breaches and regulatory non-compliance pose significant risks to organizations. With nearly 30 years of experience in federal space, we at Govplace understand the importance of implementing robust approaches to safeguard sensitive information and ensure regulatory adherence. Staying Abreast of Regulatory [...]
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 [...]
Working from home? Taking classes online? Do Your Part. #BeCyberSmart In these COVID-19 times, people of all walks of life are doing more on the internet than ever before — often from home. And that provides greater opportunities for cybercriminals to launch creative, targeted cyberattacks that can affect the privacy and [...]
Guiding Agencies Through the CDM Program for Improved Cybersecurity There’s no better time to talk cybersecurity than October, the official National Cybersecurity Awareness month. But when it comes to government security, every month is Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) month. Launched in 2013, CDM offers commercial, off-the-shelf tools — hardware, software and services — [...]