Cloud access management guidance is coming from the Office of Governmentwide Policy
Single sign-on, cloud identities and a digital identity risk management process will all be addressed in the coming year.
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Authentication tools alone will not be enough to secure networks
Remote work conditions underlined deficiencies in PIV authentication, and the need for dynamic authentication to improve zero-trust security.
GSA put data at risk mishandling 15,000 contract employee access cards
The agency couldn't account for about 15,000 cards, according to auditors.
Keith Bluestein takes over as CIO of the Small Business Administration
He returns from NASA, where he served as associate CIO for enterprise services and integration.
Audit: USPTO’s mismanagement of active directory poses ‘significant’ cyber risk
Additionally, the agency failed to protect critical information technology assets found to be vulnerable two years ago, which could lead to intellectual property theft.
Identity authentication tools agencies can use to move towards zero trust
Government networks remain vulnerable to breaches from phishing attacks. Security experts in a new podcast outline solutions to tighten identity authentication controls.
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White House updates identity, credential and access management policy
The Trump administration is revising how agencies should conduct identity proofing, establish digital identities and adopt processes for authentication and access control.
Defense agency surmounts ‘big’ security challenge for robotic process automation
A successful proof of concept should pave the way for widespread government use of unattended bots to perform routine tasks and processes, according to an agency official.
To help replace the CAC card, Pentagon enlists AI startup
TWOSENSE.AI announced a $2.42 million OTA contract to work with the Defense Information Systems Agency on "invisible continuous multi-factor authentication" for the military.
DOD CIO Deasy: The CAC is here to stay ‘for the foreseeable future’
According to Dana Deasy, the Pentagon's common access card isn't going anywhere anytime soon.