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Protecting our nation’s critical infrastructure is one of the toughest jobs that you, as a security professional, may ever face. Whether your mission is to protect government facilities, energy infrastructure, nuclear reactors, transportation systems, information technology, or any of the United States’ 16 critical infrastructure sectors, you know that the

When a threat is detected, a perimeter is breached, or lives are in danger, the first to dispatch help are the operators: they are responsible for swiftly analyzing the situation, assessing a multitude of risks, coordinating stakeholders, and allocating resources to mitigate potential security risks.   This is why it’s so

As a security professional, you might be dreaming of the top-notch security infrastructure you could create if only you were given unlimited time and resources. But it’s rare to have that luxury, especially if you’re working with a government security budget. In the real world, deploying your resources as effectively

Do you have a strategy for dealing with insider threats inside your government agency? Insider threats pose significant risks to organizations because they can compromise highly sensitive data, systems, and operations. And because of the nature of the work government agencies do, the repercussions of insider threats can be especially

In our time advising and partnering with government organizations over the decades, we have observed how budgets have shifted to embrace both the possibilities of digital innovation and the challenges of digital security. Advances in the fields of AI, smart cities, and the growing Internet of Things continue to shape

For many government security operations centers, what you hope to be able to do – and what your budget actually allows – can be dramatically different. That is because in addition to the types of budget constraints private businesses have to manage, your budget may also be impacted by everything