Federal Tech Podcast

December 1, 2022 Dr. Tim Robinson, WWT There was a time in American culture when “living on the edge” was a social construct. Perhaps a person was a test pilot or motorcycle racer.  In terms of federal information technology, we all live on the edge. The edge referred to is,...

November 29, 2022 Melissa Gilbert It is not just lemmings that follow a herd off the cliff; technology professionals are garden-variety humans and subject to herd thinking as well. If you try to keep up with trade publications you are subject to the editorial selection process of the folks who...

November 15, 2022 Darrin Curtis In today’s interview, Darrin Curtis from Menlo Security gives an overview of how to protect against new kinds of cyber threats to the federal government. Rather than a direct assault, a new breed of malicious actors take files that are considered to be safe and...

November 7, 2022 Andrew Churchill, Qlik Our guest today is Andrew Churchill from Qlik.  He provides the audience with some solutions to the frustrations of managing in the world of hybrid clouds.   Ten years ago, it was a major accomplishment to move an application from a federal on-premises server to...

November 1, 2022 Dr. Stephen Magill, Sonatype Attacks on the software supply chain have grown by an average of 742% a year since 2019. It makes complete sense if you look at several factors. Years ago, a software developer would write code as part of a large project. It is...

October 25, 2022 Josh Brodbent, Beyond Trust Sometimes, success means being at the right place at the right time. BeyondTrust has been active in the world of access control for decades. They have seventy patents and have a well-earned reputation for deep knowledge of secure remote access. Before COVID hit,...

October 18, 2022 Christine Owen, Guidehouse Guidehouse is a well-known consulting company with a two-word motto, “outwit complexity.”  They have a track record of working with complex federal projects in areas ranging from health sciences to artificial intelligence. Today we sit down with Christine Owen, whose two-word motto is “Identity...

October 11, 2022 Erich Kron, KnowBe4 Everyone working for the federal government knows that basic security training is mandated.  Still, there are event that are reported in many agencies.  That would beg the question – is basic training enough? If it isn’t what options are available. As a rule, much...

October 4, 2022  Joe Bagnal, SpyCloud In the commercial world, companies do competitive evaluations.  In fact, after hundreds of appearances on live television, I can confirm that each station has the other stations on screens around the office. Well, why not look at the dark web and learn what the...