June 18, 2024
In 1848 they found gold at Sutter’s Mill in California. According to the CEO of Cohesity, data is the new gold. Today, we sit down with David Kushner from Cohesity to unpack what this “gold” reference means for federal technology leaders.
This has always been the case. Today, we see cheap storage, fast Internet, and Generative AI producing an overwhelming amount of data sets. The challenge is how to protect them.
This “perfect storm” has not gone unnoticed by federal leaders. If you casually look at a few recent federal mandates, you constantly see a reference to “security” and Artificial Intelligence.
- White House: President Biden issues Executive Order on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence
- Homeland Security: Promoting AI Safety and Security
- OMB: Advancing Governance, Innovation, and Risk Management for Agency Use of Artificial Intelligence
Cohesity has been in business for over a decade and has garnered a reputation for efficient management of critical assets. We sit down with David Kushner to unpack what these innovations mean for the federal government.
"to allow organizations to ask questions about that data that has been locked in a "closet" or in a data center . . . and ask questions out of it an derive data"
For example, we all know that the federal government gets attacked thousands of times a day. We all know the “usual suspects,” but what is starting to happen is malicious code is being injected into backups. It is conceivable that a systems manager could reach for the backups and introduce compromised data into a sensitive data set.
During the discussion, David mentions that Cohesity has worked with over three hundred federal agencies in a wide variety of services. In February of 2024, Cohesity launched a search assistant called Gaia. This allows enterprise-level organizations to use Large Language Models and Retrieval Augmented Generation in a manner that complies with compliance mandates.
Listen to learn about Gaia, backups, and a new world where the data is the gold that is being exfiltrated.
If you enjoyed this episode, then you may want to listen to
EP-159: What Is Proactive Cybersecurity?
Why: Complements the theme of data management by discussing forward-looking cybersecurity strategies that federal agencies are starting to adopt.
EP-165: The Role of Strategy in Federal Cybersecurity
Why: Discusses long-term planning for security in federal environments—relevant to governance and data risk management.
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