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ECONOMIC,
AND
SE-
lines
exactly
what steps should be ACROSS POLITICAL, September
Volume
27
2018
Edition
CURITY INTERESTS WITHOUT EVER PHYS-
taken in case of a breach.
• It should include a list of employees, the
information they can access, and a wh-
itelist of acceptable devices.
• Additionally, it should highlight the tools
that the agency uses to combat threats.
• The security strategy should also be con-
tinually updated.
Threats do not stand still; nei-
ther should security plans.
ICALLY CROSSING OUR BORDERS.”
By building a powerful combination of the
right people, the right tools, and the right
strategies, defense agencies will be well
equipped to combat these new threats.
About the Author
Paul Parker, who serves as the Chief Technolo-
gies of Federal and National Government, for
SolarWinds, has a proven track record of suc-
cess providing solutions to the Department
of Defense, the Intelligence Community,
Multi-National Government, Civilian Govern-
ment and Commercial IT Infrastructure orga-
nizations.
In addition to their daily checklist of ac-
tion items (log reviews, application patch-
ing, etc.), IT teams should plan on testing
and updating their security procedures on
a regular cadence—annually, at minimum, Mr. Parker has been presented with numerous
if not more frequently.
Military and Civilian awards for service, support,
and innovation. As a proven thought leader, in-
Of course, agencies should also deploy con- novator, and strategist, he has a passion for peo-
tinuous network monitoring to ensure that ple and technology.
good security remains a priority
24 hours a day.
External threats are
ramping up.
The president’s 2017 National
Security Strategy made this ut-
terly clear:
“CYBERSPACE OFFERS STATE
AND NON-STATE ACTORS THE
ABILITY TO WAGE CAMPAIGNS
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