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people, and
train the ones
who are al-
ready in place
September 2018 Edition
Hackers are smart.
They learn from be-
ing deterred.
If a particular type
(National Security Advisor John Bolton says the U.S. is under attack daily from cyber-
of intrusion doesn’t space, including attempts to “undermine democracy. And as such, the U.S. will now use
work, they’ll continue offensive as well as defensive cyber strategies to counter that threat.)
tics and hackers’ latest exploits.
to test security perim-
eters in new ways that federal IT profession- This knowledge can be critical to detecting
and reacting to potential threats.
als may be unprepared to combat.
As such, it’s extremely important that It can also be instrumental in forming the
agency personnel are continually trained appropriate security policies and protocols
and encouraged to learn about threat tac- to better protect agencies.
Agencies should make
investing in ongoing
security education and
training a top priority.
IT teams should also pro-
actively use and scour all
of the resources at their
disposal—including so-
cial media channels,
networking groups, and
threat feeds—to keep up
to speed on hacker activ-
ity, malware, and more.
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