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As organizations begin releasing their back-to-office plans, human capital and technology leaders in government are grappling with finding the right balance in the hybrid work world. According to one technology evangelist, it’s most important for these leaders to let people be the most productive in whatever environment they choose to work in. “What we’re seeing is bringing people greater autonomy and empowerment in their work,” says Alexis Bonnell, chief technology evangelist at Google Cloud, on a recent episode of The Daily Scoop Podcast. “Finding that autonomy, but also really enabling people to work remotely, and most importantly, to have the technology to allow them to thrive while doing it.” This podcast was produced by Scoop News Group for The Daily Scoop Podcast and underwritten by Google Cloud.

Government agencies are handling more data than ever, increasing the need for tools to analyze that data in a timely manner. This ability is a top priority for IT leaders across government, according to Kinetica Chief Executive Officer Nima Negabhan. “What's more of an emerging trend is having that data constantly streaming in, and being able to actually analyze it in a meaningful way is what government enterprise IT professionals and organization leaders are looking for,” says Negabhan. “They're looking for that single pane of glass that shows them the latest data, where they have the ability to actually do analysis at the speed of thought.” This podcast was produced by Scoop News Group for The Daily Scoop Podcast and underwritten by Kinetica in collaboration with Amazon Web Services.

Through executive order and the Biden-Harris presidential management agenda, government agencies are being influenced to improve their customer experience with the American public. According to one IT expert, the transformation was jump-started by the shift to the virtual environment during the pandemic. “Huge gains are being made in the mission in terms of citizen-facing tools that allow citizens to interact with the government more efficiently,” says Salesforce Digital Transformation Executive Mia Jordan. “The pandemic propelled us forward, probably light years on, where if there hadn't been that push to do business online and virtually, it probably would have taken us another couple of years to get to where we are now.” Guest: Mia Jordan, digital transformation executive, Salesforce Host: Francis Rose, host, The Daily Scoop Podcast This podcast was produced by Scoop News Group for The Daily Scoop Podcast and underwritten by Salesforce.

Last year, President Biden’s executive order on cybersecurity put the transition to zero-trust architecture at the top of mind for IT leaders across government. According to one cybersecurity expert, it begins with organizations putting in place technologies that can support zero trust across the enterprise. “A tactical approach is beginning to say, OK, even as we have got what seems like an infinite amount of legacy technologies, proceeding with technologies that enable those zero trust principles is very much the way to go,” says Alexander Romero, director of strategy of the Chief Technologist Office at VMware End User Computing. “And wherever possible then, begin to transition out of the old and into the new.” Guest: Alexander Romero, Director of Strategy, Chief Technologist Office, VMware End User Computing Host: Francis Rose, Host, The Daily Scoop Podcast This podcast was produced by FedScoop and underwritten by VMware.

Phishing attacks are becoming an increasingly common avenue for threat actors to deploy malware and ransomware. According to one cybersecurity expert, an organization’s first line of defense against these attacks is getting all employees to realize they are high-value targets. “What organizations can do to help bolster cybersecurity within their organization is educating their employees that even if you don't necessarily believe you could be targeted, you might be surprised to learn that you could be used as a pawn in a much larger scheme,” says Kristina Balaam, senior threat researcher for threat intelligence at Lookout. This podcast is sponsored by Lookout and underwritten by FedScoop. Guest: Kristina Balaam, senior threat researcher, threat intelligence, Lookout Host: Francis Rose, The Daily Scoop Podcast Listen to The Daily Scoop Podcast in full on www.fedscoop.com/the-daily-scoop-podcast/

Defense against cyberattacks is more than just updating technology and patching systems. While an organization can have the process and technology in place, the right cybersecurity culture is paramount, says Cybereason Chief Security Officer Sam Curry. “The biggest problem in cybersecurity is a people problem,” Curry tells Francis Rose on The Daily Scoop Podcast. “It’s people on offense and it’s people on defense. If I have to characterize, on defense, the single biggest thing that would help most security departments, it is better alignment with the mission.” This podcast is sponsored by Cybereason and underwritten by FedScoop. Guest: Sam Curry, Chief Security Officer, Cybereason Host: Francis Rose, The Daily Scoop Podcast Listen to The Daily Scoop Podcast in full on www.fedscoop.com/the-daily-scoop-podcast/

With the continued cybersecurity push across government and industry, it is increasingly important for organizations to have proactive cyber plans in place. One private sector CTO recommends a combination of security checklists and security goals. “New regulatory frameworks that are coming out are really focusing on impact as opposed to actions,” says Archis Gore, CTO at Polyverse. “Where the frustration with compliance versus real security always came from is when compliance dictates action, we have a problem.” This podcast is sponsored by Polyverse in collaboration with AWS and underwritten by FedScoop. Guest: Archis Gore, Chief Technology Officer, Polyverse Host: Francis Rose, The Daily Scoop Podcast Listen to The Daily Scoop Podcast in full on www.fedscoop.com/the-daily-scoop-podcast/

Federal agencies are starting to see significant advantages in reversing how they gather and analyze data to fuel their artificial intelligence efforts. Instead of pulling massive amounts of data into centralized data lakes for analysis, enterprises are staring to send analytics tools to the edge of their networks to parse localized data and then federate the results. The change in approach represents a paradigm shift in how organizations are capturing and analyzing data, says Al Ford, who oversees artificial intelligence alliances in the federal government market at Dell EMC. This podcast is sponsored by Dell Technologies. Guest: Al Ford, Artificial Intelligence Alliances for Federal Government, Dell EMC Host: Wyatt Kash, SVP, Content Strategy, Scoop News Group Look for more coverage of “IT Modernization in Government” on www.fedscoop.com/listen

The advent of containerized software services — and the emergence of Kubernetes to deploy and manage them – have played crucial roles in modernizing applications. But it has also unleashed a host of new opportunities for malicious actors to exploit misconfigurations and vulnerabilities inside these microservices, says Palo Alto Networks' Paul Fox. That’s why he says federal agencies should take a closer look at a new technical report, released by the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), that provides detailed guidance on how to harden Kubernetes containers and avoid common misconfigurations. Guest: Paul Fox, Senior Product Manager, Palo Alto Networks Host: Wyatt Kash, SVP, Content Strategy, Scoop News Group Look for more coverage of “IT Modernization in Government” on www.fedscoop.com/listen

With massive amounts of data being captured outside of data centers and at the edge, there is a growing need for organizations to use cloud to modernize edge computing environments. According to one cloud expert, this is driving the move for hybrid IT adoption across government and industry. “What you see in the private sector is they want to deal with the data where it's generated, so they can get the fastest insights and so they don't have the expense of moving that data,” says Bill Burnham, chief technology officer for U.S. public sector at Hewlett Packard Enterprise. This podcast is sponsored by Hewlett Packard Enterpise and underwritten by FedScoop. Guest: Bill Burnham, Chief Technology Officer, U.S. Public Sector, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Host: Francis Rose, The Daily Scoop Podcast Listen to The Daily Scoop Podcast in full on www.fedscoop.com/the-daily-scoop-podcast/