We have all seen news lately ?. It seems as if the revelations about OPM cyberattack and privacy breaches keep getting worse, possibly leading to 18 million Americans expose personal information to (mine included).
These events have Cyber Reform shot into the limelight all levels within the federal government.
Tony Scott has to secure the newly appointed federal CIO a "30 days Cyber-Sprint" ordered agency networks and data while checking a tiger team of mounting current policy and recommended a formal cyber strategy. The Department of Defense does not appear either to be immune from a lack of cyber-compliance.
How can a software-defined workspace to help the government cope with the issues of cyber hygiene and compliance?
outlines Tony Scott, the priority areas for the 30 day sprint, some agencies struggling to adopt for years. Some of these areas are addressed by the transition to a software-defined workspace course that combines the power of virtualization, mobility and networking secure government create workspace:
- "dramatically accelerate" the use of PIV cards and other forms of multi-factor authentication.
Citrix Secure Workspace government has supported natively PIV cards and several forms of multi-factor authentication via different terminals (Win, OSX, Linux, iOS, Android, zero clients) for years. The same Workspace can force multi-factor / PIV Authentication for Windows / Web Apps that were not originally built for PIV. This can with meeting these authentication mandate for existing legacy applications related help save costs development application - data protection: to protect .. Better data at rest and in transit Secure government workspace Citrix mobile access or virtual remote access can all data is guaranteed during the transmission, FIPS 140-2 compliant algorithms encrypted so that data is safe, including Web Apps, VPN when networks over insecure can be accessed. Our Workspace solution can also be completely virtualizes the need for data-at-rest negated on the end user therefore reducing data exposure . For cases where data needs to spot due to network connectivity concerns (eg mobile devices), all data-at-rest can also 140-2 compliant algorithms encrypted FIPS be saved.
- standardizing and automating processes: time required to manage loss configurations and patch vulnerabilities. Keeping applications and OSes is patched a painstaking process, the need to conform to 100% effective cyber defense. Servers, desktops and applications as part of Secure Workspace Virtualization solution can provide simplified image management of applications and operating systems. Once is virtualized patching performed once in the data center where it can be controlled and is compatible, then all at once delivered
- reducing attack surfaces :. Reduce the complexity and the number of things need to protect defenders.
network can ensure simplification and consolidation critical entry points into the secure Govt networks are controlled and secured. One in the DMZ Unified Gateway can help several network appliances existing consolidate that are managed and patched separately network complexity to create This consolidated DMZ appliance can simplify remote access methods for remote users and applications. allows enforcement of the authentication and authorization on the border before entry into the network.
to a well thought out cyber policy must ensure compliance can ensure resources within DHS, CYBERCOM and the IC of our nation's most valuable backup concentrate on the real threats instead of responding to preventable injuries ,
Although not a panacea, a secure government workspace can help cyber hygiene to address to improve the security situation of an Agency . How are you with Citrix solutions your agency to improve cyber attitude? I would like your ideas in the comments heard in the section below.
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