Author Archive
Greg Kushto
Greg Kushto is director of security and enterprise networking at Force 3.
Infrastructure
Securing data in the cloud requires planning, constant vigilance
The general formula for cloud security is to determine the risks, mitigate them and then keep constant vigilance to spot and stop threats.
- By Greg Kushto
Cybersecurity
Securing networks in the sharing age
Thanks to social media, employees are offering up personal information that can put agencies security at risk.
- By Greg Kushto
Infrastructure
Cloud utility models: What federal agencies need to know
With pay-as-you-go cloud pricing, agencies get access to wider compute, storage and security options and avoid massive up-front costs.
- By Greg Kushto
Infrastructure
Building a better backup
A sound, mulitiered backup strategy relies on risk assessment, security and testing.
- By Greg Kushto
Cybersecurity
Why playbooks belong in every agency’s cyber toolkit
Playbooks help agencies automate and standardize the security process so analysts can focus on decision making and problem solving.
- By Greg Kushto
Digital Government
How to improve government services delivery
To make citizen services more user friendly and efficient, agencies must change how they approach IT.
- By Greg Kushto
Cybersecurity
Bug bounties: How federal agencies can learn from Apple
Apple's exclusive bug bounty program is one that federal agencies -- particularly the most risk-averse -- could embrace.
- By Greg Kushto
Infrastructure
How SDN builds next-gen security
A shift towards software-defined security can deliver improvements in automation, virtualization and a holistic security architecture.
- By Greg Kushto