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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.

Cybersecurity

Securing networks in the sharing age

Thanks to social media, employees are offering up personal information that can put agencies security at risk.

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.

Infrastructure

Building a better backup

A sound, mulitiered backup strategy relies on risk assessment, security and testing.

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.

Digital Government

How to improve government services delivery

To make citizen services more user friendly and efficient, agencies must change how they approach IT.

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.

Infrastructure

How SDN builds next-gen security

A shift towards software-defined security can deliver improvements in automation, virtualization and a holistic security architecture.