Government

The SecurityInfoWatch.com Government category is a collection of news, analysis, and other information relevant to security professionals who work in or provide services to the Government market. It covers issues pertaining to security management as well as security technology deployments by government (federal, state and local) agencies and facilities.
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Access & Identity

Are digital IDs a panacea?

March 14, 2024
Digital IDs are here, but where are they used and accepted?
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Industry News

Uvalde school shooting victims’ families outraged over report that clears officers

March 8, 2024
The families of the victims of the 2022 massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Tex., expressed outrage and dismay after an independent report found that the local law enforcement...
Podcasts

Podcast Recap: The importance of DEI and how security leaders can change the dynamic

March 7, 2024
Jerry Brennan discusses DEI in the security industry and the changes organizations need to make to welcome a more diverse employee population.
Security Executives

Allied Universal client Port of Baltimore receives top U.S. Coast Guard security assessment

March 5, 2024
The grade marks 15 consecutive years of compliance with federal security regulations.
Government

Darktrace Federal achieves FedRAMP High "In Process" designation

In cooperation with its FedRAMP sponsor Darktrace Federal is targeting authorization this fall.
Cybersecurity

The U.S. electric industry is not responding to cyber-vulnerable Chinese equipment

March 4, 2024
The utility sector continues to ignore the cyber threat from Chinese equipment.
Podcasts

The importance of DEI and how security leaders can change the dynamic

Feb. 29, 2024
Steve Lasky, the editorial director for the Security Group at Endeavor Business Media, talks with SMR Group co-founder and security industry veteran Jerry Brennan about the corporate...
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Cybersecurity

As LockBit disrupted, ‘big game’ ransomware on the rise

Feb. 22, 2024
By most accounts, LockBit was the most active ransomware group in the world, amassing over 2,000 victims around the globally and netting more than $120 million in ransom payments...
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Cybersecurity

Feds deliver stark warnings to state election officials ahead of November

Feb. 19, 2024
Secretaries of state and state election directors must be ready for potential cyberattacks, both familiar and uncomfortably new, according to the feds. And they must remain vigilant...
Tammy Ljungblad/Kansas City Star/TNS
Industry News

Two teens face gun and resisting arrest charges in mass shooting at Chiefs rally

Feb. 16, 2024
Charges have been filed against two juveniles in the mass shooting Wednesday that killed one woman and wounded 22 others.
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Industry News

Several injured in shooting near Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory rally

Feb. 14, 2024
Several people have been shot after gunfire erupted during the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory rally Wednesday, a police spokesman said.