Public Sector

A Multi-Pronged Approach to Cybersecurity Risk Management Frameworks

SQL: The Forgotten API

Data mesh has become a hot topic as organizations look to foster self-service analytics to make evidence-based decisions. There are plenty of articles discussing data mesh, including Zhamak Dehghani’s original blog post introducing the topic from 2019. To get back to basics, data mesh is a socio-technical approach to creating a decentralized analytical...

How Immuta & Snowflake Unlock Zero Trust Data Security for Government & Education

In today’s tech-driven world, data security is a paramount concern for every industry. But when sensitive government or educational data is involved, the stakes become even higher. The need to protect this information, ensure citizen and student privacy, and mitigate threats to their data has never been more critical. That’s...

Survey Reveals 5 Insights for Implementing Zero Trust

The concept of Zero Trust is not new, but it is gaining traction as data security becomes more scrutinized. Also referred to as “perimeter-less security,” Zero Trust has traditionally focused on employing network-centric tools that enable automated access controls, network microsegmentation, and continuous monitoring of connected devices. Following a 2021 Zero Trust executive order, government...

3 Key Obstacles of Military Data Ops and What They Indicate

There are many lessons that I learned throughout my civilian and military careers, but one that continues to hold true is that obstacles to accessing the data national and strategic analysts need are not caused by a lack of reporting in the field. Rather, it is the technical burdens, lack...

How to Comply with the Zero Trust Executive Order

Since the White House released its Executive Order (EO) on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity in 2021, federal agencies have begun developing long-term zero trust security architectures across their networks while also adopting near-term goals. Officials from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the White House’s...