Scalability, agility, and the ability to take advantage of emerging technologies are just some of the benefits Federal agencies seek with cloud transformation. Many agencies are moving toward decentralized, hybrid work environments, embracing a flexible model that enables employees to work from multiple locations, including headquarters, satellite offices, their homes, and while on the move.

This flexibility poses complex security challenges as agencies manage connectivity from anything to anywhere while protecting against sophisticated, motivated threat actors. This video, podcast, and Q&A will consider Federal cybersecurity mandates against the backdrop of cloud-centric modernization. They will discuss how a holistic cloud-centric security infrastructure helps Federal agencies and the U.S. military securely accelerate IT modernization and cloud adoption – and how sound security planning helps agencies go beyond compliance to truly secure data and networks.

Watch: Simplify, Streamline, and Scale Cloud Security

Listen: Innovation in Cloud Security Unifies Prevention and Protection Solutions

Enterprise security is undergoing a significant transformation as Federal agencies adopt cloud applications and a decentralized approach to networking. In this episode of MeriTalking, MeriTalk’s Gail Emery sits down with Norman St. Laurent, Federal product marketing manager for security at Cisco, to discuss the intersection of Federal cybersecurity mandates and cloud-centric modernization. They explore how agencies are evaluating cloud risk and leveraging cloud-delivered security capabilities to not only meet cybersecurity compliance requirements, but also to truly secure data and networks – while reducing complexity and improving flexibility for security teams.

Read: Securely Enabling GenAI in Government Missions

With generative AI (GenAI), civilian agencies and the military have myriad opportunities to transform how they approach innovation, efficiency, and situational awareness. However, GenAI use is a double-edged sword: For aggressive adversaries, it presents a prime opportunity to attack the massive Federal IT space. In response, Federal organizations are leveraging AI to supplement their human cybersecurity talent.

MeriTalk recently sat down with Cisco’s Christina Hausman, who has more than 20 years of cybersecurity product expertise, to discuss how GenAI is changing the cybersecurity landscape and how AI-enabled security solutions not only protect agency networks and data, but also ensure the safe and responsible use of GenAI tools.

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