Craig Debban, CISO of 2023 ’ASTORS’ Awards Champion QuSecure, and a former Information Systems Management Officer in the United States Marine Corp, shares some tips for AST readers to consider so cyber criminals cannot ruin your holiday season!

‘ASTORS’ Champion QuSecure: Tips to Stay Safe this Holiday Season

Guest Editorial by Craig Debban, Chief Information Security Officer of QuSecure Have you ever been on a trip and realized you forgot to pack something important? It’s easy to overlook things during...
Many public sector organizations still aren’t following recommendations made a decade ago, much less following current recommendations. Often if fortunate enough to have effective information technology/cybersecurity resources (and most public sector organizations, especially smaller agencies, do not) the requests made by these professionals often are rejected out of hand because those at the leadership level find them too bothersome or too expensive, or both.

The Top Five Scariest Public Sector Cybersecurity Trends

Guest Editorial by Richard Osborne and Jason Franks Cybersecurity for public-sector organizations — i.e., those in the public safety and justice communities — is a big, messy problem that is getting bigger...
Quantum Unified Surveillance Platform 5.0 records 10,000+ cameras to a single cluster, achieves 99.9999% uptime, and reduces data center footprint by up to 80% with a unified compute and storage platform.

Quantum Nominated to Compete in Fifth ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program

Quantum Corporation, a Multi-Award Winner in the 2022 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program, is pleased to announce its Unified Surveillance Platform (USP) 5.0 has been Nominated in their Fifth 'ASTORS' Homeland Security...
New Partnership Agreement Enhances Infinigate Security Portfolio and Supports 'ASTORS' Nominee Versa Networks Expansion into EMEA Markets

‘ASTORS’ Nominee Partners to Bring Unified SASE to EMEA Enterprises

Versa Networks, a global leader in AI/ML-powered Unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), and the Gold 'ASTORS' Award Champion for Best Network Security Solution in AST's 2021 Homeland Security Awards Program,...
Mona Harrington Assistant Director for the National Risk Management Center

New CISA HBOM Framework for Supply Chain Risk Management

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), a Multiple Award Winner in the 2022 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program, has released a new Hardware Bill of Materials Framework (HBOM) for Supply...
Legacy investigation methods often depend on expensive, proprietary IT tools to manage sensitive data but there is a better way. New, streamlined IT platforms enable law enforcement agencies to collect, analyze, manage, store, and retrieve data more accurately and efficiently.

LEO’s Needs Better Data Analysis to Stop Tech-Savvy Cybercriminals

Guest Editorial by Jared Pane, Director of Solutions Architecture, Elastic National security isn’t what it used to be. In an era of expansive data creation, hyperconnectivity, artificial intelligence, and state-sponsored cyberattacks, the challenge...
Agencies that are ready to improve their process from every angle also need a robust cloud solution for their digital evidence. Now, you can pair iRecord’s innovative software with a streamlined cloud storage solution. (Courtesy of iRecord)

WSI Technologies a New Competitor in 2023 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program

WSI Technologies, a public sector-focused technology solutions provider and parent company of iRecord and Evertel, is pleased to announce its iRecord Cloud offering has been Nominated to Compete in the 2023...
“We’re extremely impressed with the company’s vision and execution in this market to date, and we look forward to helping the new company (CodeSecure) grow organically and, potentially, through acquisitions,” added Battery Partner Jordan Welu, who is also joining the company’s board.

CodeSecure: ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Nominee CodeSentry

GrammaTech, a high-profile provider of application security testing products and software research services, and Multi-Award Champion in the Annual 'ASTORS' Homeland Security Awards Program, announced its software products division, including the...

Unveil the Paradox of Encryption with TLS 1.3 in Zero Trust Architectures

Guest Editorial by Scott Aken, CEO, Axellio Introduction: A New Era of Data Encryption In today’s increasing threat landscape, secure data transmission has become paramount, and end-to-end data encryption is vital to protecting...
The AWS vs Azure rivalry doesn’t have an undisputed winner. Read more about the difference between AWS and Azure and decide which service suits you the most.

What is the Difference Between Microsoft Azure vs Amazon AWS?

Guest Editorial by Alex Tray The main features and capabilities of Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure seem similar, as both cloud platforms can support complex IT infrastructures. Nevertheless, significant differences between these...