Ep 125 - Deep Fakes, Supply Chain Attacks, and a Looming Zero Trust Deadline: What Federal Agencies Need to Focus on in 2024

Ep 125 - Deep Fakes, Supply Chain Attacks, and a Looming Zero Trust Deadline: What Federal Agencies Need to Focus on in 2024

Author: Government Technology Insider March 6, 2024 Duration: 7:04

For years – if not decades – federal government agencies have been facing a quartet of cyberattacks – phishing, supply chain attacks, ransomware, and DDoS. Now, in addition to these, agencies must deal with new threats including deep fakes. Deep fakes are a type of synthetic media that utilizes artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) to impersonate government officials and other trusted individuals to spread disinformation. Now, however, they’re also becoming an emerging tactic that cyber-criminals are taking advantage of to launch highly effective cyberattacks.

Government Technology Insider sat down with Jon S Kim, Vice President of Solutions and Services at Presidio Federal to discuss new cybersecurity threats that federal agencies are tackling in 2024. In the conversation he highlights how critical it is for agencies to stay ahead of deep fakes and other emerging threats, as well as traditional attacks, through continuous training, investing in advanced threat intelligence, conducting regular security audits, and implementing a Zero Trust architecture.


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