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INSIDE
FEATURES
34 The new cyber landscape
Protecting the perimeter is no longer enough. So what are the tools
for tomorrow’s security?
BY PATRICK MARSHALL
40 Focus on FirstNet
With all 50 states opting in, the nationwide broadband network for rst
responders is nally coming online. GCN looks at the build-out e orts, federal grants and early deployments
BY STEPHANIE KANOWITZ AND SARA FRIEDMAN
44 How local governments help ensure
an accurate census
The Census Bureau enlists state and local governments in the drive to update the addresses it will use to conduct the decennial headcount. Plus: Will the federal systems be ready for 2020?
BY STEPHANIE KANOWITZ AND CHASE GUNTER
CASE STUDIES
47 W.VA. county builds opioid data hub
West Virginia’s Harrison County is creating a centralized unit to analyze a wide variety of data in the ght against opioids
BY STEPHANIE KANOWITZ
40 New Orleans monitors crime in real time
A new command center uses video from strategically mounted cameras and license-plate scanners to help police respond more quickly to violent crimes BY STEPHANIE KANOWITZ
INNOVATION IN GOVERNMENT
 Learn more at carahsoft.com/innovation
BRIEFING
6 Machine learning with limited data
9 The ‘fake news’ challenge for rst
responders, and has .gov been pwned?
10 API opens Medicare claims data, how smart phones can authenticate with a photo, and NIST’s report on IoT security
12 Identity security at
the IRS, VR training for investigators, and a possible shared service for child support enforcement
STATUS CHECK
29 BLOCKCHAIN
NIST seeks to demystify distributed ledger technology
30 MACHINE LEARNING IARPA explains the good,
the bad and the ugly
COMMENTARY
32 How agencies should respond to tougher breach reporting statutes
33 Cloud security doesn’t
end with the cloud provider
WISH LIST
50 Tech we hope hits the public sector
Innovation in Government: Modernizing Cybersecurity
An adaptive response strategy can help agencies combine security insights from across the enterprise and ght threats in a more cohesive, e ective manner
CUSTOM CONTENT: PRESENTED BY CARAHSOFT
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Adapting to a changing threat landscape
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Cyberthreats’ new nemesis
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DevOps: Greater than the sum of its parts
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Combating threats with true visibility
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Adapting data analytics to new cyber challenges
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Advances in identity and risk management
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An adaptive response strategy can help agencies combine security insights from across the enterprise and ght threats in a more cohesive, effective manner
Putting threats into context
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NIST’s new guide to cyber resiliency
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