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Expanding Cybersecurity Capabilities on a Limited Budget

SecureWorld News

With cyberattacks on the rise, government agencies and enterprises alike are challenged to ramp up cybersecurity protections—often with limited budgets and resources. He emphasized that even in resource-constrained environments like state government, it is possible to advance security measures and achieve significant progress.

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What is data governance? Best practices for managing data assets

CIO Business Intelligence

Data governance definition Data governance is a system for defining who within an organization has authority and control over data assets and how those data assets may be used. Data governance framework Data governance may best be thought of as a function that supports an organization’s overarching data management strategy.

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Surviving the Budget Cycle - Tips & Tricks

CIO Musings

We are talking about the budget cycle. Budget approaches vary widely and cost-plus, to zero-based and others. I have worked in places where the budget never changed from year to year and I have worked in places where every year we prepared 5%, 10% and 15% cut scenarios for the consideration of the budget department.

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Looking for non-dilutive funding? 5 tips for startups seeking small business grants

GeekWire

government to launch or expand a company. “It’s government grants to small businesses, said Giersch. Agencies set aside a percentage of their budget for the programs. The programs also encourage participation by majority-women owned businesses. Over the years, SBIR and STTR grants have provided more than $1.6

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Have You Ever Had A Complaint/Suggestion About How The Federal Government Buys Technology

CTOvision

Everyone with any history in or around government has stories they can tell about federal government procurements. Perhaps the first 535 reasons are the 535 voting members of the US Congress that have the funding, oversight and legislative powers for how government works. It really is a different beast.

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Balanced Governance: When Failure is Not an Option

CIO Business Intelligence

For a company to be successful, it should implement a governance program that is aligned with business goals — with a laser-like focus on achieving value while balancing risk. Defining Value but Ignoring Risk Is Disastrous Governance. Go Beyond Basic – Implement Next-Level Governance.

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Could Budget Sweeps Fix Your Cybersecurity Problem?

Cloud Musings

A recent roundtable discussion in Washington, DC with Federal IT and Cyber leaders focused on the business drivers, challenges and evolving strategies around cybersecurity in government. Agencies that only focus their time, energy and budget on meeting various mandates are having trouble keeping up with evolving cyber threats.

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