Sarah Cleveland

3 weeks ago | governmenttechnologyinsider.com | Sarah Cleveland

State and local governments are facing an alarming increase in cyberattacks – and these incidents are becoming more devastating. One unexpected cyberattack can potentially take down needed services to the American people, expose sensitive individual data, or even affect entire communities in a very physical way via critical infrastructure such as power, water, or network access. When critical infrastructure faces disruption, the results can be catastrophic.

2 months ago | fedtechmagazine.com | Sarah Cleveland

Apr 15 2025 Artificial Intelligence Nation-state threats are at an all-time high, but the White House’s emphasis on efficiency presents an opportunity to adopt new cyber solutions. The Trump administration has an opportunity to embrace defensive artificial intelligence, despite the perception that its focus on efficiency and reduced spending could hinder adoption of new cybersecurity solutions.

Oct 24, 2024 | governmenttechnologyinsider.com | Sarah Cleveland

Worldwide, ransomware is thriving. Ransomware groups are demanding higher payments at a larger scale than ever before: last year alone, we witnessed ransomware surpassing a record $1 billion in payments, and large cybercrime organizations, like the LockBit ransomware group, are only getting more sophisticated in their attacks. Despite global law enforcement agencies coming together earlier this year to disrupt the group, LockBit remains active and flourishing.

Jul 3, 2024 | fedtechmagazine.com | Sarah Cleveland

Jul 03 2024 Security The government must invest in practices and procedures for maintaining resilient systems, devices, networks and data. There exists a major disconnect between the trust most agencies put in their current cybersecurity strategies and their actual ability to defend themselves.

Mar 6, 2024 | itbrief.com.au | Sarah Cleveland

As a senior strategic advisor – public sector at ExtraHop, the market leading supplier of AI based network intelligence solutions, my days are never dull. Helping ExtraHop clients combat advanced threats across cloud, hybrid, and distributed environments is challenging, rewarding and critical work. It’s also true to say that my typical workday is very different than it was a year ago. In 1996, I was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant communications officer in the United States Air Force.