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<p>Enterprises worldwide are adopting cloud applications in order to increase their competitiveness, lower IT costs, and provide users with anytime, anywhere access to resources and data.</p>
<p>The benefits of cloud services are undeniable. Organizations can easily leverage networking infrastructure on a pay-as-you-go model, eliminating the need to directly purchase the equipment and personnel that may not be needed long term. Cloud services also allow organizations to leverage the talent of specialized personnel that may have been too expensive for hire or quick to accept another opportunity.</p>
<p>With the numerous options available, how do federal agencies decide which cloud environment is best for their unique needs? How do they keep classified, mission-critical information secured during the migration to the cloud?</p>
<p>At Copper River IT, we help government agencies determine which applications are best for the public, private, or hybrid cloud and the best steps to building that environment.<br />
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Cloud

<p>The United States is one of the top countries targeted by cyber gangs, nation states, and even its own constituents. Motives of cyber activity vary from stealing sensitive information for resale to state-sponsored espionage.</p>
<p>It’s not just the White House or National Security Agency (NSA) that are targets. As we learned from breaches into the Democratic National Committee and Office of Personnel Management, every federal agency and government organization are vulnerable. Patching several-decades-old infrastructures and educating employees on security best practices are no longer adequate against today’s cyber attacks.</p>
<p>Mitigating risk in this fast-evolving threat landscape requires the ability to maintain the current network while quickly and securely modernizing network infrastructures and architectures.</p>
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<h2>Related Reading:</h2>
<p><a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/05/11/presidential-executive-order-strengthening-cybersecurity-federal" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Presidential Executive Order on Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure</a></p>

Vulnerability

Government Regulations

<p>Civilians don’t care that 357 new malware were launched in 2016 alone,¹ or that opposing nation states have armies of professional hackers targeting the U.S.</p>
<p>Civilians expect confidential and secure communications whether its checking the status of a tax refund, filing for unemployment, or applying for disaster recovery funds.</p>
<p>It’s not just a demand for secure services. Civilians are growing accustomed to the cloud-based and on-demand services provided by the next generation networks of enterprise businesses. Soon it won’t just be U.S. constituents, but also federal staff and government allies expecting digital transformation that competes with the commercial sector.</p>
<p>Federal IT teams must focus not only on complying with mandates and standards, but how they can provide the on-demand services unique to their agency.</p>
<h2>Related Reading</h2>
<p><a href="http://deloitte.wsj.com/cio/2016/07/14/delivering-on-digital-in-government/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">‘Delivering on Digital’ in Government</a></p>
<h2>References</h2>
<p>¹<a href="https://www.symantec.com/content/dam/symantec/docs/reports/gistr22-government-report.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Symantec Internet Security Threat Report Volume 22</a></p>

Public Demand

<p>Limited resources such as personnel and budget make it increasing difficult for federal agencies to maintain and secure legacy networks, much less modernize.</p>
<p>Federal network IT teams are struggling not only with workload, but how to navigate automation, software-defined networking, and a cloud-first philosophy.</p>
<p>While new budgets are being allocated to help federal agencies meet the demands of networking mandates and standards, agencies still need to accomplish more with less.</p>
<p>Federal agencies need an infrastructure that pays for itself by decreasing OPEX and providing protection of investment. They need networks that are simple, open, smart, and secure enough to self-drive, giving IT teams the time needed to strategize and improve services. They need access to more professionals who have experience in these areas, and who can provide expert consulting and services when needed. They need the partnerships and purchasing vehicles to act quickly.<br />
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<h2>Related Reading</h2>
<p><a href="http://www.nextgov.com/cio-briefing/2017/10/what-cio-vacancies-mean-modernizing-government/141456/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">What CIO Vacancies Mean for Modernizing Government</a></p>

Limited Resources

<p>Federal agencies not only receive confidential information from constituents, but also other agencies and government allies. No file should be breached.</p>
<p>Despite the on-going struggle to secure sensitive information from active threats, agency staff around the world must be able to quickly access the network, create digital assets, retrieve files, and share documents using multiple devices.</p>
<p>This requires an environment that inspects all web and email traffic to test it for known and unknown threats, all without interfering with network speeds. It requires a smart and holistic network that automatically blocks malicious files inline, regardless of the device, to stop propagation within seconds instead of months or years. With 357 million new pieces of malware released in 2016¹, no team can risk manual zero day threat detection and security policy implementation.</p>
<h2>References</h2>
<p>¹<a href="https://www.symantec.com/content/dam/symantec/docs/reports/gistr22-government-report.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Symantec Internet Security Threat Report Volume 22</a></p>

<p>The days of legacy data centers are over. The new data center landscape is largely virtualized and spread across multiple, geographically distributed sites that include public, private, and hybrid clouds. But building, connecting, and securing this array of computing power is a complex job. It’s one that requires a new type of data center network, starting with an architecture optimized for cloud and an infrastructure that delivers agility, automation, and simplicity.</p>
<p>Every agency’s mission and services are different, which is why our federal customers want the flexibility to choose the architecture fabric best for their data center. Juniper Networks, committed to providing an open and flexible experience, provides multiple fabrics to choose.</p>
<p>Contact us for help navigating data center solutions, vendors and architecture fabrics. Our team of specialists will help advise and implement based on your agency needs.</p>
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Datacenter

Security

<p>Today networks need to scale while decreasing costs. Manual updates, configurations, and intervention of security threats costs time and money. It also makes the network vulnerable to cyber attacks and downtime that civilian and DoD agencies can’t risk.</p>
<p>That’s why we’re helping federal agencies leverage automation and orchestration to simplify network operations that involve complex configurations prone to human error.</p>
<p>Juniper Networks common automation framework runs across routers, switches, and firewalls making automation simple and easy to manage for any team size. Juniper provides the largest breadth of tools and frameworks integrated into their operating system, giving customers more choice and flexibility with the automation tools they use.</p>
<p>Take a first step toward building a self-healing and self-driving network. One that can quickly, accurately, and securely spin up or take down applications based on user intent. One that detects and recovers from threats without the need for manual operations.</p>
<p>Ask us about Juniper’s automation and programmability tools. Our Juniper certified experts will share how you can incorporate automation into your unique environment. Need us to help you implement? No problem. Our team of professionals will work with you through strategy and deployment.<br />
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<h2>Related Reading</h2>
<p><a href="https://www.juniper.net/us/en/solutions/automation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Network Automation Streamlines Your Operations</a></p>

Automation

<p>Each government organization has a specific purpose, and its ability to provide tailored solutions and speed of delivery requires network flexibility and simplicity. Federal agencies will never be able to adapt to today’s evolving and challenging landscape if manual operations are required.</p>
<p>Server virtualization is only part of the data center modernization process. Bringing the application into the network still requires a network admin to configure the network so that the VM can communicate with the outside world. This manual process creates bottlenecks to launching new services that are mission critical.</p>
<p>That’s why Juniper Networks is virtualizing the network. Now you can virtually bring up the network at the same time as your virtual servers, allowing you to launch applications efficiently, accurately, and on-demand.</p>
<p>Ask us how you can use network virtualization to bring agility in delivering network services with capital efficiency.</p>
<h2>Related Reading</h2>
<p><a href="https://www.juniper.net/us/en/products-services/what-is/network-functions-virtualization/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">What is Network Functions Virtualization (NFV)?</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.juniper.net/documentation/en_US/learn-about/LearnAbout_NFV.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Learn About Network Functions Virtualization</a></p>

Virtualization

<p>More than ever its important for network administrators to have flexibility and connectivity in the data center. They need open and programmable automation, simple routing policy management, meaningful configuration hierarchies, and many of the other features that service providers rely on to provide high-performing, on-demand applications.</p>
<p>That’s why organizations spanning industries are attracted to Junos, an advanced end-to-end network operating system that spans routing, switching, and security devices, both physical and virtual.</p>
<p>Features such as commit and rollback allow teams to work remotely with confidence, knowing human errors won’t lock them out of devices. Junos OS makes it easy to embrace automation. Juniper customers may either upload their own automation scripts directly into the operating system, or use any of the 80+ scripts available in the Junos library.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.juniper.net/us/en/products-services/nos/junos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Learn more about the capabilities and benefits of Junos OS.</a></p>
<p>Ask our team of experts how you can reduce the resources required to plan, deploy, and operate network infrastructure.</p>
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Operating System

Strategy

<p>Federal agencies are at risk to a number of disasters. An employee may unknowingly open a virus laden email that unleashes a malicious file into the network. A nation state may launch an advanced persistent threat to retrieve classified information. A natural disaster can devastate a data center. A redundant data center may fail to back up information.</p>
<p>Symantec’s Internet Security Threat Report stated that active hacking in combination with fake news pushed by both statesponsored and issue-motivated groups will continue to be a challenge for governments globally.¹</p>
<p>The solution to today’s potential catastrophes require more than a modern infrastructure, but the right strategies, policies, and employee education to mitigate risks when disaster does strike.</p>
<p>That’s why we not only provides professional IT services, but also the consulting and advisement to educate and prepare all federal agency employees and partners.</p>
<h2>References</h2>
<p>¹<a href="https://www.symantec.com/content/dam/symantec/docs/reports/gistr22-government-report.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Symantec Internet Security Threat Report Volume 22</a></p>

Disaster

<p>The most common channel of communication in both business and politics is the same channel cyber criminals use to breach organizations.</p>
<p>Malicious emails were the weapon of choice for a wide range of cyber attacks during 2016, Symantec stated, with government networks being particularly vulnerable. Email was used by everyone from state-sponsored cyberespionage groups to mass-mailing ransomware gangs. One in 131 emails sent were malicious, the highest rate in five years.¹</p>
<p>Federal agencies are at an increased risk through spear phishing, a tactic where criminals impersonate an individual or entity the email recipient trusts. The goal of this tactic is to trick the email recipient into sharing sensitive information or downloading malware. This is especially easy for cyber criminals given that federal agencies are recognized around the globe, and communication across agencies is common.</p>
<p>Federal agencies best defense alongside employee cyber threat education is to automatically inspect all web and email traffic for known and unknown malware, and stop malicious emails before staff mistakenly open or click them.<br />
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<h2>References:</h2>
<p><a href="https://www.symantec.com/content/dam/symantec/docs/reports/gistr22-government-report.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">¹Symantec Internet Security Report Volume 22</a></p>
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<p>It’s no surprise that the Federal Government’s first step to cyber security is to modernize infrastructure. Some of the Federal IT systems are multiple decades old with designs that pre-date the Internet. This means patches aren’t available or patching is difficult for most older networking operating systems and equipment, and are inadequate against today’s cyber threat landscape. These vulnerabilities make it easy for today’s hackers to infiltrate the network while disguising the activity as normal network traffic.</p>
<p>A growing network of devices and cloud-based services aren’t feasible on legacy networks. Agencies are finding that it’s not just the infrastructure that needs modernizing, but also the architecture.</p>
<p>That’s why IT teams are partnering with us here at Copper River IT to ensure they’re investing in the infrastructure and architecture that meets the demands of today, tomorrow, and the next several decades.<br />
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Legacy Architecture

<p>People work from all places, at all times of the day. People answer emails while standing in line to order a coffee. People login to applications and make live edits to documents from the airport. People commute around the world, only to return home and continue communications from the living room couch.</p>
<p>Both civilians, federal employees and vendors demand quick, secure, remote access to the documents and communications they need to perform civic duties and job responsibilities. They want access to the same business applications while traveling or home as they would working from the office.</p>
<p>Meeting this demand of remote access creates more efficient and convenient working environments, but it also opens the door to data breaches. For example, it was a vendor’s remote access to Target’s HVAC system that made possible one of the most devastating breaches to happen to U.S. citizens. Federal agencies need a network that is cost-effective, reliable, easily manageable and automated, with secure communications spanning multiple devices and locations.<br />
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Remote Access

<p>Cyber criminals greatest advantage are networks lack of resources to automatically detect unknown threats and enforce policy against all infested machines.</p>
<p>FireEye reports that as of 2016, the global average time from compromise to discovery is 99 days.¹ With 93% of breaches only taking minutes, the three-month discovery time is insufficient for protecting valuable data.²</p>
<p>Watch the video to learn how we’re helping federal agencies leverage software-defined secure networking.</p>
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References</h2>
<p><a href="http://investors.fireeye.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=1017295" target="_blank" rel="noopener">¹FireEye Releases Mandiant M-Trends 2017 Report</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.verizonenterprise.com/resources/reports/rp_DBIR_2016_Report_en_xg.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">²Verizon 2016 Data Breach Investigations Report</a></p>

Cyber Attack

Procurement Challenges + Oversight

<p>Today most people bring two or three devices into the workplace. This includes laptops, tablets, and smart phones. That number is snowballing with smart watches and fitness trackers. Before long, it will be normal for buildings to automate the office environment, using smart devices to regulate the office temperature and turn on the break room coffee pot. It’s not just civilian workplaces and homes. Military and first responders are increasing the number of devices used in combat and disasters. With more devices also comes the need for more security policies.</p>
<p>The Ericsson Mobility Report shares Internet of Things (IoT) sensors and devices are expected to exceed mobile phones as the largest category of connected devices in 2018, growing at a 23% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from 2015 to 2021.¹</p>
<p>Symantec witnessed a twofold increase in attempted attacks against Internet of Things (IoT) devices over the course of 2016 and, at times of peak activity, the average IoT device was attacked once every two minutes.²</p>
<p>With the U.S. Federal Government a top target, how will agencies manage the increased number of devices on the network and systematically secure and monitor them? The networks of today and tomorrow can’t rely on firewall and endpoint security alone. Instead, they need a holistic approach that leverages every device on the network as a detection and enforcement point. They need a platform to accurately automate, replicate, and manage hundreds if not thousands of policies.<br />
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<h2>Related Reading:</h2>
<p><a href="https://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/3598917" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gartner Says 8.4 Billion Connected “Things” Will Be in Use in 2017, Up 31 Percent From 2016</a></p>
<p><a href="https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/hub.ioti.com/uploads/2017/09/Nemertes_All_Together_NowFINAL1-25.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">All Together Now: Securing the Internet of Things</a></p>
<h2>References</h2>
<p>¹<a href="https://www.ericsson.com/assets/local/mobility-report/documents/2016/Ericsson-mobility-report-june-2016.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ericsson Mobility Report</a></p>
<p>²<a href="https://www.symantec.com/content/dam/symantec/docs/reports/gistr22-government-report.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Symantec Internet Security Threat Report Volume 22</a> </p>

Connected Devices

Environment
Starting Point and End Point:
The Mission and the Resolution
Conflicts and Threats
Solutions