1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 What does a massive county-based state like North Dakota have in common with a compact, town-centered state like Vermont? More than&amp;nbsp;you’d&amp;nbsp;think, and the stakes for their data have never been higher.&amp;nbsp; This week on Feds&amp;nbsp;At&amp;nbsp;the Edge, experts from&amp;nbsp;North Dakota Information Technology,&amp;nbsp;State of Vermont Agency Digital Services,&amp;nbsp;and Palo Alto&amp;nbsp;explore how states bridge geographical and administrative divides to secure their digital future. Despite stark differences in scale and structure, both&amp;nbsp;faces&amp;nbsp;universal challenges: managing massive data volumes and modernizing legacy systems.&amp;nbsp; We discuss&amp;nbsp;three approaches that can improve services while reducing costs:&amp;nbsp; Scalable Operations:&amp;nbsp;The benefits of a Joint Security Operations Center (JSOC) for multi-agency coordination.&amp;nbsp; Surface Management:&amp;nbsp;Utilizing&amp;nbsp;external perspectives to&amp;nbsp;identify&amp;nbsp;entry points and address vulnerabilities.&amp;nbsp; Incident Response:&amp;nbsp;Moving past a &quot;head-in-the-sand&quot; mentality to develop actionable plans for when a state gets hit.&amp;nbsp; Tune in on your favorite podcast platform to learn how effective, team-based operations are helping leaders rise to the occasion and achieve the goal of doing more with less.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Feds At The Edge by FedInsider http://fedinsider.libsyn.com/website <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/39991645/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/1a80b6/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/39991645