Guide
Ways Hackers Look to Exploit Federal Agencies
Federal agencies are often high targets of attackers to obtain access to your environment, steal data, or leak information.
There are 7 common ways hackers try to get into federal agencies. In this guide you'll get:
Descriptions of each type, a couple of which might surprise you
Real-world examples of why hackers want data in that way
Strategies for...
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Federal Cybersecurity Toolkit
Government Cybersecurity: Establishing Solid Foundations
Federal cybersecurity needs can change quickly based on cyberattackers' increasingly damaging methods. Today’s threat landscape requires agencies to embrace proactive vulnerability management measures, such as penetration testing, Red Teaming, and consistent scans and monitoring. While these evolving security demands can be difficult to...
Guide
9 Ways Cyber Attackers Look to Exploit Government Agencies
While any organization is susceptible to cyberattacks, government agencies — federal, regional, state, and local — can be particularly vulnerable due to the highly sensitive data they have access to in order to carry out their duties. But how exactly are cyber attackers managing to breach these agencies and what can be done in order to prevent such attacks?
In this guide, explore about 9 common...
Blog
How Cyber Weaknesses Lead to Empty Shelves: An Offensive Security View
By Katrina Thompson on Tue, 09/23/2025
Empty grocery shelves can be caused by natural disasters, wars, and trade embargoes, as we’ve seen in recent years. But they can also be the result of successful cyberattacks, which could be more preventable than the other three agents of chaos.
Whether a company sells computer chips or potato chips, if the logistics of production, distribution, or sale are disrupted, shelves will remain empty...
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Adopting a Proactive Approach to Federal Cybersecurity
Thu, 07/14/2022
Cyber criminals focus on the easiest targets, which often are federal agencies. A recent White House Executive Order on cybersecurity puts renewed focus squarely on securing federal network infrastructure. The order promotes, among other things, modernizing federal cybersecurity, improving detection of vulnerabilities and incidents, and moving toward a Zero Trust security model. But where do...
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A Proactive Approach to Federal Cybersecurity
Cyber criminals focus on the easiest targets, which often are federal agencies. A recent White House Executive Order on cybersecurity puts renewed focus squarely on securing federal network infrastructure, which means federal agencies must step up their security games, complying with both existing and emerging regulations related to information security.
Among other things, the order promotes...
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Department of Energy Core Security Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA)
Core Security's Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) with the Department of Energy (DOE) establishes a cooperative agreement that streamlines the purchase process, allowing Core Security to efficiently fulfill the recurring needs of the DOE, with their specific requirements in mind.
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Core Impact
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Ways Hackers Look to Exploit State and Local Governments
Mon, 12/28/2020
Don’t for a minute think that bad actors have no interest in the information you collect in your state or local office. Whether you work for the City Water Department or the Department of Tax and Revenue for your county, you are collecting data that is critical to not only your job – but for all of the organizations and people that work and live within your territory. Even if you aren't employed...
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Jingle Bells, Retail Sells, Attacks Are on the Way (Part 1)
Thu, 08/27/2020
It’s that time of year where retail booms as the world goes shopping for gifts during the holiday season. It’s a time for retailers to shine. But, it’s also the time where retailers are most vulnerable to security risks as bad actors gear up to target them. In this two part series, we will discuss things retailers should consider this holiday season to better secure themselves from attacks and to...
Blog
How Pen-Testing Protects Your Federal Agency
Wed, 05/27/2020
It seems as if government agencies, both locally and nationally, are making headlines for mostly the wrong reasons these days. From scandals to breaches and cybersecurity this has become such a sensitive subject within the past year that these events have left most folks feeling even more on edge. As stated by Thales Data Threat Report, within the past year alone, 33% of government agencies...
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How Penetration Tests Protect Your Retail Business
Wed, 05/27/2020
Retail is arguably the leader in terms of the most financial transactions executed in an industry. With that in mind, the retail industry also makes up 8% of all data breaches. It may feel nerve-racking to both work and participate in such a risk dense environment. However, if you have the right security measures in place and remain aware of other’s security breaches and best practices you may be...
Case Study
West Midlands Police
Overview
West Midlands Police selected the Core Access Assurance Suite to ensure that access to information, buildings, and systems were given to the right people at the right time.
Key Results:
Increased operational efficiency and transparency
Strengthened security
Improved compliance
Delivering fast time to value and the lowest total cost of ownership
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U.S. Government Laboratory
Overview
Core Impact helped this U.S. Government Lab:
Compliment vulnerability scanning
Prepare for security audits
Test end-user security awareness
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Are you prepared for DFARS?
Fri, 05/22/2020
For several years the Department of Defense (DoD) has been focused on protecting controlled and unclassified information. Seven years ago, around November 2010, the White House issued Executive Order 13556 that established an open and consistent program across all civilian and defense agencies for managing information. The issue this Executive Order was trying to rectify was that departments...