Cybersecurity is usually framed in terms of IT – from malware to phishing to ransomware, federal agencies are paying attention to securing their networks and endpoints. But leaders often overlook security measures for operational technology (OT) and industrial control systems (ICS), such as building automation systems, physical access control systems, physical environment monitoring systems, and implementing a zero trust architecture. In...

This event provides participants with practical insight from Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) leaders. The workshop includes presentations as well as facilitated table discussions, where we move from academic discussions to "how-to" explanations and examples. The small, facilitated groups enhance opportunities for both hands-on work and Q&A.

DESCRIPTION: Climate change is a local, national and global challenge. It affects our health and well-being, our critical infrastructure, and our future generations. The World Health Organization has underscored that climate change is the single biggest health threat facing humanity, affecting social and environmental determinants of health, to include clean air, safe drinking water, sufficient food, and secure shelter. Climate change adaptati...

The advent of the pandemic in early 2020 demonstrates the truth of the old saying, “necessity is the mother of invention.” State and local governments that had been hesitant to adopt artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in their IT suddenly had to cope with huge citizen demand for services such as unemployment assistance, while simultaneously providing the capability for their own employees to work remotely. A sur...

Listen in to gain insight on why the opening line of the newly published Department of Defense (DoD) Zero Trust Strategy should be a warning to all: “Our adversaries are in our networks, exfiltrating our data, and exploiting the Department’s users.” In its roadmap for the future, the ZT PfMO identified multiple targets across the seven tenets of Zero Trust. In the Application and Workload tenet, the ZT PfMO targeted: Applicat...

Join us to learn how to secure smart medical devices in your ecosystem using a Zero Trust approach! We have a great agenda lined up including a fireside chat with Ryan Kramer, Enterprise Infrastructure Architect for the State of North Dakota, who will be sharing his expertise and best practices in securing IoT devices. In this webinar we’ll discuss: The unseen and exponential risk to healthcare networks resulting from the massive prolife...

The perceived need to minimize test & evaluation activities within the acquisition community to shorten development and acceptance times is constant; however, test activities are not hindering acquisitions, but rather the lack of reliable information. Evaluation of test events provides the data required to demonstrate technical, functional, and war fighting capability, and affords the opportunity to identify and resolve system deficiencies...

PaymentWorks is coming to Reston! We hope you'll be able to join us on Wednesday, April 12th at Carahsoft for this must-attend workshop! Listen to our subject-matter experts as they explore: Best practices in documenting vendor management processes to mitigate risk How a successful social engineering payment fraud scam unfolds Driving payment method optimization with your vendor onboarding process How a diverse supplier base brings organizatio...

Shift Your Organization's Strategy into an Actionable Initiative Roadmap This Briefing is Co-Chaired by ICIT and MFGS, Inc. an ICIT Fellow Program Member. Our Nation’s leaders recognize the need for robust cybersecurity programs to protect our National assets and continue to invest in leveraging technologies to mitigate the ongoing and ever-changing threats to our infrastructure. To support these goals, agency leaders are tasked with adv...

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