The advent of cloud has been a boon to organizations, giving them the power and speed to vastly expand their compute capabilities. And the advent of cloud has created new security challenges, as enterprises have limited control, visibility, and network security across a hybrid cloud or multi-cloud environment. There are different approaches to providing security in a multi-cloud architecture, from relying upon cloud service providers’ ow...

Tune into this event to hear from topic experts on how emerging technologies have transformed the Federal Government, as well as ways to strengthen an agency’s digital transformation journey. Panelists will also dive into 2022 Digital Transformation planning, what it will look like and what it means for their agencies’ Digital Transformation Journey.

The most serious of vulnerabilities was just found in the most used logging framework, but DevSecOps teams can quickly identify what’s impacted and where they focus their time. It’s important for software teams to future proof their code and continually look for these types of flaws, as well as defenses that let software adapt itself to an evolving threat landscape. Historical defense techniques like Web Application Firewalls (WAFs...

ICIT 2022 Rising Threat Alert: DDOS Attacks and What Stops Them When it comes to DDoS crimes, there’s no such thing as questions, just hidden answers. This virtual briefing will provide a crime scene investigation of today’s DDoS criminals. Answering questions such as how are attacks launched and why aren’t they getting detected and stopped in time? The panelists will continue the investigation by turning the lens to the vict...

Government agencies are on the frontlines of ransomware and other cyberthreats. And this risk is even greater due to expanded adoption of remote work and digital service delivery. All of this makes security, data recovery and continuity of operations even bigger priorities for your agency to be able to deliver critical services to the public. Join us Thursday, Jan. 13 at 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT to hear best practices on how to protect vital ope...

As Federal agencies push forward with the National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Initiative and work to harness innovations in edge computing, 5G, cybersecurity, and more, we wonder – what are we learning, and where is the greatest opportunity to advance government missions and empower the Federal workforce? Join MeriTalk for the “The Edge of AI: Federal AI Adoption” webinar on January 12, 2022 from 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. EST...

At Shopify, we have over 1.7 million merchants across over 175 countries, with hundreds of millions of consumers shopping at their stores. We’re focused on leveraging the scale of our data to not only empower Shopify, but to create new experiences for our merchants that are impossible without data. In our daily operations at Shopify, we are highly data informed. Some of the ways we’re leveraging advanced analytics is by building an...

Please come to hear from Charlotte Hinkle, PhD the lead analyst for GAO’s Quantum Computing and Communications technology assessment. In their October 2021 report, GAO assessed the availability of quantum computing and communications technologies and identified use cases, benefits, risks, mitigations, and policy options associated with this emerging industry. This will be a presentation by Dr. Hinkle of the GAO findings with an open Q&A.

Oliver Slattery is the Leader of the ‘Quantum Communications and Networking Project’ in NIST’s Information Technology Laboratory (ITL). During this 30 minute presentation, Oliver Slattery will provide an introductory overview of quantum communications and networking. He will include a description of the phenomena exhibited by single particles of light called ‘Photons’, explaining how these interesting phenomena ar...

Find out about Scotland’s AI Strategy: Trustworthy, Ethical and Inclusive. Scotland’s AI Strategy sets out a vision for Scotland to become a leader in the development and use of trustworthy, ethical and inclusive AI. It sets the principles that will guide us, including the OECD’s AI Principles, and UNICEF’s Policy Guidance on AI for Children and identifies the actions we’ll take develop and strengthen our AI ecosy...