On January 20th President-elect Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States. For many of us this is the first Presidential Transition that we have experienced and what lies ahead for all of us still remains unclear. Join the ACT-IAC NexUS community on February 16th from 4:00 - 6:30 PM to hear from executives in government and industry as they discuss lessons from past Presidential transitions as well as the status o...

Join SANS at this innovative Summit as we focus on enabling organizations to build effective cyber threat intelligence analysis capabilities. Most organizations are familiar with threat intelligence, but have no real concept of how to create and produce proper intelligence. The 2017 Summit will focus on specific analysis techniques and capabilities that can be used to properly create and maintain Cyber Threat Intelligence in your organization....

Best Practices in Using Data Analytics to Detect and Prevent Fraud and Improper Payments Fraud Detection: Identify where fraud is most likely occurring - and ways to improve internal controls to prevent it Improper Payments: Use data analytics to uncover which payments are likely improper and recover those funds Benefits And Procurement Fraud: Examine specialized strategies for detecting and preventing fraud in a variety of benefit programs an...

Utilize performance benchmarking to drive improvements in government SELECTING THE RIGHT BENCHMARKS: Identify the right benchmarks to use in measurement-resistant government settings BENCHMARK ANALYSIS: Pinpoint specific areas where performance can be improved – what is really driving performance? REPORTING AND COMPARING: Identify how you compare with key benchmarks – and report progress MODULE 1 Introduction to Benchmarking and Be...

This course provides an in-depth look at testing the controls using NIST SP 800-53A Rev. 4 and ensuring the use of the Risk Management Framework (RMF) for Federal Security Systems. The focus of the course is an in-depth explanation of each NIST SP 800-53 Revision 4 controls to include what method should be used to test and validate each security control in accordance with NIST SP 800-53A, Rev. 4 and NIST SP 800-115, what evidence should be gat...

This course equips the student with an overview of the system Authorization and Assessment process (also known as A&A) and the Risk Management Framework (RMF) for DoD IT and National Security Systems (NSS). This course reviews, at an in-depth level, NIST SP 800-37, NIST SP 800-53, Rev 4, DoDI 8510.01, DODI 8500.1, CNSS 1253, and other crucial directives that govern this process. In addition to the classroom instruction, the student will al...

Offense informs Defense!SANS Pen Test HackFest Training & Summit is coming back for another year of mind blowing and exciting hands-on learning opportunities! This year's HackFest Summit features two days of leading talks from top experts and then six days of hands-on, immersion-style pen test training in one of our nine courses to choose from!! Learn and develop your offensive techniques as you strive to better defend your environment. Wh...

While serving as the Army G-6 and CIO, Lt. Gen. Robert S. Ferrell once referred to the Joint Information Environment as an “operational imperative.” JIE, while not a formal program, is a driving force behind DOD-wide efforts to modernize networks, strengthen security, and improve the flow of information across the individual services and in the joint environment. JIE reflects a broader interest in providing a cohesive framework to...

Course "Regulatory Requirements and Principles for Cleaning Validation" has been pre-approved by RAPS as eligible for up to 12 credits towards a participant's RAC recertification upon full completion. Overview: This 2 day course will cover practical guidance on cleaning validation regulatory compliance, in conjunction with, risk-based, reasonable and informed decision making and activity planning. This two day interactive course will cover fun...

Course "Statistics for the Non-Statistician" has been pre-approved by RAPS as eligible for up to 12 credits towards a participant's RAC recertification upon full completion. Overview: Statistical tools and techniques are very commonly used to help measure and improve the quality of a firm's process and product. If statistical analysis is not properly performed and/or understood, a firm can run the risk of distributing the kind of product to th...