State and local government agencies and universities and other academic institutions storing their mission-critical and sensitive data in Salesforce. However, many organizations are doing so without a proper understanding of risks and vulnerabilities, nor with the visibility and oversight needed from InfoSec and Compliance teams. The Security Risk Assessments (SRAs) inform OwnBackup's annual Salesforce Data Risk Report that have helped some of...

We are quickly approaching the two year anniversary of the National AI Initiative Act becoming a law, which created a task force committee to assist the state of AI in the Federal government. The use of AI in the government helps accelerate a lot of processes but it requires extensive work, research, and resources in its implementation. In addition, it requires a uniformed language and understanding of what AI can do for your organization. Iss...

Across the country, federal agencies and contractors are responding to complex challenges by seeking out a hybrid office solution that delivers collaboration, security and risk mitigation simultaneously. This solution must support a changing office environment that requires users to collaborate across multiple channels using both home and office networks.Zoom for Government is hosting a tour of our Executive Briefing Center exclusively for the...

Did you know that DocuSign’s APIs and SDKs allow you unlimited options for leveraging the DocuSign platform? University of Maryland Baltimore County is pushing the envelope (pun intended!) by leveraging DocuSign’s powerful APIs for integrations with Box, ImageNow, Peoplesoft, Data Warehouse, and other systems. Join us to learn How the University of Maryland Baltimore County is leveraging DocuSign APIs today for integrations with m...

Current guidance has laid out the cybersecurity priorities that federal agencies should adhere to for the upcoming fiscal year 2024 budget cycle. Civilian agencies will need to focus on making investments within the three cyber investment priority areas: Strengthening the Foundations of Our Digitally-Enabled Future, Deepening Cross-Sector Collaboration in Defense of Critical Infrastructure, and Improving the Defense and Resilience of Governmen...

The most valuable component of the U.S. Military is our warfighters. Supporting the safety and well-being of our servicemembers, their families, and their local communities is of paramount importance. ServiceNow is a proud partner across the DoD, providing the platform to digitize how work gets done and ensure that government-owned facilities are properly maintained and positively impacting servicemember lives in DoD-managed housing, dormitori...

Combating modern-day software supply chain attacks is significantly more complicated than in the past. Adversaries are getting craftier and are no longer waiting to exploit publicly disclosed vulnerabilities to launch a cyberattack. By shifting their focus “upstream,” adversaries can infect a single open source component, which will then be distributed “downstream” using legitimate software workflows and update mechanis...

Cognilytica is hosting Kathleen Walch and Ron Schmelzer, Managing Partners at Cognilytica, and their presentation ‘The Top Reasons for AI Project Failure - and What you can Do about it’ on Tuesday, September 20, 2022 at 11:30 AM ET! Artificial intelligence and advanced data projects are gaining rapid traction. However, with all this interest and hype in AI, only a small percentage of AI projects are actually seeing success. Why are...

With rapidly changing priorities, new threats, and an increasingly high expectation from citizens for digital services, government agencies must discover new ways to streamline their delivery of digital applications and systems. On top of that, they need to ensure that data and AI are being used responsibly. Responsible AI ensures that end-to-end model management addresses the specific risks of AI (i.e., discriminatory biases and lack of trans...

Over 2 years into the COVID-19 public health emergency, the U.S. government continues to fund massive amounts of investment in pandemic relief. Recently the White House announced that $40 billion in American Rescue Plan investments have been committed to workforce development. This amount includes over $13B in workforce investments that have been committed or proposed by more than 1,000 State, Local, Tribal and Territorial governments.1 These...