High-profile software supply chain attacks, such as SolarWinds and Kaseya VSA, have shed a glaring light on the disparity between agencies’ perceptions of security within their cloud infrastructure and the reality of supply chain threats that can impact business catastrophically. The federal government has responded with an Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity, guidance such as the Cybersecurity and Infrastructur...

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...

Join this webinar to learn how modern application security tools help agencies cover more of the software development lifecycle to improve security posture and achieve compliance. Topic experts will discuss DevSecOps processes and how government agencies are improving communication and enabling security adoption to produce more secure web applications.

Join us for a Cloud and Coffee event with special guest from GSA, for his second time on C&C, Thomas Santucci! He is the Director of the Data Center & Cloud Optimization Initiative PMO at the General Services Administration (GSA) and oversees the PMO’s managing partner responsibilities for the Data Center Optimization Initiative (DCOI), helps implement the federal Cloud Smart strategy, and serves as Co-Chair of the Federal CIO Cl...

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...

DevOps solved the Developer and Operators conflict, although forgot other essential folks of the delivery lifecycle: Security, Compliance, and Audit. DevSecOps is an excellent reminder that security must be “DevOps’d,” but compliance and audit are missing. No need for any more DevSecAuditComplianceOps buzzwords. Let’s simply talk about Continuous Authorization. It’s best to think of continuous authorization as Zer...

ATARC is excited to announce the nominees for its GITEC Emerging Technology Awards 2021. This year’s awards will focus on recognizing Government teams and their initiatives that have made significant contributions in the advancement and implementation of technology innovations. These awards focus on Government teams deserving recognition for their advancements in Government IT modernization in support of increased agency mission. Our 202...

Tune in for ATARC’s Federal IT Modernization Virtual Summit on December 8th and 9th, from 10:00 AM - 1:15 PM ET! New ways of working have emerged, both for citizens and the government agencies serving them. Digital modernization can be described as the process of adopting new technology, and it involves upgrading systems, platforms, and software to meet today’s modern needs. When Federal agencies set out to improve their digital tr...