NCMA is introducing our latest learning resource, Certificate Courses! The inaugural certificate course focuses on federal contracting. Participants receive 10 hours of live, multi-day, virtual learning. Walk away with a better understanding and a digital badge to post on LinkedIn. Multi-Day | Live Virtual Training | 10.0 CPE/CLP | $936 member | $1194 non-member Description: The U.S. government acquisition landscape is full of complexities, ru...

FutureCon Events brings high-level Cyber Security Training discovering cutting-edge security approaches, managing risk in the ever-changing threat of the cybersecurity workforce. Join us as we talk with a panel of C-level executives who have effectively mitigated the risk of Cyber Attacks. Educating C-suite executives and CISOs (chief information security officers) on the global cybercrime epidemic, and how to build Cyber Resilient organizatio...

This webinar shares how agencies can procure cloud computing. You’ll learn about the advantages of cloud computing, and how to use GSA’s contracts to make the cloud acquisition process easier and more efficient. There’s no charge for this event! Join us to: Get valuable information about cloud computing and its benefits to government Gain an overview of how GSA helps agencies with cloud acquisition Learn everything you need t...

The cat-and-mouse game between threat actors and cybersecurity professionals continued unabated in 2023, with new threats designed to avoid detection. Many of these threats are new takes on old ones, such as “leveling up” invoice fraud. And ransomware attacks are evolving; rather than encrypting victims’ data, they are straightforwardly stealing the information and extorting payment by threatening to post the info online or t...

DESCRIPTION: Generative Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies have entered the government procurement environment and from everyone’s perspective these technologies are here to stay. These newer technologies enable us to re-imagine service delivery and provide more efficient operations; however, there are still concerns about ethical and legal implications, intellectual property rights, data and privacy protection, and more....

K-12 institutions are focused on providing continuous, safe, and secure learning environments for students and staff. Despite being resource constrained, school districts must adhere to fundamental cybersecurity practices such as FERPA compliance and ransomware prevention. Join us to learn about the top cybersecurity best practices for K-12 school districts and how Palo Alto Networks approaches these in order to safeguard people and data. In...

Digital services have the power to transform how people interact with government agencies. For example, instead of waiting in an hour-long line to update your driver’s license you could renew online. However, for digital services to be truly revolutionary they must be accessible to everyone. Accessibility can take many forms; it can mean providing tools to aid those with disabilities, using inclusive language to not alienate populations...

Kick off 2024 with AFFIRM and our interactive, virtual panel of accomplished IT executives from a variety of agencies and backgrounds. It is important for all of us in the government IT industry to nurture emerging and proven talent. Our panel of outstanding women leaders will share their insights about their own mentors, what it takes to rise through the ranks of an agency, and how they define professional and personal success. Join us to hea...

PART 1 of this highly sought after and very comprehensive 2 day training course, will ensure that the ITP Manager and others who support the ITP (Insider Threat Analyst, FSO, CSO, CISO, Human Resources, CIO - IT, Network Security, Counterintelligence Investigators, Mental Health / Behavioral Science Professionals, Legal Etc.), have the Core Knowledge, Blueprint, Resources needed for developing, managing, enhancing an ITP / ITP Working Group. T...

Adversaries increasingly leverage stolen identities to escalate privileges and steal data in the cloud. Over 80% of hacking breaches involved credentials, whether lost or stolen, to impersonate users for further compromise. Join us as we delve into implementing the DoD’s groundbreaking Zero Trust Strategy. This session will explore how the DoD's Zero Trust Strategy strategically integrates identity protection and endpoint detection withi...