A year and a half into a pandemic, months into a new administration, and still reeling from cyberattacks that hit government agencies, contractors, and critical infrastructure partners, federal security professionals face unprecedented challenges. Tackling those challenges will require a strategic blend of technology, policy, and partnership.  SC Media will host a two-day free event to dissect the challenges and opportunities facing the...

The 2021 ICIT Fall Briefing Series will be hosted on-line as a series of three weekly virtual events focused on cyber convergence or integrating physical and cyber security strategies. CISA suggests that business leaders develop a “…holistic security strategy that aligns cybersecurity and physical security functions…”. By bringing together top public and private sector leaders, ICIT is advancing the conversation about...

Briefing Summary: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 victims, why do companies with best-in-class mitig...

Briefing Summary: Security operations centers (SOC) are the backbone of the cybersecurity industry providing defense, mitigation, and incident response against risks and attacks. However, SOCs are often criticized as ineffective, and one of the most frequently asked questions about SOC performance is “how to measure SOC effectiveness?” While mean time to resolution (MTTR) is the standard measure of effectiveness, this high-level me...

The pace and impact of cyberattacks on government and critical infrastructure IT systems have accelerated over the past several years. Malware inserted into software platforms and widely distributed to customers; ransomware attacks taking down hospitals and local governments; hacks endangering water systems – all of these and many more show that our systems are under siege. Join us for five one-hour webinars spread over five days, as tho...

OVERVIEW By the beginning of 2021, NIST will have released the finals of many Risk Management Framework (RMF) standards: SP800-53 Rev 5 – Security Controls SP800-53B – Security Control Baselines, Privacy Framework SP800-160 Vol 2 – Systems Security Engineering SP800-161 Rev 1 – Supply Chain Risk Management SP800-171 Rev 2 – Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and High Valued Assets (HVA) Revisions to the NIS...

Briefing Summary: Federal agencies have increased focus on Intelligent Automation (IA) and Robotic Processing Automation (RPA) as part of their modernization journey. Many have achieved impactful results from automating countless manual processes, freeing up time to focus on innovation and mission support. Although mission critical, the acceleration of automation can introduce new security risks and expand the attack landscape. Agencies lookin...

Over the last eight months, the Biden administration has ushered in new information technology policies, priorities, and programs. For the third installation of Cyber Defenders, GovExec will convene IT leaders from the Defense Department, federal agencies and municipal governments to discuss where cyber programs stand.

CyberTalks is back. The largest annual gathering of CISOs and cyber leaders from the government, technology industry, finance and the medical sector is will get underway on Tuesday, June 15 and continue to Wednesday, June 16. During these unprecedented times, the necessity to come together is more urgent than ever. CyberTalks will virtually showcase influential decision-makers for daily lightning talks, keynotes and fireside chats that explore...

ATARC Presents in Partnership with Zimperium An open discussion with experts from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the MITRE Corporation, and U.S. Department of Defense. The distributed workforce has changed the face of cybersecurity, bringing enhanced access controls like Zero Trust to the forefront, enabling employees to be productive anywhere in the world… even on BYO mobile devices. Recently, the National...