Russia, China and Iran. Legacy systems and an aging workforce. An incredibly vulnerable national critical infrastructure. Cybersecurity threats exist almost everywhere you look. Whether it’s organized hackers, institutional breakdowns or simply a system that previously didn’t need cyber protection, the problems government cyber officials face are almost everywhere. Luckily, in recent years and too many breaches to count, there are...

As federal managers transition to a new administration, their professional world will present even more unknowns and challenges. The seminar faculty will help participants identify the best information avaialble and to act on it to provide the best chance of success. The afternoon workshop will be devoted to the Leadership Effectiveness Exchange (LEE). Participant's real-world challenges will be utilized to provide useful take away knowledge t...

Information security training coming to the Silicon Valley. Securing and defending your network has never been more important as attacks and breaches make the news daily. Gain the skills and tools you need to win the battle against the wide range of cyber adversaries who want to harm your environment at SANS San Jose 2017 (March 6-11). Choose from 6 hands-on, intensive cyber security training courses. Five are aligned with GIAC certifications...

Proactive Approaches For Getting Ahead of Cyber Risk Defense and federal networks continue to be successfully attacked, often via cybersecurity blind spots that enable hackers and malware to gain entry to data. These blind spots consist of aging software and hardware assets that reside on federal networks and desktops that are end-of-life (EOL), not approved, or not properly configured. Illustrating the scale of the problem, Federal CIO Tony S...

Government contracting is driven by a web of laws and regulations. This program will review major changes to those laws and regulations and preview expected changes—as well as discuss broader trends in government contracting driven by those statutory and regulatory changes. Key Take-Aways: Brief overview of the current statutory and regulatory system undergirding government procurement. Review of major statutory and regulatory changes o...

Come find the networking "Pot of Gold" at the St. Patrick's Day Cyber Smoke and meet your government and industry colleagues at Morton's Steakhouse. Join your government and industry information management and technology colleagues at Cyber Smoke and AFFIRM’s next co-hosted "After Hours" networking event at Morton's Steakhouse. The deck at Morton’s will be open and warmed with space heaters, while you enjoy your cigars amongst the...

Decision windows are narrowing for agencies faced with combatting fraud, waste and abuse, and cybersecurity threats. The stakes in the cybersecurity wars are rising. Federal agencies – and for that matter nearly all organizations – face attacks from multiple vectors using multiple technical approaches. At the same time, agencies are looking to expand digital services, modernize their infrastructures, and bring more cloud hosting an...

Corinium’s Chief Learning Officer Forum place from March 7-8 in New York and this conference has been created to give you the C-Level learning and development view on leadership development, workforce engagement and the retention of talent. It is led by Chief Learning Officers but is open to learning and development, human resources, talent and workforce professionals cross-industry, allowing you to meet and network with the very best of...

Law enforcement agencies across government are leveraging IoT, sensor, and other custom data analysis to drive enhanced investigative operations. Big data analysis and collaboration tools are critical to today’s investigative agencies and program offices – improving incident situational awareness while enhancing targeted investigative processes that can be easily shared with a broad team. Join us on Tuesday, March 7th at the Newseu...

The 2017 Government Thought Leadership Summit, Leveraging Data in Today’s Government | Discover. Secure. Solve. is scheduled for March 7, 2017, in Washington, DC. The Government Thought Leadership Summit is an educational event that brings together U.S. Government agency leaders and industry experts to discuss, learn, and share knowledge about the challenges, best practices, and most effective ways to handle digital investigations, cyber...