2020 marks the start of a new era in government IT. Even compared to a few months ago, the governments’ operational needs and security priorities have undergone a paradigm shift. Federal, State, and Local government IT leaders are quickly scaling work from home support to unprecedented levels, despite many organizations lacking needed infrastructure and security controls for a perimeterless work environment. Join government and industry...

A Practical Approach to Internal Controls The Green Book sets the standards for an effective internal control system for federal agencies and is a crucial safeguard over public resources. State, local, and quasi-governmental entities, as well as not-for-profit organizations, may adopt the new Green Book standards as a framework for an internal control system. This webinar CPE event provides an overview of the principles-based Green Book and of...

Ensure Audit and Quality Testing Consistency. For auditors, choosing and applying the appropriate sampling method is crucial in performing an efficient and effective audit, quality assessment or control test. This event was developed to help the auditor, compliance assessor or quality tester in determining appropriate sample sizes, as well as selection and evaluation of samples in conjunction with performing auditing procedures. The focus of t...

Technological innovation is central to the intelligence profession. The National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) recently unveiled the National Counterintelligence Strategy of the United States of America 2020-2022, which features five major strategic objectives: Protect the nation’s critical infrastructure from foreign intelligence. Reduce threats to key U.S. supply chains. Counter the exploitation of the U.S. economy. De...

Cybersecurity challenges demand that an organization face two facts. First, the protection of critical company and customer information is a business requirement to protect the company's reputation and enterprise value. Second, even the best programs will experience failure and expose some information the company would like to protect. We at Corporate Compliance Seminars believe confidence in security and privacy does not come from knowing not...

To protect the health and safety of attendees, this event has been moved to online-only due to COVID-19 concerns. At SANS, our mission remains steady. We continue to deliver cutting-edge cyber security knowledge and skills, empowering students to protect people and their assets. Our new Live Online platform allows for real-time, interactive training from wherever you are. Register for SANS Security West 2020 via SANS Live Online, and continue...

It is more important than ever to protect the availability of networks, security and application infrastructures to maintain continuity of operations. As government employees and contractors are continually accessing job essential applications from remote locations, new vectors of attack are emerging. One of the biggest threats to maintaining continuity and continuity of operations is a DDoS attack. Join Tom Bienkowski, Director, Product Marke...

Continuity of Operations Planning (COOP) details government mitigation and planning strategies that create resilience and allow services to continue to be provided in the face of a range of natural disasters. In the face of today’s current health crisis and the sudden increase in remote users, agencies are seeking ways to meet the challenge. A remote workforce — and scores of newly remote devices — requires supplemental off-n...

A Practical Approach to Internal Controls The Green Book sets the standards for an effective internal control system for federal agencies and is a crucial safeguard over public resources. State, local, and quasi-governmental entities, as well as not-for-profit organizations, may adopt the new Green Book standards as a framework for an internal control system. This webinar CPE event provides an overview of the principles-based Green Book and of...

Ensure Audit and Quality Testing Consistency. For auditors, choosing and applying the appropriate sampling method is crucial in performing an efficient and effective audit, quality assessment or control test. This event was developed to help the auditor, compliance assessor or quality tester in determining appropriate sample sizes, as well as selection and evaluation of samples in conjunction with performing auditing procedures. The focus of t...