In support of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security, we invite you to RSVP and join us for a special edition Microsoft Azure Government Meetup, Women Leading Government Cybersecurity.All are welcome to this free event, which is in partnership with the Women in Technology DC Chapter of the International Association of Microsoft Channel Partners. We’re bringing an exciting panel of cyber p...

According to Gartner, almost half of government organizations are actively using cloud services with double-digit growth on the horizon. Further, poor or incomplete cloud implementations have the potential to produce the worst of both worlds, leaving government employees and citizens poorly served in the end. This webinar will explore in-depth methods to secure applications, manage data, and lower agency risk while embracing a multi-cloud appr...

Agencies require data in the right form — and at the right place and time — to deliver the services that citizens need. Join us and IDC guest speaker Alan Weber for a discussion around the tools, information, and culture that are critical to enhancing the citizen experience. Alan will walk through top statistics from an in-depth study entitled Driving Value Through Digital Services that highlights the efficacy of CRM and other tool...

We challenged our Azure Government DC user community to share 12-minute demos to showcase cool tech to help accelerate your cloud implementation. Get an inside scoop on what's moving the needle in government technology today. Please come prepared for engaging Q&A as we encourage interactive demos and dialogue. Check out our demo rock stars already lined up: Leveraging DevOps for Modern Apps Joel Day, Account Technology Strategist, Microsof...

Join us at Community SANS in New York to attend one of our most popular SANS classes. Benefit from small class settings with great instructors. An opportunity for networking and above all, content that delivers on the SANS promise that you will be able to use what you learn the first day you return to your office. New York, NYDEV522: Defending Web Applications Security Essentials September 17-22, 2018Certification: GIAC Certified Web Applica...

The 2018 GEOINT & Open Source Analytics Summit will focus on integrating open source and unclassified intelligence to enhance geospatial analysis and support critical IC operations. This educational summit allows the Intelligence Community, US military commands, government agencies, academia, and solution providers the opportunity to have an open dialogue regarding the current and future role of commercial imagery providers and open source...

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The President’s Management Agenda (PMA) is calling on agencies to accelerate their IT modernization efforts with a continued focus on security. At this month’s meetup, we will discuss how agencies can navigate ATOs and TIC compliance, so they can realize the benefits of the cloud and achieve greater agility while strengthening their security posture. To take a closer look and gain insight on how government and industry are working...

Zero Trust Security has gained a lot of popularity over the last six months. Almost daily you can read articles about this security strategy (e.g., Forbes, ComputerWeekly, TechRepublic, CSO, Security Current). Both analysts (e.g., Forrester) and security professionals acknowledge the benefits it offers in the context of establishing effective ways to minimize the risk of falling victim to a cyber-attack. The reason why so many embrace Zero Tru...

Cybersecurity is the number one concern clients have as they migrate their workloads to the cloud. Optiv, the industry’s most trusted and reputable security solutions integrator and AWS have partnered together to address your cyber security concerns in public cloud. Learn best practices to elevate your security posture on AWS. In this workshop, you will learn how to: Architect your AWS environment with AWS security best practicesFulfill...