In the world of cybersecurity defenses, the only constant is change. More than 3,500 cybersecurity vendors are continuously innovating, finding new ways to mitigate risks and secure modern computing environments. Join Steve Piper, Founder & CEO of CyberEdge (and proud CISSP), as he reviews five emerging cybersecurity defenses, including: SaaS security posture management (SSPM) Cloud-native application protection platform (CNAPP) Cloud infr...

Federal agencies have been ordered to move toward zero trust architectures with alacrity, through Executive Order 14028 on improving cybersecurity and the Office of Management and Budget’s two memoranda, M-22-09 on meeting zero trust cybersecurity principles, and M-21-31 on improving investigative and remediation capabilities following cyber breaches. The Department of Homeland Security observed in its Zero Trust Implementation Strategy...

Who Should Attend: All federal users including contracting officers, program office officials, managers, and executive staff are invited to participate in these complimentary webinars to learn how Alliant 2 can support their agency IT project initiatives. Warranted contracting officers must complete this training before requesting a Delegation of Procurement Authority (DPA), which will authorize them to issue orders against Alliant 2. This web...

Join us for an online presentation to learn about the English for Heritage Language Speakers (EHLS) Scholarship Program. Native speakers of critical languages are in high demand in the U.S. government. All EHLS participants receive a full scholarship from the Defense Language and National Security Education Office (DLNSEO) that includes tuition and a living stipend. As part of the scholarship obligation, participants agree to fulfill the EHLS...

As the buzz around artificial intelligence, especially generative AI (GenAI) builds to unprecedented levels, too often, there is a lack of clarity on the elements of analytics and business intelligence, data science, machine learning and AI, and how they interact with one another. The terms often get used interchangeably, but there are differentiations and nuances within each that every data and analytics leader must know. Join this compliment...

Intelligence-driven cyber defense operations and other similar phrases are commonly heard in industry today, but what is truly meant by this turn of phrase? In this talk, we aim to explore this topic as it relates to the cyber defense landscape and the imperative need for public sector agencies to have access to actionable up-to-date insights on known malicious actors’ tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs). This enables network defe...

We believe everyone deserves access to reliable essential services like electricity, water, and internet, regardless of income or background. This means dismantling past injustices in how these services are provided. ​ Why it Matters: Equitable utilities strengthen communities! They boost health by providing clean water and power, create economic opportunities, and reduce the environmental burdens that often fall heaviest on disadvantage...

Attend the half-day virtual Performance Counts Summit and learn about: What current initiatives are underway to drive performance improvement and evidence-based policymaking across government. How are agencies adopting performance improvement and evidence-based policymaking practices and what are their impacts. How can performance improvement and audit and accountability executives work together to ensure a focus on performance and outcomes ra...

F5 is releasing a new OS for the first time in over a decade! BIG-IP Next is designed to advance application security and traffic management for DoD apps spanning both on-premises and in multi-cloud architectures. The new OS allows for streamlining operations and automation, while improving performance scalability and reliability of both traditional and modern applications - all while providing deep insights into your application health, netwo...

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