*Attend & receive 1 (ISC)2 CPE credit! Join Corelight and Carahsoft on May 1st for a presentation on how to leverage "Bro/Zeek" data during cyber investigations. The modern Security Operations Center (SOC) consumes an immense amount of data, however not all of it is useful during an investigation. In fact, the data often comes from a number of disparate sources with little to no correlation except time. This places a heavy burden on cybers...

Your journey to the cloud has many drivers – accelerate modernization of your IT, scale beyond the limitations of your data center and innovate faster with cloud-native tools and services. Don’t let security and compliance concerns slow you down. Join Google Cloud and Palo Alto Networks to learn how state and local governments can leverage the benefits of Google Cloud Platform (GCP) while maintaining a zero-trust security posture o...

Roughly five years ago, John Kindervag, security thought leader and former Forrester analyst, proposed a solution that he termed “Zero Trust.” The principle behind it is quite simple, but very powerful: Trust is not an attribute of location. You shouldn’t trust something simply because it is behind your firewall. Instead, you should take a very pessimistic view on security where every machine, user, and server should be untru...

Getting to that next phase of your career is HARD. In order to move up, you will either need to interview for a brand-new job, or advocate with your manager for a promotion. So, what exactly are the steps to get from where you are now to where you want to be? Join GovLoop, NextGen and your government peers after work on Tuesday, April 30 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. for an interactive, in-person GovUp at the GovLoop office in downtown Washington, D.C....

New cybersecurity risk regulations for all organizations are approaching faster than you might think. "Computers, software, programming and algorithms are all parts of a cybersecurity risk program, but it is the interaction with the "humans" that makes all the difference in the world." An effective cybersecurity risk program requires an organization to have everything from program policies to incident response plans to specific breach notifica...

Seminar Information: Want to help protect your Supply Chain? Excellent class if you are considering CTPAT certification, preparing for re-validation or need to educate your group on your current CTPAT program. CTPAT is a voluntary public-private sector partnership program which recognizes that CBP can provide the highest level of cargo security only through close cooperation with the principle stakeholders of the international supply chain suc...

Internal audits are an important requirement for effective corporate governance. The internal auditor is at the front line in evaluating management's internal control, assessing the accuracy of financial information, and ensuring compliance with laws and regulations. Learn how to perform these important duties and comply with the professional auditing standards. "Internal Audit 101" is the perfect CPE course to provide an introduction to inter...

A Practical Approach to The Green Book Compliance 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 one-day CPE seminar provides an overview of the principles-based Green...

During the past year, new federal regulatory and policy initiatives, together with ongoing litigation in both the state and federal court systems, have impacted wastewater treatment plants. If you represent, advise or are employed by agencies or local government entities responsible for the management or operation of wastewater treatment plants, then you should review this information, which will highlight and discuss both the most pertinent i...

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