On May 12th, President Biden signed a cybersecurity Executive Order (EO) focused on improving the federal government’s security posture. This EO requires a multitude of actions such as securing the software supply chain, incident response and vulnerability management, and harmonizing cybersecurity requirements between the federal civilian, defense, and intelligence communities. As we have seen in recent breaches, slow and inconsistent de...

A successful Zero Trust model enforces continuous authorization by verifying anyone and everything connected to an enterprise system. We’ve seen in recent headline news that little to no control on identity management can be detrimental if attackers gain access to accounts with elevated privileges. How can government agencies implement an effective Identity Security model to minimize risk and keep pace with adversaries? What are best pra...

The core goal of any public sector healthcare facility is to provide the best possible care for their patients. But those facilities are also charged with the safekeeping of their patient’s medical data and personal information. Exactly how that data should be protected is tightly defined through regulations like the electronic protected health information rules as well as laws like the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act...

A 2-Day Hands-On Workshop Course Description: Conveying technical content effectively to customers and end users is a critical skill to help advance the Agency’s mission and the government employee’s professional status in today’s complex government environment. This workshop will demonstrate step-by-step the how-to process and techniques to plan, create and edit technical documents. Participants will develop critical skills...

To protect the health and safety of attendees, all 2021 summits have been moved to a virtual platform due to COVID-19 concerns. The Official Cyber Security Summit connects C-Suite & Senior Executives responsible for protecting their companies’ critical infrastructures with innovative solution providers and renowned information security experts. These events maintain as much of the traditional tradeshow experience as possible with a v...

Integrating understandable artificial intelligence and machine learning into government decision-making is a common challenge throughout the public sector. Learn how Tableau makes artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI and ML) consumable for knowledge workers across your organization. The session will focus on public sector decision-making and is intended for beginner-level to advanced audiences. During this session, the speaker will...

Even if you have checked all the cyber security boxes, your operational technology (OT) network may still be vulnerable. How close does an attacker have to be to your operations to cause a full shut down? While strides have been made to add OT protections, there are still gaps that beg the questions: Are we doing enough to anticipate, prevent, detect, and quickly respond to cyber-attacks like ransomware? Do we know our OT environment and have...

As government agencies rapidly advance in their digital transformation efforts, the flexibility, speed, and agility of new models of acquiring technology infrastructure are growing incrementally. This enables agency leaders to run their IT operations like a business, by connecting technology to business value, building partnerships between IT and mission teams throughout agencies, and breaking down data silos across organizations. Join us as t...

The Biden Administration is aiming for the highest standards of transparency. The public deserves as much transparency as possible regarding the work of our national security institutions. In an effort to enhance and strengthen transparency and accountability, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is changing the way they portray data. In partnership with Tableau, they are moving from static tables to interactive visualizations. Adopting a...

NITAAC will conduct a complimentary training session on how to procure IT products and managed services using the CIO-CS GWAC. As one federal agency to another, we know how hard you work to keep pace with innovation. But slogging through complex acquisition regulations can slow just about anyone down. What if there were a way to use those rules and regulations to your advantage? To speed up IT acquisitions to keep pace with your modernization...