Learn how the USCG is transforming and modernizing its fleet and IT infrastructure to better perform its missions. The US Coast Guard (USCG) has been actively pursuing an ambitious technology revolution plan to replace legacy equipment and modernize its cybersecurity and data management capabilities. Sworn to protect the American borders, the Coast Guard focused on empowering their fleet with reliable, mobile, and secure systems. Learn how the...

With the growing threat of cyber attacks, DHS’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) and the White House have recently released guidelines for agencies to adopt a Zero Trust approach to cybersecurity. Isolation is paramount to Zero Trust Architecture. Isolation creates a virtual "air gap" between the network end user and the online world. Instead of opening a website directly, the end user sees a sanitized version of it with al...

Safeguarding customer access yields better service Federal agencies have faced unprecedented demands over the past few years, as the pandemic shut down physical offices, forcing employees to work from home and requiring agencies to completely rethink how to provide services. Data breaches and accelerating ransomware attacks have harmed agencies’ operations just as they became dependent on online delivery of services. Now agencies are bei...

Threat hunting is no easy task. Security analyst most pore through scores of data and threat intelligence and use their own familiarity with the network to create hypotheses about potential attacks and exploits. Fortunately, advancements in technology, strategy, intel-sharing and automation have improved our ability to continuously seek out indicators of compromise and proactively root out malicious actors before they can do damage. And it...

Government contractors often struggle with customer invoice creation because of the varying requirements from customer-to-customer and contract-to-contract. QuickBooks Online and Desktop provide opportunities for efficient creation of customer invoices from time and expense data. The keys to success lie in proper setup of Items for labor category and expenses, and the automated synchronization of time and expense data. We find many clients spe...

Registration is Closed The Joint Munitions Command strives to secure facilities, optimize quality, and performance, but it can be difficult to gain operational visibility when faced with complex processes and multitudes of systems. Splunk collects and helps you analyze IT, OT (Operational Technology), security, and business operations data on a single platform to deliver real-time insights throughout the manufacturing process. By bringing data...

Discuss. Inspire. Roundtable it. Join industry experts for impactful discussions exploring cutting-edge practices and breakthrough innovations. Offered by Washington University’s Technology & Leadership Center, the Roundtable Series was created with both practitioner and senior management in mind. These events are engines for insight on the trends and challenges your company is facing. Each virtual roundtable will drill down on key a...

The Nash & Gray virtual class series provides access to two experts in Government Contracting Intellectual Property law and policy, on a monthly basis. The sessions will dive deep into important and timely issues related to IP and Data Rights for government employees and contractors. And, of course, bring your questions to the sessions.

Global violent extremism and near-peer threats are increasing against a backdrop of U.S. DoD political polarization in Washington, D.C. It is more vital than ever to educate our political leaders.During this roundtable, attendees will: Learn about the dependence on legacy systems and process and the need for adaptation, innovation, and institutional agilityUnderstand the need to provide our nation with a balanced portfolio of capabilities to a...

Presenting a condensed, hands-on tour of the integrated power of Forescout to drastically reduce risk by removing security blind spots, streamlining accurate asset management and proactively combating threats, all while preserving network integrity, system uptime and patient service delivery. During the 90-minute virtual test drive, your instructor will run you through four laps to experience: Enterprise Visibility and Ransomware Response ...