Join us Thursday, July 11th for GovForward's 6th Annual ATO and Cloud Security Summit! Close the gap! That’s the new policy push for the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. FedRAMP was established to help standardize the government’s approach to using cloud service offerings. Between July 2019 and April 2023, agencies increased the number of authorizations by roughly 60 percent, expanding from core infrastructure to...

While the Personal Identity Verification (PIV) and Common Access Card (CAC) represent a high assurance, technically interoperable, and a highly regulated method of authentication, they suffer from factors such as ease of use, ability to work with mobile devices and across devices. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) memorandum M-19-17, Enabling Mission Delivery Through Improved Identity, Credential, and Access Management, opened the door for...

Come together with fellow cybersecurity experts at the MSSP Virtual Cybersecurity Summit and acquire valuable insights to effectively combat the cyber threats that may emerge in 2024. This event will feature presentations by renowned professionals and thought leaders, as well as representatives from leading global providers of cybersecurity solutions. The MSSP Virtual Cybersecurity Summit presents an opportunity for you to engage with peers an...

Internal control is an important focus for auditors as they commonly identify weaknesses in internal controls as an underlying cause of organizations struggling to deliver effective and efficient results. Through lecture, group discussions, and case studies, this course provides auditors with a comprehensive understanding of the five components of internal control and the 17 underlying principles. The course will explain the audit planning and...

Sayari Global Head of Analytical Solutions David Lynch demonstrates the utility of unified public, commercial and corporate data in illuminating hidden supply chain risk including connections to military end users, state owned enterprises and sanctioned networks. By layering publicly available information sources, analysts and government officials can more effectively uncover hidden risk in defense industrial base suppliers, identify transship...

The cyber-attack surface has exploded to include more than just hardware and on premises devices. This can make implementing CDM and achieving success even more difficult-- one of the most common challenges has always been finding the time and resources to do so. So how are agency cyber leaders keeping up? While the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) program is now a dozen years...

One Conference, Unlimited Learning At Fusion, learning revolves around you. Grow your skills, meet with peers, share feedback—you can do it all at Fusion: Connect with a community of peers, partners and experts Discover the latest trends, product updates and best practices Share your goals and get answers to your toughest questions Learn from experts, expand your knowledge and earn CAE Credits/PD hours Grow your skills and explore the to...

Join us on July 9, from 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Eastern for Facilitating Low-Head Dam Removals and Improving Aquatic Resource Restoration Outcomes. Many low-head dams no longer serve their original purpose and their existence often poses a public safety risk and continues to have negative impacts on aquatic resources. This webinar will focus on effective strategies for low head dam removal and aquatic resource restoration in Pennsylvania over the l...

All the elements of the U.S. healthcare system are under siege by hackers. A recent article in Modern Healthcare reported that “[o]ver the past five years, there’s been a 256% increase in large breaches reported to [the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services] involving hacking and a 264% increase in ransomware.” Federal health agencies face the same risks – and private-sector attacks ripple through the agencies, a...

Databricks is coming back to Reston, VA from July 8-9 for an introductory, hands-on course on Databricks Data Engineering. Register now for firsthand training on the components of the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform. Attendees will leverage structured query language (SQL) and Python to define and schedule pipelines that incrementally process new data from a variety of data sources which power analytic applications and dashboards in the P...