Insider threats are back and broader than ever – growing more than 44% over just the past two years. Once manifesting mainly as malicious attacks against an organization, insider threats now are commonly the result of accidents or external compromise. And just as commonly, these threats prey upon access to your critical systems and data. Which are the predominant insider threats against your organization? How are they picking away at yo...

Unfortunately, registration is now closed. Higher education institutions work with vast amounts of data from numerous, varied sources- it’s a huge undertaking. Organizations depend on access to the most useful, actionable data to improve the student experience from recruitment to enrollment, to post graduation, and beyond. As more organizations are adopting a data fabric framework for its unique set of services and architecture, higher e...

As higher education institutions continue their work to fully realize the value of institutional data, cloud-based data platforms provide a new opportunity to address the ever-present challenges associated with traditional, legacy data systems found on many campuses. Having a unified cloud data architecture that combines intelligent, automated cloud data management and a data platform that can scale and run on any cloud is the key to driving t...

This event is sold out The 22nd Annual Information Security Forum will be held on May 16-17, 2022 at the Palmer Events Center in Austin, Texas and is hosted by the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) Office of the Chief Information Security Officer (OCISO). ​The Information Security Forum is an educational conference bringing together security and IT professionals from public sector organizations across the state of Texas. Th...

Join us Wednesday, May 5, as we explore how data analytics and Artificial Intelligence (AI) will forever change the way we work. Experts from across government and industry will discuss current challenges, best practices, use cases and emerging technologies related to AI and data analytics in the public sector. Leveraging AI in government operations promises to increase speed, efficiency and analytical power! In addition to engaging panel disc...

The Grant Reporting Efficiency and Agreements Transparency Act of 2019 (GREAT Act) will require higher education actions to meet the federal government’s intent to modernize grant reporting. This will help researchers and government officials understand the topics being submitted, allow researchers to see if others are submitting the same requests, and will reward successful performances of grant recipients. Implementing data management...

Users need trusted data – which is accessible, understandable, and high-quality – to deliver consistently trustworthy data-driven decisions. Find out how a leading educational publisher is tackling this challenge with a center of excellence for data quality, governance, and analytics. In “Operationalizing a Governance Center of Excellence at McGraw-Hill Education,” the twelfth episode of Informatica’s Data Empower...

To protect the health and safety of attendees, this event has been postponed. New Date: TBD Texas DIR Connect Technology Expo has bee CHANGED to Monday, October 19, 2020, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM at the Palmer Event Center in Austin, Texas. DIR Connect brings Department of Information Resources (DIR) contracted technology vendors together with IT and purchasing staff from state agencies, local and county government, hospitals, emergency response enti...

NIEM Business Architecture Committee (NBAC)ANNUAL MEETING14-18 September 2020 Daily Morning & Afternoon Sessions All Morning Sessions (10 a.m. - 12 noon EDT)All Afternoon Sessions (1 - 3 p.m. EDT) Monday 14 SeptemberMorning sessionAdvancing NIEM AdoptionAfternoon sessionState, Local & Tribal Tiger Team Tuesday 15 SeptemberMorning sessionSupporting Domain GrowthAfternoon sessionEmerging Technologies Tiger Team Wednesday 16 September Mor...

To protect the health and safety of attendees, this event has been postponed due to COVID-19 concerns. Just as Dorothy and her companions went in search of the Wizard of Oz for a quick fix to their problems, so too are businesses today looking to Artificial Intelligence to provide innovative solutions to their greatest challenges. But is AI and machine learning really all it’s made out to be? And what impact will regulation have on the d...