As dams deteriorate, or as their purpose and benefits diminish, there may come a time when the appropriate action is to decommission the dam. For some dams, this can be a very simple, rapid and inexpensive undertaking. For other dams, it can be a very complex and costly process, requiring years to accomplish. The purpose of this webinar is to provide an overview of recent trends in dam decommissioning in the United States with an emphasis on t...

Vanguard Security & Compliance™ is the most advanced cybersecurity educational summit dedicated to System z®. For three decades, Vanguard has featured highly regarded security and compliance experts from around the world at this forum. Experts from Vanguard, IBM and private industry will present the most current information and instruction about cybersecurity threats and protection, configuration and compliance in a proven format...

The cloud is the computer, we’re now dealing with many clouds. The current cloudscape comprises a handful of massively scaled public cloud options but also a large array of branded private clouds. Signup to get Notified for the next Structure as we sort out this sometimes confusing scenario for you as the top minds in the business discuss the state of this multi-cloud world. We’ll explore… The burgeoning feature war waged by...

Data centers get a bad rap. Too old, too many, too inefficient, too expensive – we’ve heard it all. But data centers are still the life blood of operations and missions in government, and aren’t going anywhere. With a renewed focus from both the Hill and OMB to reform IT and meet aggressive metrics, now is the time for IT leaders to accelerate data center transformation. How can agencies operate their facilities effectively a...

The 4th annual CyberSci Symposium is a one-day event hosted by ICF International with presentations from academia, government, and private industry. This year’s theme, “Cybersecurity Research and Development (R&D): Recommendations for the 45th President of the United States,” will explore and discuss specific R&D concepts and progress relevant for the next administration. Additionally, the symposium offers an interact...

Information security training in Baltimore, MD from SANS Institute, the global leader in information security training. Attend SANS Baltimore 2016 and choose from 10 hands-on, immersion-style security training courses taught by real-world practitioners. Don't miss the new SEC578: Cyber Threat Intelligence course, which will train you and your team to detect, scope, and select resilient courses of action in response to intrusions and data breac...

Hydrologic hazard curves are critical flood loading inputs for dam and levee safety risk assessments. Over the past decade, some Federal agencies have developed and applied new tools and data sets to estimate hydrologic hazard curves, which are graphs of peak flows, volume, or reservoir stages versus Annual Exceedance Probability (AEP). Hydrologic hazard curves provide a full probability distribution for the flood hazard, covering the range of...

SANS, the global leader in cybersecurity training, is bringing six of our information security training courses to the Pacific Northwest, October 3-8, 2016. This new event will feature hands-on, immersion style training courses for those new to information security, as well as highly seasoned security professionals. All courses are taught by real-world practitioners and leading experts working in security today. And many of our courses are ass...

This event has a rich history of providing the "latest and greatest" developments in fraud detection and prevention, internal controls and more; together, we can find solutions, and make a difference in our workplace and the government finance profession. The agenda includes a range of timely and valuable information including: fraud detection, data analytics, improper payments and risks with government payment cards. More than 95 percent of s...

This year, Hacker Halted’s theme is the Cyber Butterfly Effect: When Small Mistakes Lead to Big Disasters. The goal of the conference is to bring the IT security community together to discuss how organizations are often compromised through the smallest of mistakes and how implementing effective changes can have ripple effects throughout all departments of an organization.