The pace and impact of cyberattacks on government and critical infrastructure IT systems have accelerated over the past several years. Malware inserted into software platforms and widely distributed to customers; ransomware attacks taking down hospitals and local governments; hacks endangering water systems – all of these and many more show that our systems are under siege. Join us for these five one-hour webinars spread over five days,...

The pace and impact of cyberattacks on government and critical infrastructure IT systems have accelerated over the past several years. Malware inserted into software platforms and widely distributed to customers; ransomware attacks taking down hospitals and local governments; hacks endangering water systems – all of these and many more show that our systems are under siege. Join us for these five one-hour webinars spread over five days,...

Local government leaders are looking at shared services – a business model that enables technology resources to be leveraged across an entire county, city, town, village, or department – with renewed interest as the COVID-19 pandemic altered their views on the need to work together to rapidly deliver services, meet community needs, overcome staffing challenges, and access specialized skillsets. A recent Center for Digital Governmen...

Zero Trust Data Management is more than the latest buzzword. With the new Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity, coupled with Federal agencies creating data at breakneck speeds and an unprecedented growth in ransomware attacks – their need to better understand, easily share and protect their data by staying ahead of cyber adversaries is a top priority for Federal leaders. Add to that, traditional IT security defen...

For over 40 years the IWCE has been North America's premier critical communications event. It is the one place where critical communications technology professionals gather to evaluate, learn and network with industry leaders.  Our mission is to connect the Critical Communications ecosystem through education, networking and insights to help professionals leverage emerging technologies to create a safer, more efficient and more interconne...

All too often, state and local governments are poorly prepared for system outages triggered by ransomware attacks or other disruptive events. Multiple data protection tools and management consoles make ransomware protection more complex and time-consuming than it should be. And multiple generations of systems across a patchwork of compute and storage platforms creates complexity and data sprawl that slows down recovery and increases vulnerabil...

Among other Federal Government initiatives, the Executive Order 14028 of May 2021, “Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity” triggered the creation of three documents, critical to helping agencies to adopt zero trust cybersecurity principles and adjust their network architectures accordingly. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has released a draft Federal Zero Trust Strategy, to adapt and accelerate civilian agencies...

The pandemic has permanently altered the way government conducts business, including where it conducts business. Recent Center for Digital Government research found nearly three-quarters of state and local agencies anticipate hybrid work — where employees work from home at least on a part-time basis — will be their long-term model. But it will take innovation and creativity to make this workplace of the future successful. In a new...

Medicaid is among the largest, costliest and most important programs operated by state governments. Millions of Americans -- including low-income families, pregnant women, elderly adults and people with disabilities -- rely on Medicaid programs for health coverage. Total Medicaid spending, a cost that’s shared by the federal government and individual states, topped $600 billion in 2019. Clearly, using innovative technology to both improv...

Constituents trust their local governments to provide services that are responsive to their individual needs. Now, more than ever, constituents expect their government services to evolve and change - just like how their own lives have evolved and changed. This is especially true as governments embrace flexible working policies and remote work arrangements for their employees - and, in the process, innovate on traditional, in-person services. B...