The rapid adoption of cloud computing poses significant risks for organizations using traditional cybersecurity methods. Inexperienced users could cause accidental exposure, and without centralized visibility or a physical network boundary, the dynamic nature of the cloud drastically increases the attack surface. Although security point products may be able to address individual issues, they’re unable to holistically protect AWS® env...

In the decade since "Cloud First" debuted as a formal goal of government, federal agencies have made tremendous progress in transforming both their IT infrastructure and modernization strategies. But as the (relatively) easy migrations have been made, the remaining systems and workloads require decidedly more complex approaches. The 2020 Federal 100 winners include experts in all aspects of "Cloud Smart" modernization, from security to scalabi...

In this session, Mike Rothman will go through the Cloud Security Maturity Model, developed in partnership between Securosis and IANS, to provide perspective on your cloud security journey. The session will describe the 12 categories across 3 domains, as well as laying out success criteria to improve maturity (and there improve cloud security posture). Anchored by a number of stories of success (and failure) in cloud security, attendees will le...

Data has always been one of the government’s most valuable assets. But in today’s environment with newly arrived mandates and policy, a predominantly remote workforce and data-driven emerging technologies on the horizon, agencies are poised to transform the way they think about, manage, secure and operationalize their data to improve citizen services and mission outcomes.Join top leaders and decision-makers from the public-sector I...

The importance of cybersecurity is at an all-time high, especially for government agencies. It’s a matter of national security. With the number of federal employees remotely connecting to agency networks, cloud-based remote access environments and collaboration tools via telework, agencies can be exposed to increasing risk. While guidance has been issued to help agencies better protect their network environments, CenturyLink has years of...

In this introductory course, you will learn about AWS products, services, and common solutions. You will learn the fundamentals of identifying AWS services so that you can make informed decisions about IT solutions based on your business requirements. In this course, you will learn: Terminology and concepts related to the AWS platform How to navigate the AWS Management Console Key concepts of AWS security measures and AWS Identity and Access M...

Join us for a virtual hands-on workshop: Protecting Kubernetes® Workloads on Google Cloud Platform Like a lot of organizations, now more than ever, you’re probably looking to move to Google Cloud Platform or using your move to GCP to adopt a more rapid and iterative app development process that uses application architectures with both virtualized and containerized workloads. Still, development and security teams need to ensure their...

Registration is now open for BbWorld 2020! This is our flagship, annual conference where professionals like you come together to learn, share, brainstorm, network, and celebrate. This year, the event will be virtual and free. And, you don’t have to be a Blackboard customer to take advantage of this year's event. Our Government-focused track will help keep your agency mission-ready with online sessions addressing: Remote-learning best pra...

Cloud is now a cornerstone for government agencies of all types, but the Department of Defense's efforts are in a class of their own. DOD's scale, mission needs and austere operating environments all introduce unique challenges and complexities, and there are hundreds of cloud initiatives underway. Please join us for this virtual event to learn more about the largest of those initiatives and the modernization and mission needs they are support...

Bringing the best of Google Cloud technology to you. Explore curated content on demand, every Tuesday for 9 weeks including breakout sessions, digital demos, 1 on 1 time with Google Experts, and development opportunities. Check out our website for more details on what topics and breakout sessions are being offered each week! July 14: Industry Insights Insights from Google Cloud executives, focusing on transformational efforts across industries...