Despite years of buzz around it and emphasis in the Federal IT Modernization Plan, state and local agencies are wrestling with their concerns of challenges involved in cloud migration and modernization. One of the most important areas of consideration for cloud in state and local governments comes with back office business apps like financial management, human resources, payroll, and others. Agencies are increasingly looking to the cloud to re...

When it comes to email security there is no one way to address it. What is needed is a comprehensive email security program which combines technology, services, and user training to address different attack techniques and vulnerabilities. While attackers have continued to innovate the ways they attempt to infiltrate systems, so too have defenders continued to improve the technologies and tactics that can be applied to address them. By applying...

As government agencies take on ever-changing data demands, they need to move away from the constraints of legacy systems and modernize their IT architecture — not only to cut costs but also expand beyond what’s possible today. Find out how others have used the latest approaches to break through data silos and streamline data workflows to deliver faster, flexible analytics to more users, enable new capabilities around real-time anal...

With the way that state and local governments deliver services changing, so must how they operationalize internally to make that happen. New technologies are changing the delivery model for state and local agencies, but the way government does business continues to be relatively the same. To combat that challenge, agencies need to be find ways to lower costs and find efficiencies all while continuing to deliver on the mission and deliver bette...

Federal CIOs recognize the need to develop “zero-trust” networks — designed around the assumption that every user and every session on the network poses a risk for data compromise. That means finding a way forward, beyond trusted internet connections (TIC) and other perimeter defenses. Find out how agencies are augmenting their infrastructure, using new generation cloud tools, to easily manage network micro-services to govern...

As CIOs map out their strategies for multi-cloud deployments, it’s critical that IT service providers are layered on top of trustworthy foundational infrastructure —and an interconnection platform that supports fast, efficient, secure and cost-effective data migrations. Find out why agencies — and all of the world’s leading cloud and IT service providers — are placing greater importance on the foundational interco...

As the world grows more interconnected by the day, security practitioners need to see beyond the network. The Internet of Things is presenting organizations with a threat landscape they’ve never seen before. We’ve entered an uber-connected world of sensors, cameras and other various data collection systems...making their jobs harder than ever before. Imagine... Smart trashcans to notify public works staff when they are full; IP-ena...

With citizens continuing to clamor for better and more responsive interactions with their government, state and local agencies are looking to digital transformation as a way to change the way they do business. While some agencies are taking the leap forward and transforming government with digital services, others are stifled by legacy technology and hindered by information siloes. During this webinar, experts will discuss the issues and chall...

Federal agencies are spending more than ever before to identify and block attacks. Yet as much as 80-to-90 percent of attacks begin by exploiting known vulnerabilities – with the increasing aim of accessing valuable data on servers and in data centers. During this webinar, you’ll hear from federal experts who will share the most effective strategies for reducing those vulnerabilities – and how to contain attackers and stop th...

Join us to learn the latest findings from the “Insecurity of Privileged Users” study, comparing data sets from 2011 and 2014 with present day. Although headlines featuring insider leaks and attacks continue to multiply, this study of more than 600 commercial and 142 federal IT operations and security managers found that 58 percent believe their organizations are unnecessarily assigning access to individuals that go beyond their rol...