Jennifer Schaus & Associates host a monthly *3rd THURSDAYS* Government Contractors (no-charge) Networking Event from 5:30-7:30pm at the Kennedy Center, Foyer Level, Millennium Stage Area. All professionals are welcome. For more info & to register http://JenniferSchaus3.eventbrite.com

Jennifer Schaus & Associates host a monthly *3rd THURSDAYS* Government Contractors (no-charge) Networking Event from 5:30-7:30pm at the Kennedy Center, Foyer Level, Millennium Stage Area. All professionals are welcome. For more info & to register http://JenniferSchaus3.eventbrite.com

Mark your calendar for SANS Cyber Defense Initiative (CDI) December 10 - 17 in Washington DC. This event will feature 25 courses, including the new SEC 569: Combating Malware in the Enterprise and SEC580: Metasploit Kung Fu for Enterprise Pen Testing. Register by October 27 and save $400 on tuition fees with discounts offered to early registrants. http://www.sans.org/cyber-defense-initiative-2010/SANS is the one education organization known fo...

The Incident Detection and Log Management Summit will offer two full days of content in a single track, consisting of expert keynotes, professional briefings and dynamic panels. It will concentrate on network-centric and host-centric methods to detect intruders that work in the real world. We will also focus on which logging configurations capture the history of a hacker's activity on your machine, from the establishment of unauthorized accou...

Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Admiral Mike Mullen is the top military adviser to President Obama and Defense Secretary Robert Gates. Admiral Mullen is responsible for ensuring that our armed forces are fighting current wars as effectively as possible, and for safeguarding the long-term health of the United States military. Abroad, Admiral Mullen is fighting wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, while also keeping an eye on developments in China, Paki...

Cyber crime costs individuals, banks and major corporations billions of dollars a year. In particular, the theft of intellectual property threatens to rob the country of the foundations of its economic vitality. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has geared up its capabilities to fight against criminals operating in cyberspace, and is working with the Defense and Homeland Security Departments, other federal agencies and the private sector to...

By appointing the government’s first Chief Performance Officer, President Obama signaled his intention to focus agencies’ work on setting goals, measuring performance and achieving results. Innovative practices aimed at promoting these objectives are emerging from the White House, the Office of Management and Budget and in major agencies as well. Learn from experts about the fast-developing art and science of delivering ever more e...

Foreground Security Hosts Government CISO Luncheon to Discuss Situational Awareness and Continuous Monitoring for Improved Protection Top Government Leaders to Discuss Tactics Chief Information Security Officers Can Implement to Protect Against Sophisticated and Targeted Attacks Foreground Security announced that Jerry Davis, assistant secretary of information security at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and Tom Schankweiler, chief inform...