Hacking the Hackers

While we did not include cybersecurity in our list of key trends for 2017, it is a topic that we know will remain front and center in the government market. 2015 was a year that brought data breaches into the mainstream and the trend continued to escalate in 2016 with Government Technology declaring 2016 the Year of the Hack.

The security issues of the past year were more than just data breaches. The attacks were motivated far beyond black market payments for personal data. They were aimed at disrupting business and government alike--some were even declared acts of terrorism. What makes this even more challenging, is anyone with a mobile device and a bit of know-how can hack just about anything.[Tweet "Anyone with a mobile device and a bit of know-how can hack just about anything. #GovEventsBlog"]

With the ongoing efforts to thwart these would-be hackers, we took a look at some of the upcoming cyber events listed on GovEvents:

• Adobe National Security Forum (February 8; Chantilly, VA) - With nearly every government agency using some type of Adobe product this event looks to educate IT teams about the security tools and techniques available to them within the Adobe suite of products to ensure data and documents are shared easily AND securely. The event is geared specifically to government employees and federal systems integrators working in the national security community.[Tweet "A look at some of the upcoming cyber events listed on GovEvents. #GovEventsBlog"]

• RSA Conference (February 13-17; San Francisco, CA) - This event is widely recognized as THE source for the latest news and product releases in the cybersecurity industry. There are a number of government-specific sessions including Encryption and Back Doors: The Line between Privacy and National Security, Opening the Door to DoD Perspectives on Cyber threat Intelligence, and Cybersecurity--It's a Small-Town Problem!

• ISSA Mid-Atlantic Information Security Conference (March 10; Rockville, MD) -- The Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) holds this event as a forum to discuss some of the latest topics in tactics and techniques for preparing for cyber-attacks. Speakers include IT security experts from government and the private sector.

• 2017 Akamai Government Forum (March 28; Washington, DC) - This half day event provides perspective from security executives and government officials on the path forward for the government to combat increasingly sophisticated cyber threats while accelerating service and mission delivery.

• InfoSecWorld (April 3-5; Orlando, FL) - With entrepreneurship as a theme, this event brings technology practitioners together and challenges them to adopt a more entrepreneurial approach to finding solutions to problems, not just at a technical level, but at a management and leadership level. A wide ranging agenda includes Applying Analytics to Cyber Threat Intelligence, Insider Risk: Attacking the Threat From Within, It's Not If But When: How to Create Your Cyber Incident Response Plan, and Secure Development for the Cloud.

[Tweet "Which cyber-related events will you be attending? #GovEventsBlog #cybersecurity"]For more cyber-related events check out the full list on GovEvents and let us know which ones you'll be attending.

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