The role of Chief Information Security Officer is important making security is front and center in protecting organizations in a post SolarWinds and Log4j world. As the need to share information between different agencies with both connected and disconnected applications increases, agencies need to think beyond DevSecOps and Zero Trust. Existing approaches to building software and the use of automation need to be reevaluated. The Department of...

Due to the ongoing conditions surrounding COVID-19, AUSA has determined that it would be in the best interests of the community not to host an in-person Global Force Symposium in Huntsville, Alabama this March. The health and safety of our attendees, exhibitors, partners, and staff remain our top priorities. We are committed to returning to Huntsville for a live event when we can do so safely and responsibly. We will certainly miss being in Hu...

To protect the health and safety of attendees, this event has been canceled due to COVID-19 concerns. EANGUS (Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the principles of providing an adequate national defense and promoting the status, welfare, and professionalism of the men and women of the Army and Air National Guard by supporting legislation that provides adequate staffing, pay...

Getting New Solutions into CDM DEFEND The Dynamic and Evolving Federal Enterprise Network Defense (DEFEND) task orders are designed to bring more flexibility to the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation Program. Agencies can now tailor implementations to meet their specific mission requirements, while vendors can continuously bring new solutions into the CDM program -- *if* they go about it the right way. This Washington Technology / FCW event...