The U.S. military maintains bases in more than 70 countries and territories around the world, some of them in inhospitable or hard-to-reach areas. When a piece of equipment fails – whether a weapon, a radar dish, or something more prosaic like a mess hall stove – getting replacement parts can be difficult and time-consuming, and the delay can cause anything from mild inconvenience to serious problems meeting the mission. Larger bas...

The Defense Information Systems Agency is, in many ways, the point of the cyber spear for the Department of Defense. It’s responsible for conducting network operations across all of DOD’s warfighting domains to ensure warfighters’ effectiveness and lethality.Maintaining that sharp edge during the pandemic has required DISA to adjust and evolve its own operations while assisting Defense agencies to ensure their operations cont...

The relevance and importance of DevSecOps has grown in the past few years as agencies solidify their moves toward automating their software delivery lifecycle, especially in light of several major recent attacks that specifically target security gaps within the development process. Tune into this panel to hear from DOD experts on the importance of DevSecOps and what is in store for it in the future. Where do these panelists see the future of D...

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This month’s AI in Government featured guest speaker is Brett Vaughan, Chief AI Officer (CAIO) and the Office of Naval Research (ONR) AI Portfolio Manager at the US Navy! AI is proving an essential technology to enhance and accelerate modern militaries. It should come as no surprise then that the US Navy’s Office of Naval Research is looking into AI applications to enhance and optimize areas related to AI assisted human decision ma...

DESCRIPTION Even though a year has gone by with the pandemic, Homeland Security and Law Enforcement agencies at every level - Federal, State, Local, and Tribal - continue to adapt their policies, processes and tools to execute their missions. There still continues to be a wide range of threats, data and system intrusions, cyber related incidents, identity theft, and infrastructure vulnerabilities existing in this environment. New operational c...

As modernization efforts continue to transform many facets of defense, missile defense systems are no different. Digital transformation must ensure the interoperability of command and control networks, sensors and Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) systems. Systems are being built to deliver with the speed, security and insights necessary to maintain current defensive operations, while evolving to meet the future threat environment. Thi...

Mastering the cloud is essential to digitally transform your agency. Throughout this course, we will explore the ins and outs of cloud computing – how to leverage it to advance digital transformation and how to secure your cloud infrastructure for mission critical workloads. We’ll also uncover best practices for migrating to the cloud, how to build an infrastructure that supports both remote and onsite work, and how to acquire clou...

In this virtual fireside chat, Google Cloud Security Expert, Dan Prieto and Google Cloud Director of Government Security & Compliance, Jeanette Manfra will tackle some of the most top of mind security questions in the industry today. They’ll reflect on the recent cyber attacks, including Solar Winds, and what governments and private industries could do differently moving forward to address evolving risks. They’ll provide insigh...

Join CrowdStrike for a Join CrowdStrike for a deep dive into the nation-state threat landscape of China. Joshua Shapiro, CrowdStrike’s public sector threat intel SME, will give a brief on the broader geopolitical context for the latest Chinese cyber activities, an overview of the primary threat actors responsible for Chinese offensive cyber operations, and these actors’ TTPs (tactics, techniques, and procedures). He will also share...