Join Splunk and your DOE peers in this on demand webcast on the recent Splunk FedRAMP authorization and what this means to DOE. During this DOE-focused webinar attendees will gain insight regarding: Overview of Splunk's FedRAMP announcement & Compliance Aspects of Splunk Cloud Benefits of leveraging Splunk in the cloud Splunk apps and premium solutions authorized for use What is and isn't covered when leveraging Splunk's FedRAMP SaaS offer...

The Department of Energy has spent years deploying legacy Identity Management (IDM) solutions and Privileged Access Management (PAM) solutions - many having spent millions on deployment, infrastructure, maintenance, and staffing. Little value gained in return - countless hours of effort focused on a handful of systems, directories, or databases with no significant improvement to compliance and security. As agencies move toward digitally transf...

New surveillance technology and smart analytics allow technology to supplement and sometimes even replace physical security guards. Deploying this technology has the potential to make a facility much more secure, but security experts have a tendency to neglect the most vulnerable areas because of local power or connectivity issues. In a world where the power grid is increasingly unreliable, we'll explore new technology solutions that allow for...

Sierra Nevada Conservancy is a state agency that leads California's efforts to restore and enhance the natural resources and communities of Sierra Nevada while protecting them from wildfire and a changing climate. The Conservancy's efforts improve the environmental, economic, and social well-being of the Sierra Nevada region and California citizens. Yet, the agency is only 48 people supported by a single analyst. These conditions and others ha...

The Congressional Research Service noted a decade ago that, “Intelligence is valuable only if it can be shared with consumers who need it, but, to the extent that it is more widely shared, risks of compromise are enhanced.” That report was prompted in part by 9/11. In the twenty years since, “need to know” has become “need to share” throughout the federal government as agencies have come to realize the value...

Water system design and analysis can be costly, time consuming, and challenging for municipal agencies. The combination of CAD, GIS, simulation and analysis features needed to produce a useful model usually means bouncing between different technologies and platforms. Often, it's a marginal CAD-enabled platform that requires export to a GIS platform, or a limited bolt-on tool that is tied to a GIS platform, neither supporting the iterative need...

The pandemic and great resignation have put talent acquisition and employee retainment front and center for companies and federal agencies alike. Today, there are several emerging technologies that can make a substantial impact on improving recruitment, reducing regrettable attrition, and promoting diversity and inclusion. At the forefront of this innovation is Artificial Intelligence (AI). Yet misconceptions, misunderstandings, and a lack of...

Governments everywhere and at all levels should be applauded for finding ways to meet their citizens’ needs during the pandemic. While many agencies had continuity-of-operations plans in place, no one imagined that every agency would have to act on them at the same time. What made it possible, of course, was the rapid spread of cloud-based technology that enabled government employees to work from their own homes, frequently using their o...

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 (ISC)² Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) credential to ensures that cloud security professionals have the required knowledge, skills, and abilities in cloud security design, implementation, architecture, operations, controls, and compliance with regulatory frameworks. The CCSP OnDemand is a self-paced learning solution that covers the 6 domains of the CCSP Common Body of Knowledge (CBK) in order to study for the CCSP examin...