Women in Government and SOE’s will gather on 1 & 2 November 2023 during a 2-day Leadership conference in Cape Town - Somerset West. Speakers include: Ministry, Parliament and Top Performing Municipalities and Government Entities. The conference calls on women in National, Provincial and Local Government to step-up and lead with accountability. Register before 2 October at info@pinpointstewards.co.za or go to the pinpointstewards webs...

Insider Risk Programs have continued to evolve naturally over the past 20 years. They have grown exponentially beyond the traditional lens of trying to identify spies through cyber-focused data exfiltration events. Today, Insider Risk Programs have expanded to include internal HR, legal, and compliance stakeholders within organizations and have expanded security beyond strictly physical and cyber domains to now include analysts, investigators,...

Ransomware attacks have become more frequent and sophisticated, causing significant damage and financial loss to businesses of all sizes. According to Verizon’s 2022 data breach report, ransomware attacks saw a 13% increase in the past five years. The first half of 2022 saw nearly 236.7 million ransomware attacks worldwide, and hhe average cost of a ransomware attack was $1.85 million. Statistics reveal that a ransomware attack will occu...

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA) mission is to lead the national effort to protect and enhance the resilience of the nation’s physical and cyber infrastructure. CISA includes the CISA Mission Enabling Offices (MEOs) and six Divisions: The Cybersecurity Division (CSD), the Emergency Communications Division (ECD), the Integrated Operations Division (IOD), Infrastructure Security Division (ISD), the Stakeholde...

AI-powered GRC automation – it’s happening now. This webinar provides real-world case studies on how AI can support your GRC processes and lessons from what you should expect from AI results. Attendees will leave with a deeper understanding of how AI enhances and improves GRC activities and accelerates better outcomes.

The Integrated Operations Division (IOD) provides a national capability to deliver CISA services to our stakeholders and partners across state and local governments and the critical infrastructure community. Via CISA Regions, IOD delivers: Cyber and physical vulnerability assessments Architecture review and design subject matter expertise Incident response support Exercise planning and support National Special Security Event planning and suppo...

To address the dynamic challenge of Insider Threats, organizations must have an agile process that should include training and the need to stay connected with their internal policies, external requirements, evolving risk discovery technology, best practices from within and other organizations, and government lessons learned. Simply stated, training is not a one-and-done or calendar-based ‘check the box activity.’ It is a critical c...

The National Civil Rights Conference is soliciting papers, panel sessions and workshops for the June conference. The conference theme is Engage, Educate & Empower. The deadline for submission of paper, panel, poster and artistic production proposals is May 1, 2023. Dear National Civil Rights Conference Planning Committee and Conference Participants: It is our pleasure to welcome you to the 12th National Conference on Civil Rights. The Nat...

CBP Prior Disclosure: Mitigating Importer Liability MAY 11, 2023 | 10:30 a.m. EDT Filing prior disclosures to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is a critical tool that importers can deploy when and if violations of import regulations are discovered. Material errors and omissions can occur despite an importer’s best efforts to be compliant. When used properly, a disclosure may significantly reduce penalty exposure and demonstrate reason...

Red Hat and NIST are co-sponsoring an open forum to hear about and discuss the continued evolution of information systems and its impact on cybersecurity. This development is most clearly seen in the connectedness of the numerous infrastructure systems and data that our critical infrastructure now relies on. In the half-day event, hear from leaders and industry that are most shaped by this advancement and how the nation is designing approaches...