Apps have become the new endpoint for the modern enterprise, driving productivity, revenue, and customer engagement. Globally, approximately 4 billion iOS and Android mobile devices are in use, with an average of 80 apps on each device, and each app is updated an average of 12 times a year. That means there are nearly trillions of app endpoints on devices that handle and transmit sensitive data, connect to cloud services, and access critical e...

While developments in artificial intelligence may get all the headlines at the moment, it is just one more complication for the ever-evolving cybersecurity field. The Gartner top cybersecurity trends and strategies for 2024 reflect the wide variety of pressures cybersecurity professionals face, including the emergence of generative AI (GenAI) as a mainstream capability, the challenge of managing security risks in a constantly changing threat e...

An Overview of Life Insurance for Federal EmployeesGroup Life, including the Federal Employee Group Life Insurance Plan (FEGLI), and individual like policies from private companies, with information about term life insurance versus permanent or whole life insurance Understanding FEGLI BenefitsIn depth education about FEGLI Basic, and Options A, B, and C- including considerations all feds should make about FEGLI benefits when approaching retire...

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WORKSHOP FOR THE 21ST CENTURY - SINGAPOREComprehensive Overview - Enabling Technologies - World of Opportunities Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the science and engineering of creating intelligent machines that can perform tasks that normally require human intelligence, such as perception, reasoning, learning, decision making, and communication. AI has been transforming various domains of human activity, from business a...

Join us for a highly informative and engaging 1 CPE event, where we will review the world of risk management through the lens of the ISO 31000 standard. This event is designed to provide participants with an overview of the ISO 31000 standard and its significance in the field of risk management. ISO 31000, also known as "Risk Management – Guidelines," is an internationally recognized standard that offers principles, a framework, and a p...

An Overview of FERS & Different Types of RetirementTypes of service used for determining eligibility to retire under FERSEmployee and agency contributions to FERSMilitary service and temporary timeThe FERS annuity computationMinimum age and service requirementsEarly retirementDeferred retirement and “postponed” retirementUnderstanding the Annuity ComputationAmount of an annuityLength of service and unused sick leaveHigh-3 avera...

PlanWell Financial's 3 Hour Federal Retirement Webinar for FERS employees: Federal retirement workshops designed to cover every benefit in only 3 hours. We have cut out all the unrelated content that causes these retirement workshops to drone on for 8 hours or even 2 full days. If we haven’t answered your question, one of our Chartered Federal Employee Benefits Consultants (ChFEBC) will personally answer them for you at no cost. All atte...

Fast, reliable, and secure communications is essential to success in the battlespace. The advent of the telegraph was a central part of Civil War strategy and tactics. Introduction of the radio was just as important in World War I, while radar and sonar – other forms of conveying crucial information – played an important role in World War II. Using 5G to facilitate communications in today’s combat settings is just as signific...

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WORKSHOP FOR THE 21ST CENTURY - HONG KONGComprehensive Overview - Enabling Technologies - World of Opportunities Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the science and engineering of creating intelligent machines that can perform tasks that normally require human intelligence, such as perception, reasoning, learning, decision making, and communication. AI has been transforming various domains of human activity, from business a...

Executives in the healthcare industry know they have a problem protecting the identity information of all the moving parts in the U.S. health system – a problem driven home by the $65 million settlement a Pennsylvania provider will pay after it refused to pay more than $5 million to end a ransomware attack, In response, the hackers posted nude photos of patients taken as they underwent treatment. The FBI’s 2023 Internet Crime Repor...