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...

ICIT Virtual Briefing | The Modern Security Battlefield While 2020 was fraught with tragic outcomes of social and economic proportions, security teams have learned many lessons on resilience and have orchestrated many technical innovations to secure a distributed workforce. An expanded attack surface, sophisticated breaches like the SolarWinds attack and a pressing need to improve operational efficiency, has reframed digital transformation pr...

As technology evolves, so do the threats to its security. The remote work shift caused by the continuing pandemic has pressed security teams to reassess how they verify and allow access. Zero Trust is a strategy, not a product, which reimagines the way access is granted to users, to data and to applications. Devices, which used to be central to identity, now include personal computers and home internet connections, which are not government iss...

A 2019 Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) article offered an “…analysis of all US military casualties from October 2001 through December 2017 found that survival among the most critically injured casualties increased 3-fold during the course of the conflicts and that 3 key interventions (tourniquets, blood transfusions, and prehospital transport within 60 minutes) were associated with 44% of mortality reduction...

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 October of 2020, then-Defense Secretary Esper defined defense readiness as "our military’s ability to answer the nation’s call, and to fight and win, anytime, anywhere. … The question we must answer is this: if called upon to fight tonight, are we ready?" Ensuring that answer is "yes" demands change in every corner of the Department of Defense, and especially in the technology that will power tomorrow's military. Cybersec...

New ways of working and sharing information have emerged within the Federal Government. This has pushed agencies to reevaluate their technology needs and develop plans to further their IT modernization strategy. For the DOD, specifically, the Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) is an initiative to revitalize the military’s current command and control (C2) infrastructure by establishing a combined, synergistic network of sensors...

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...

To protect the health and safety of attendees, this event has been moved to online-only due to COVID-19 concerns. New dates: 7/27-7/29/2020 World Congress is the National Contract Management Association's largest training and networking event for contract management, procurement, and acquisition professionals from government (federal, state, and local); industry; and academia. Join more than 2,000 fellow participants for networking and trainin...

This webinar will focus on reviewing recent OFAC and EAR enforcement actions with a focus on the sorts of conduct U.S. regulators are focused on and how compliance officials can learn to identify and mitigate similar risks. The main points of emphasis will be on identifying and reducing diversion risks for U.S. exporters, identifying SDN risks posed to world-wide businesses, supply chain risks for any U.S. importer, the especial export contro...