OK, we admit it – an actual SCIF at home is probably a pretty rare thing. But what about access to SBU or SECRET level systems from home? During the pandemic, a number of US Government organizations have been exploring this idea as a way to keep their people safe while still achieving their missions. Join Aruba experts Jon Green and Ken Rich for a discussion around policies, technologies, and architectures that make teleworking a possibi...

Identity and access management, data analytics, and artificial intelligence are all important components of today’s digital transformation efforts. What if we could marry all three to create a more secure, better controlled, and highly automated identity analytics solution that also offers an easier, faster and seamless user experience? Underlay this union with automated identity governance procedures, and you’ll have a reliable id...

The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) throughout the federal government has rapidly grown in the past few years, and so has the awareness of ethical issues associated with this new technology. AI systems can mimic or amplify human biases, can put human lives at risk, and can present new vulnerabilities to cyber-attacks. As is the case with many developing technologies in the past, human users have raised questions about the mistrust of these...

An event co-presented by ATARC and IRS with panels discussing: -Digitalization in Tax Administration -Modernizing Information Return Systems

For most agencies, the fall will mean a mixed bag of open offices and remote workforce. Agencies spun up solutions quickly for expanding and protecting networks and data, and now they are planning for supporting both approaches.What has worked for agencies with managed services and what is available to help as employees return to offices? Can collaboration tools substitute for face-to-face discussion? Are there scalable solutions that allow ag...

Office 365 is an incredibly powerful tool for boosting productivity and facilitating collaboration, but ensuring secure agency collaboration becomes a bit more complicated when it comes to managing guest users and external sharing.Controls must be configured correctly and out-of-the-box functionality is one-size-fits-all within the tenant. Agencies must ask themselves the following important questions: How do I enforce external sharing policie...

In today’s environment, government leaders face a myriad of urgent cybersecurity challenges. Endpoints and their associated vulnerabilities are expanding with the newly remote workforce. Traditional network perimeters are dissolving, requiring new strategies to protect users and data. Nefarious actors seeking to exploit critical government data are threatening to disrupt the 2020 election. How can leaders mitigate these critical threats?...

New ways of working have emerged, both for citizens and the government agencies serving them. Agencies are reevaluating their technology needs during this pandemic time, and furthering their IT modernization, through DevSecOps. This panel will set out to discuss how advancements in DevSecOps lead to an increased visibility for security and push for further modernization in the Federal IT space. These topic experts will also discuss solutions f...

Closing the Gap: CDM’s Role in Telework in Government The Department of Homeland Security’s Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) program relies on automated tools to strengthen the cybersecurity of government networks and systems for agencies to continuously monitor their networks. Modernization of networks, while maintaining the security and risk mitigation capability of CDM, helps reduce the threat posture of government ag...

The ATARC Federal Zero Trust Virtual Summit presented by Duo Security is on September 22, 2020, from 1:30-3:45 PM EST. Don’t miss this gathering of cybersecurity topic experts as they discuss trending and relevant topics in Federal cybersecurity, including Zero Trust, Identity Management, and policy alignment. Hear how government agency team leaders are adjusting their team's policies, processes, and procedures, to help guide their emplo...