Audit Reports can significantly lose their effectiveness if not written professionally with a purpose. Communication for the auditor is a fine art and, once perfected, can take on more importance than the audit itself. One of the primary responsibilities of the internal audit function is to communicate how an organization needs to change its behavior. Persuasive communication is thus an essential skill for all auditors. Each internal audit act...

Internal audits are an important requirement for effective corporate governance. The internal auditor is at the front line in evaluating management's internal control, assessing the accuracy of financial information, and ensuring compliance with laws and regulations. Learn how to perform these important duties and comply with the professional auditing standards. "Internal Audit 101" is the perfect CPE course to provide an introduction to inter...

The cyberspace battlefield has changed. No longer an arena where adversaries launch a single distributed denial of service attack, lob a virus or infiltrate a network, it is now a state of persistent barrages and simultaneous campaigns. Attacks against high-value targets still occur, but they are accompanied by a torrent of continuous assaults on political, economic and security interests. Winning on this battleground requires a united front w...

DOD & FEDERAL KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SYMPOSIUMKnowledge Management: What is the Future? May 14-16, 2019 Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, MD The Defense Information Systems Agency will host the DOD and Federal Knowledge Management Symposium May 14-16 at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Maryland. Digital transformation and a range of innovations...from cloud platforms and robotic process automation to predictive algorithms...

This one-day intensive, geared toward public sector employees, highlights essential skills for mediators of all levels. Designed to bridge the gap between a theoretical framework for mediation and the realities of mediation practice, this course harnesses the educational value of improvisation, drills, and repetition to hone skills. Emphasis is placed upon topics such as strategic questioning methods including t-funneling and directional quest...

The CyberMaryland Conference is an annual two-day event presented jointly by The National Cyber Security Hall of Fame and Federal Business Council (FBC) in conjunction with academia, government and private industry organizations. The theme, “State of Cyber,” captures the event’s intent to provide unparalleled information sharing and networking opportunities for development of cyber assets on both the human and technological s...

Cyber Security Training in Baltimore, MarylandJoin us for SANS Baltimore Fall 2018 (September 10-15), and learn vital skills to protect your organization from the latest cyber-attacks. SANS helps you stay ahead of the curve by providing unique, hands-on immersion training you can implement the day you return to work.Take advantage of these opportunities to get the most out of your training:- Distinguish yourself as an information security lead...

Cyber operations are a challenging mission for the U.S. Defense Department and government community that builds, operates and defends networks. Cyber leaders and warriors must continually evolve to adapt to future innovations and develop and leverage cutting-edge tools and technologies. Participants will discuss requirements and solutions to ensure that the networks within DoD are adaptive, resilient and effective across a range of uses and ag...

The Defense Information Systems Agency will host the DOD and Federal Knowledge Management Symposium May 15-17 at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Maryland.This free conference will help participants identify and understand the interrelationships between knowledge, information/data, and document management, and learn how to implement knowledge management practices in their organizations.DOD and federal government decision-makers...

The Defense Information Systems Agency will host the DISA Cloud Symposium May 15-16 at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, Maryland. This free conference will expand on the content presented during the agency’s December 2017 Cloud Symposium. Additional sessions and new content will help mission partners navigate DOD’s cloud adoption process. DISA subject matter experts will join early cloud adopters from across the Defens...