The anatomy of a hack has been glorified, leading to the common belief that data breaches require a tremendous amount of sophistication. However, post-mortem analysis has repeatedly found that the source of a hack is often due simply to compromised credentials. And it’s not just anecdotes. According to a recent study by Centrify, 74 percent of respondents acknowledge they were breached via access to a privileged account. Forrester agrees...

The purposes of the NCDBA 2019 Washington Outreach Conference are: To enhance the interconnection between our North Carolina defense business and science and technology resources, our Federal national security related decision-makers and defense prime contractors represented in DC. To strengthen the working relationships between our defense business and S&T communities and their surrounding business support capabilities. To advance the app...

Save-the date for the highly-attended AUSA Army Sustainment Hot Topic Symposium set for Tuesday, May 29, 2019. This day-long event will provide an opportunity for senior leaders from industry, academia, and the military to engage in dialogue on sustainment efforts for the future fight. AUSA welcomes all AUSA members, employees or consultants of AUSA Member companies, military and civilian government personnel, invited guests, and non-members t...

Gartner recently recommended that agencies budget and pilot two Zero Trust networking projects in 2019 focused on microsegmentation and a Software-Defined Perimeter. So where do you begin? Join Brigadier General (ret.) Greg Touhill and other cybersecurity leaders at one of our local Tech Talk events designed to assist government in implementing an effective Zero Trust strategy. Key Zero Trust Tech Talk Topics: •Reduce over-privileged acce...

Gartner recently recommended that agencies budget and pilot two Zero Trust networking projects in 2019 focused on microsegmentation and a Software-Defined Perimeter. So where do you begin? Join Brigadier General (ret.) Greg Touhill and other cybersecurity leaders at one of our local Tech Talk events designed to assist government in implementing an effective Zero Trust strategy. Key Zero Trust Tech Talk Topics: •Reduce over-privileged acce...

Gartner recently recommended that agencies budget and pilot two Zero Trust networking projects in 2019 focused on microsegmentation and a Software-Defined Perimeter. So where do you begin? Join Brigadier General (ret.) Greg Touhill and other cybersecurity leaders at one of our local Tech Talk events designed to assist government in implementing an effective Zero Trust strategy. Key Zero Trust Tech Talk Topics: Reduce over-privileged access ...

Keeping pace with mission demands is an increasing challenge for government. Developers are on the hook to deliver new capabilities to their agencies faster than ever. To hear how DevOps and cloud can help agencies accelerate their mission speed and capabilities, RSVP and join the Microsoft Azure Government DC user community for a DevOps focused meetup. During this meetup, you’ll hear from government and industry experts who will: Discus...

Governments at all levels are being tasked to think outside the box to meet today's ever-growing list of challenges. From new legislation like the 21st Century IDEA Act, to NIST Cybersecurity Framework updates, to the new Cloud Smart policy, agencies are being asked to transform. But despite these mandates to modernize, many agencies are still struggling with common challenges like slow legacy systems, untrained personnel and outdated processe...

EPIC (Exploration, People, Inspiration, Collaboration) – The Future of Information Technology, is a half day event that will focus on the effective characteristics leaders need in shaping the future of the federal IT industry. This event will feature experienced practitioners serving as keynotes and panelists who have thrived through times of change taking their organizations to the next level by sharing their vision of the future. Speci...

Find out what's next in government technology. GovernmentCIO Media & Research partnered with George Washington University to survey government IT leaders to find out how emerging technologies have improved services and what challenges and opportunities will inform the next decade and beyond. Leaders from the White House, George Washington University, and the Departments of Defense, Homeland Security, Justice, Veterans Affairs and Health an...