Agencies are playing the game Whac-A-Mole when it comes to managing their disparate datasets. They’re addressing big datasets as stand-alone entities rather than understanding the overall value and scope of big data in government. Ingesting and processing data from multiple sources is complex and scaling a solution to manage and orchestrate it all is a difficult task for humans to do alone. But employees don’t have to go at it by t...

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...

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 ...

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...

The concept of smart cities is evolving. States, counties, and municipalities are rallying around the promise of smart to reshape our collective thinking of how our communities will run in the future. Join us on Thursday, April 4 from 2-3 p.m. ET/11 a.m.-noon PT to learn the building blocks for an effective smart strategy. With any government trend, it is sometimes best to take a step back and evaluate whether things are actually working and h...

The purpose of this workshop is to provide senior-level executives with a framework and set of actionable steps to understand and assess the data maturity of their organization. By leveraging the Federal Government Data Maturity Model (FGDMM), attendees will engage in "hands-on" exercises to articulate a data strategy and roadmap for their agency. If your agency is just getting started, or if your organization has a strategy, but is struggling...

As governments at all levels work to keep up with rising citizen expectations, what does it mean to truly be a digital government? In Las Vegas, Route Fifty and Nextgov are teaming with Adobe to talk with with leaders across government who are transforming the way their services are designed and delivered, and reimagining what is possible with a technology-powered government. Some featured speakers include: Max Everett, Chief Information Offic...