The State of California has been leading the way in cutting-edge cybersecurity solutions. This has been an ongoing and much needed driving force for collaboration and dynamic change in the state. Many acknowledge the serious threats that cyberattacks pose to the public sector; but cybersecurity is no longer something just for technologists to consider. In 2024, it is the responsibility of all team members – regardless of their title ...

Cyber-attacks have increased dramatically over the last few years. The 2023 California Cybersecurity Education Summit provides an opportunity for government technology professionals to learn about the latest efforts to defend, respond and recover from cyber criminals who wish to do harm. The Summit, hosted by the California Department of Technology (CDT), the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (CalOES), California Highway Patrol (CH...

As governments strive to meet public demands for access to data-driven services, they face the critical challenge of securing sensitive data against cyber threats. To address this challenge, government organizations need to adopt a modern security approach like Zero Trust. Join us in Sacramento to hear from industry experts and peers from Okta, Zscaler, Crowdstrike, and AWS. You'll learn how to balance the demands of public service with the ne...

The COVID-19 pandemic dramatically increased the State of California’s reliance on virtual tools for meetings, shopping, education, healthcare and government services. Moving quickly to virtual environments also opened the door for a greater number of cyberattack attempts on information technology assets in California, across the country and throughout the world. Organized cybercriminal groups have increased phishing, ransomware and othe...

According to the National Association of State CIOs, the top two enterprise risks faced by state governments in 2022 are cybersecurity and technology. Cybersecurity includes everything from data protection and ransomware to identity theft and stolen network credentials. Technology risks include aging or obsolete systems, data management, and handling cloud portfolios, to name a few. Addressing these risks is part of modernizing and transformin...

According to the National Association of State CIOs, the top two enterprise risks faced by state governments in 2022 are cybersecurity and technology. Cybersecurity includes everything from data protection and ransomware to identity theft and stolen network credentials. Technology risks include aging or obsolete systems, data management, and handling cloud portfolios, to name a few. Addressing these risks is part of modernizing and transformin...

Innovation Driving Culture Change in California Red Hat and Intel mobile portfolio center coming to Sacramento Innovation on the interstate? A full stack in a semi truck? However you describe it, it’s clear: The Red Hat® and Intel mobile portfolio center brings enterprise IT solutions to you. With 6 kiosk demos, the mobile portfolio center gives you a hands-on experience with everything from infrastructure optimization to integration...

Government Technology's passion is helping spread best practices and spurring innovation in the public sector. The California Digital Government Summit is designed to do just that. The summit has an advisory board that gathers public sector and private sector leaders to create an agenda that is relevant and actionable to the state and local government organizations attending the summit. Participants tell us they use the inspirational keynotes,...

We’ve come a long way since the Cloud First Initiative was announced in 2011. Since then, in addition to the potential for mass cost savings and improved agility, agencies now view cloud as a critical enabler of digital transformation, allowing them to focus more on delivering seamless and secure services to citizens. But as organizations chart their course for cloud migration, there are still questions to answer and progress to be made...

Data Connectors is the leading provider of Cybersecurity Conferences across the US and Canada. Join us at the Sacramento Cybersecurity Conference, including Keynote Sessions and a CISO panel. For complete details, please visit our event website.