With the hybrid workforce here to stay, state and local governments are faced with the challenge of protecting critical data from a distance, oftentimes over networks and applications that are unsecure or unapproved. By taking advantage of ideal conditions, attackers can breach government networks, access critical services, and steal citizens’ data. In recent years, the damage caused by ransomware has been unrelenting and unprecedented....

Some of the most devastating cyber breaches are originating from the DevOps space. Privileged Access Management (PAM) is a critical area of access risk management and identity security at any agency. Privileged accounts have traditionally been given to administrators to access data and applications but with the shifts towards remote work and users, access management needed to adapt. Changing business practices, hybrid IT, cloud, and other form...

Federal agencies have been mandated to adopt a zero-trust architecture, Federal leaders must develop a plan to implement a zero-trust architecture, incorporating as appropriate the migration steps that the National Institute of Standards and Technology has laid out. Agency heads need to describe the steps already completed to move to zero trust, identify activities that will have the most immediate security impact and include a schedule to imp...

Over the past two years, the Federal workforce has made the shift to a hybrid work environment, as a result the security and identity management within the Federal Cloud space has had to strengthen. Tune into this session to hear from Federal Leaders on the unique challenges of managing these identities across hybrid cloud environments. What are the fundamental capabilities needed for management of millions of identities within this hybrid clo...

Cyberthreats are disrupting our lives now more than ever, and we’ve reached a tipping point. Agencies are turning to Zero Trust for complete network security, but are unsure how to make Zero Trust actionable. Digital transformation is accelerating, with key shifts such as the expanding hybrid workforce and continued migration of applications and data to the cloud. As we make this transformation, information security teams have the opport...

As a part of The President’s Management Agenda, Priority #2 focuses on the customer experience and asks the Federal government to refine their current standards to better fit the needs of the American people. The stresses and burdens that come with interacting with the government, such as when the public needs to pay their taxes or file a change of address, need to be eliminated in order to elevate the customer experience. Strengthening...

As new technologies are being implemented and deployed throughout the Federal Government, agencies are having to take a step back and ensure their systems are secure. Tune into this event to hear from topic experts on the importance behind security by design. Furthermore, in today’s environment Federal agencies have an urgent focus on cybersecurity, digital modernization, and delivering services online to the citizens and communities the...

Today’s workforce expects flexibility and mobile has been the technology that empowers employees to work wherever and whenever they want. Employees are constantly using new devices to access sensitive organization information with the expectation of a painless user experience. IT departments are faced with the challenge of meeting this expectation while also ensuring that only authorized and verified users are accessing this information....

The increasing complexity of government networks has opened new paths for adversaries to launch cyberattacks. Modern assets, converged environments, complex operating environments, and sophisticated access management procedures have led to a new breed of attack vectors spanning across multiple dimensions, including IT, OT, identities and cloud applications. To address these new realities, agencies are rolling out Zero Trust architectures. As p...

The ATARC Women In Tech Virtual Summit is on March 1, 2022 from 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM ET. This event will feature women from within the STEM field as they talk about what it took for them to get to where they are today, and what steps need to be taken to further the advancement of Women in STEM.You can expect to hear detailed conversations about what challenges they faced as they entered the STEM workforce as women, and the progress that has bee...