Peer-to-peer management may be the hardest management of all. It can be awkward to delegate tasks and deadlines when you might lack formal authority. So, what can be done to make that peer-to-peer management style work? Join us online Tuesday, Aug. 27 from 2-2:50 p.m. ET/11-11:50 a.m. PT, to hear from government experts about strategies for acing peer-to-peer management. Specifically, you’ll learn:Where the biggest roadblocks are when it...

Join Women in AFCEA for our popular virtual Happy Hour! Switch off from work, grab a drink, and join your fellow women professionals for a positive chat about life in the IT/Cyber/Global Security industry. We'll be discussing writing successful awards nominations, as the nomination period for the Women's Appreciation Award will be September 3-September 24, 2024!

Growing adoption of AI among state agencies is magnifying the importance of data access, data accuracy and privacy protection — while potentially creating completely new issues for state leaders to confront. This session will explore how AI is impacting data strategy and management, privacy policies, compliance and more. It will offer practical approaches that state IT leaders, data officers and others can use to address these evolving n...

In this CPE training event, we overview the principles and implementation of Zero Trust Architecture to enhance your organization's security posture. Zero Trust Architecture, based on the NIST SP 800-207 criteria, revolutionizes the traditional approach to cybersecurity. It challenges the assumption of implicit trust within networks and promotes a model where trust is never granted by default. Instead, it emphasizes continuous analysis and eva...

Government agency leaders expect technology to improve mission outcomes, and they hold chief information officers accountable for realizing the value of digital technology investments. Therefore, partnership with co-leaders is key to a CIO’s influence and impact on the organization they serve. Join this complimentary Gartner government IT leadership webinar as a Gartner expert looks at the key partnerships CIOs need to cultivate to achie...

Chief information security officers (CISOs) face increasing uncertainty caused by multiple factors, including global conflict, generative AI, business transformation and evolving threats. This uncertainty affects cybersecurity's ability to plan and navigate the future. Additionally, boards and C-suites are more concerned about cyber risk than ever before. According to Gartner, more than 80% of board directors consider cyber risk a core busines...

If you consider yourself to be an introvert, you may have at one point come across the misconception that introverts make poor leaders. Typically, we envision folks with strong opinions, loud voices and an out-going management style as the picture of leadership. The truth is that is not the case. There is a lot of value in tapping into your authentic self and using that as your leadership strength. Join us online Monday, Aug. 26 from 1-1:30 p....

In the digital era, the closer the relationship between an enterprise's business and IT strategies, the more likely it is to achieve its strategic goals. However, simply having a good plan does not guarantee success. The strategy must be shared, understood and supported widely across the enterprise, and be well executed. According to a Gartner study, only 47% of organizations accomplish their strategy objectives. Join this complimentary Gartne...

At Microsoft, we understand that today’s world is awash with data and customers are facing increasing data needs and analytics challenges. Accelerate time to value by enabling your Data Analysts to leverage Microsoft Fabric to break down data silos and unify disparate sources of data to create rich, powerful Power BI dashboards and reports – enabling you to scale analytics while reducing costs and optimizing existing data managemen...

The cybersecurity workforce has exploded in recent years, with more than 1 million available jobs posted in 2023 alone. Daunting is the fact that the demand for skilled employees more than doubles the currently available workforce. Even for the most seasoned professionals, there is a desperate need to stay on top of the latest attack trends, vulnerabilities and exploits, and to constantly vet the myriad of available tools touted to do the job,...