In today’s interconnected digital landscape, application programming interfaces (APIs) play a pivotal role in facilitating seamless communication and data exchange between various applications and systems. However, with this increased connectivity comes heightened security risks, particularly concerning the protection of sensitive data in those APIs. One of the most notorious examples of API risk is the Cambridge Analytica scandal in the...

Adopting a zero trust policy has become imperative for agencies aiming to safeguard their digital assets against increasingly sophisticated threats. It represents a true paradigm shift, away from traditional perimeter-based security models to a more dynamic, trust-never always-verify approach. One critical part of implementing zero trust is managing digital identity – ensuring that access to resources is securely managed and continuously...

Federal agencies collect vast amounts of data that often goes untapped because unlocking its full value is complex. But as agencies move to comply with the White House Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence, harnessing the potential in their own data can help meet the EO’s objectives. Agencies can facilitate the use of AI by using their data to train custom large language model...

In an era of escalating cyber threats, a proactive approach is essential. This panel will highlight how zero trust principles can be augmented by comprehensive visibility and advanced analytics. By monitoring user behaviors, network traffic, and device activities, federal agencies can gain real-time insights into potential threats, swiftly detecting anomalies and unauthorized activities. This approach empowers agencies to respond promptly to s...

The whirlwind of artificial intelligence tools in 2023 proved the government is eager to embrace the technology as soon as possible. An overwhelming 99% of agency leaders agree investing in safe and effective AI is essential to fulfilling their mission, according to a recent survey conducted by Wakefield Research on behalf of ICF. Despite being rich in data, many agencies are lagging in the data modernization needed to support AI – and c...

Commanders and warfighters worldwide are using Elastic to effectively monitor and gain insights into distributed legacy systems. Elastic allows them to aggregate all observability data in one solution, and break down silos by bringing together application, infrastructure, and user telemetry data for end-to-end observability. Join Elastic experts onsite to learn more about how Elastic can converge metrics, logs, and traces, to deliver unified v...

According to a recent McKinsey report, government services still lag private sector services when it comes to “customer-experience-satisfaction.” However, data is helping government reimagine how services are delivered in the digital era. AI, automation, and customer journey analytics can turn data into powerful building blocks of understanding the customer experience (CX). The challenge will be doing it amid a proliferation of dat...

Leveraging artificial intelligence as a powerful decision making tool continues to be a strategic priority for the United States. As agencies collect, analyze and disseminate more data than ever before, advancements in computing power and machine learning capabilities have created real world applications and success stories. No longer a staple of science-fiction, artificial intelligence is here to stay. During this forum, GovExec welcomes you...

Join our webinar, "Transform Your Analytics: Unlock Hidden Insights in Your Data," to discover how AI can revolutionize your organization's decision-making process by providing actionable data and insights. We will explore two crucial topics: explainable AI and the importance of comprehensive datasets. This webinar will showcase how explainable AI makes complex data models transparent and interpretable, enabling users to understand the decisio...

Data literacy plays a vital role in the modern military, enabling effective decision-making, enhanced operational efficiency and improved strategic planning. By leveraging data effectively, the military can gain valuable insights, optimize resources and use drive data-driven decisions that allow commanders to make decisions in near real-time.