The National Cybersecurity Strategy will require more action – from government and industry. It is poised to be the nation’s most comprehensive cyber strategy to date, going well beyond information sharing and public-private partnership. Join MeriTalk for Cyber Central in Washington, D.C. on May 17 for an examination of the strategy, challenges, and opportunities it brings to public and private sector organizations. Government and...

America is experiencing a technology revolution, fueled by new funding and partnerships, and driven by workforce needs and global competition. From strengthening cybersecurity to training the next-generation workforce, the issues and opportunities presented by emerging technologies are changing government IT and the entire Federal ecosystem. Join MeriTalk, industry experts, and government leaders on Wednesday, January 11, to learn where the te...

The best and brightest minds in government and industry, fueled by partnerships and unprecedented R&D funding, are collaborating to push boundaries and accelerate innovation. Next-generation cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, quantum computing, 5G … what will we be able to do tomorrow that we can’t do today? Find out at MeriTalk’s “New & Next: The Government Tech Renaissance,” on December 8th in Wash...

On October 28, 2021, cyber professionals from across government will gather for a virtual experience at Cyber Central. Join us as we explore increasingly hot button cyber issues that are top-of-mind in the new Administration, Congress, and wider cyber community. Specifically, we’ll address the following: How agencies can meet the latest security directives outlined in the Administration’s May Cyber EO How prioritization of secure c...

It’s time to flip the paradigm…and see IT security teams and protocols as the “cloud accelerators” they are. Progressive security teams see the possibilities, but they need the right strategies, processes, and tools in place to make it happen. A zero-trust mindset is critical, but agencies also need a modern secure operations center (SOC) that acts as a security force multiplier. It’s a central command center tha...

The Biden administration’s executive order on cybersecurity takes an ambitious swing at forcing improvements to cybersecurity nationwide – and issues authoritative directions to Federal agencies to modernize IT infrastructure and security concepts and practices. Agencies are tasked to meet aggressive timeframes for moving to cloud, adopting Zero Trust architecture, improving software supply chain security, and more. Some are well o...

CDM is the Federal civilian government’s frontline program to protect against and mitigate cyber-attacks. But security deployments often take years to complete, and in the wake of increasingly high-profile hacks that are thwarting top-notch defenses, time is ticking to meet the challenge. How is the CDM program working with agencies to accelerate the path to better security? And how should agencies engage the CDM program to inoculate aga...

Government organizations are drowning under massive waves of data. It’s time to learn how data lakes can keep your agency afloat. In this course, we will explore everything related to data lakes, including what they can do, what role the cloud plays, and what insights you can gain from them. Learn how to successfully deploy data lakes for mission success by securing senior leadership buy-in, setting measurable outcomes, and determining i...

To innovate faster, you need the right tools to unlock the ability to adapt and scale quickly. Most importantly, you need the right security levels to get there. Throughout this course, we’ll talk about the benefits and capabilities of DevOps, as well as how to appropriately integrate security into DevOps to fuel innovation. We’ll complete the course by featuring the baked-in security controls available on AWS and highlight the key...

95% of enterprises use Active Directory to manage identities, making it both a great tool, and one of the most attractive targets for hackers. With remote work surging in 2020, new vulnerabilities in Federal IT environments are emerging. Add to that insider threat and mismanaged access controls, and you have a roadmap, directing bad actors to sensitive data. Perimeter security is no longer enough to protect government agencies’ highly dy...