Examine how government and industry is adapting to the shifting landscape for cybersecurity Red Hat and the National Institute of Standard and Technology are co-hosting the third annual Cybersecurity Open Forum – Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity, in Washington, DC. This in-person event will be an opportunity to hear from some of the brightest cybersecurity professionals to hear about the nature of cybersecurity vulnerabilities...

The state of New York and many of its cities are aggressively pursuing a strategic overhaul of the delivery of services to residents. For instance, the state’s 2022-23 IT strategic plan emphasizes improving IT resiliency in part by getting away from legacy systems, implementing an enterprise architecture, and improving demand management and service delivery, to name a few. The state recently unveiled its new statewide cybersecurity strat...

Threat remediation encompasses a series of risk prevention steps to know how best to act when defending your surface systems from data breaches and financial disruption. This workshop is to help inform and advise SOC professionals on an agnostic, interoperable, risk adverse way to prioritize and measure the impact to your end-to-end incident response framework and act on ways it can be improved through trusted, targeted use of AI and Automation.

The long awaited executive guidance on artificial intelligence has been released by the current administration and Federal agencies have wasted little time getting to work. With the frameworks outlined in the executive order, agencies have started implementing the guidance into their operational networks, recognizing the imperative of swiftly integrating AI-focused strategies to enhance the resilience and effectiveness of their cybersecurity m...

Public sector organizations continue to face a constant barrage of sophisticated cyber threats. And with new cybersecurity mandates and guidance — from recent executive orders to the release of the 2023 National Cyber Strategy — public sector leaders must make considerable decisions about their cyber enterprise that will have lasting impacts for years to come. On top of this, the emergence of novel security capabilities built on ma...

Florida is the third-largest state in the U.S. by population, and it continues to grow rapidly – from 2010 to 2020, its population grew by 14.5%. That kind of growth rate might be the envy of other states, but it also means increased pressure on the state government to deliver internet-based, user-friendly services for everything from child support services to renewing business licenses. To accomplish this transformation in state governm...

Cybersecurity has always contended with evolving threats. As the internet has become more embedded into social and economic life and smart phones, tablets and other handheld devices become ubiquitous, bad actors have devised new attacks to capitalize on new vulnerabilities. And just as agencies are implementing zero trust architecture to help with this wave, other IT developments are threatening to upend cybersecurity even more. For instance,...

Networking, Security, and Zero Trust: A Federal & Enterprise Evolution The modern IT landscape is complex, characterized by the intricate interplay of Federal and commercial sectors, each with unique challenges and requirements. Join us to discuss how Netskope SASE framework provides an environment of enhanced security, efficiency, and innovation, by offering tailored solutions adept at meeting the nuanced demands of both sectors. We will...

A collection of presentations covering various topics including: Evolution of IT Leadership: Navigating Technological Transformation Strategic Planning for Resilience: Federal Leaders’ Response to Cybersecurity Challenges Data-Driven Governance: Leveraging Analytics and AI for Informed Decision-Making Federal IT Leadership in 2024 and Beyond: C-Level Strategies and the CIO’s Role

Government at all levels is moving as quickly as possible to integrate new solutions and overhaul processes that need streamlining. At the same time, officials are keeping close watch on AI and other emerging technologies, wary of the law of unintended consequences. For instance, in early September California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order directing state agencies to study the development, use and risks of generative artificial in...