According to Gartner, moving applications to the cloud is the most often mentioned game-changing technology for government CIOs today. OMB’s Cloud Smart guidance has reimagined the way agencies think about IT. This strategy encourages agencies to think of cloud as an array of solutions that offer management options to enhance mission and service delivery. This approach mirrors what commercial companies are doing to drive technology innov...

Cloud adoption has benefited Federal agencies in many ways, but confidence in security has remained elusive. The wave of data breach headlines over the last year have only escalated concerns.Research has revealed that most Federal organizations are running multiple instances of public cloud along with on-premise resources. Security policies that ensure data protection in the cloud often differ from ones governing on-premise environments, creat...

Agency personnel must navigate an ocean of vendor solutions, government mandates, and bureaucratic obstacles in their quest to support their agency mission and deliver services to citizens, business users, and warfighters. To succeed, we must focus not only on the technologies implemented but on how the leaders in our organizations are implementing programs, engaging stakeholders, and empowering teams to drive the outcomes desired. ​ Dur...

The Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) - Northern Colorado Chapter is hosting the first USDA Cyber Focus Summit on Thursday, October 10th, 2019 at the USDA facility located at 2150 Centre Ave, Building D, Fort Collins, CO 80526. This year's theme is "Cloud Security for Government" The Cyber Focus Summit is designed to further educate Cybersecurity, Information Management, Information Technology and Communications Professionals by...

Moving applications to the cloud is a top priority and one of the most often mentioned game-changing technologies for government CIOs today, according to Gartner. But obstacles like lack of experience in cloud migration, security concerns, and acquisition hurdles continue to impede agencies’ progress.Successful IT modernization includes determining cloud readiness with an eye toward providing mission value that supports digital governmen...

IT modernization is a leap into the digital future, and cloud computing is its springboard. In the federal sector, cloud is quickening the advancement of mobile technology, data analytics, artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, agile computing, streamlined development models and advanced cybersecurity. The outcome is growing efficiency and effectiveness in agencies’ missions, improved customer service at agencies seeking to emu...

The pace of change in government IT has never been faster, as data center optimization and cloud initiatives have driven digital modernization. Agencies are constantly looking for the latest innovations that are creating practical transformation within federal IT. Join top influencers and innovators in government and technology for Cloud Smart Talks to learn how federal agencies are leveraging truly innovative technologies to drive mission eff...

Chairman: John Pescatore, SANS Director of Emerging Security TrendsKeynote: Ashley Mahan, Secure Cloud Portfolio & FedRAMP Director Sponsors: AWS, IBM, Rackspace and Okta The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) has been a highly successful GSA initiative to enable government agency use of cloud services by providing streamlined approach to assessment, authorization and continuous monitoring. Providers of cloud servi...

Spring Greetings! NASA SEWP is hosting a FREE "SEWP Training and Industry Day" training event on June 12, 2019 at the Denver Marriott West. NASA SEWP TRAINING & INDUSTRY DAY: Where: Denver Marriott West 1717 Denver West Boulevard Golden, Colorado 80401 When: Wednesday, June 12 (8:00 am - 3:00 pm) Cost: FREE! Sessions and event details are outlined below: Two tracks will be offered in the morning: One for Federal Government and one for Indu...

Join us for a complimentary webinar on May 30, 2019 to learn about the strong partnership between Thales eSecurity, the industry leader in access control encryption and key management solutions, and FireEye, the industry leader in external threat intelligent services.The Thales Vormetric Data Security Platform produces detailed security intelligence log information on file level access of sensitive data including server activity, access attemp...