Working safely and securely from remote locations has never been more important. However, legacy methods of remote access can open potential security risks. With most remote work happening over cloud-based email and other SaaS apps such as Office 365, G Suite, and Box, this leaves your remote workforce vulnerable as these apps contain sensitive data, which must be protected. The path to better cloud application security lies in an integrated a...

The last few months have altered work in ways never before imagined. Conference rooms are now conference calls, and the “new normal” is still being defined. According to OPM’s most recent telework report to Congress, only 22% of government employees had adopted telework as part of their regular work week prior to the pandemic. Telework and flexible work schedules are in the toolbox to ensure the health and safety of governmen...

Three months after the impact of the pandemic spurred virtually universal work from home, agencies are reviewing state by state plans for partial or full return to work. To encourage collaboration and effective delivery of agency missions, technological tools such as cloud solutions, virtual private networks, and teleconferencing were implemented, with close monitoring the impact of these changes on their cybersecurity profile. This webinar wi...

Join NetFoundry and Carahsoft for this exclusive webinar series as we discuss topics related to our NetFoundry platforms and their end user functionality. NetFoundry's zero trust enablement allows secure and reliable communication between customers and software services, no matter where the client or host are connected. NetFoundry has incorporated the concepts of zero trust, micro-segmentation, software-defined perimeter, and least privileged...

Most of our lives have drastically shifted this year. Along with the impact to family and health to consider, many government customers have a workplace that has shifted from on-site face-to-face interactions to a remote environment. In these challenging times, the mission to learn from mass quantities of data and communicate with citizens is more important than ever. That data is nothing if we don't make it actionable and use it to provide im...

Today, agencies are striving to improve their application security programs, while at the same time, not slowing down the development, delivery, and deployment of their software applications. Can a balance be achieved between security and an organization’s (or agency’s) daily business requirements? We know it’s possible. Application Security (AppSec) Awareness Programs that are specifically focused on the development communit...

In many countries, the COVID-19 pandemic has triggered new challenges and obstacles for government agencies. Many are still grappling with how to use funds for maximum impact as they embrace the “Next Normal.” For many CIOs, the challenge ahead is daunting and vague on where to start. The roadmap to the “Next Normal” requires organizations to move from their initial response to the crisis to a state of readiness, and ul...

Before COVID-19, most communities had a Sunshine Act (in California, The Brown Act) or equivalent that required councils to offer in-person options for public participation in civic meetings. Today, most cities, counties, and states have temporarily paused these requirements but conscientious councils still prefer to offer public participation, digitally or via video. Join this webinar to learn how local councils are setting the new standard f...

For weeks, most of the federal civilian workforce and a large percentage of Department of Defense employees have been teleworking. Information Technology offices across government have been logging long – often intense – hours in order to enable mission-critical work, some of it directly tied to COVID-19 response efforts. Agencies have purchased hundreds-of-thousands of new laptops, managed an exponential rise in help-desk requests...