The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) has gone into effect as of December 2020. CMMC compliance will drive any company in the Defense contract supply chain to be certified in order to qualify for government contracts. Much like FedRAMP before, CMMC will require data held within databases belonging to DoD contractors to be secured and continuously monitored for attacks. Compliance is not security and security is not compliance,...

FOR FEDERAL USERS ONLY: FREE training on the Federal Personal Property Management Abandonment and Destruction process. Registration is required for this training - each participant will get their own unique entry URL, so you must register to be granted access to the Meeting Space. Participants will receive one (1) Continuous Learning Point for attending. GSA Meeting Space may not be compatible with everyone's system. Please test your connectio...

While the pandemic up-ended much of 2020, it has provided agencies a chance to test, at scale, remote working and cybersecurity protocols that come along with it (i.e. zero trust, VPN’s). Many of these measures are carrying over into 2021 as the government workforce continues to operate outside of the traditional boundaries of the Federal workplace. State-sponsored international hacking efforts are also helping to drive the zero trust ar...

Effective communication strategies rely heavily on visuals to make a lasting impression. Including images with information-rich text is proven to capture the attention of your target audience and increase engagement!Register for our complimentary webinar to discover how you and your agency can accelerate design processes and deliver stunning visual experiences to both citizens and employees. Whether you are looking to enhance brochures, intern...

The Biden-Harris team has identified core priority areas including COVID-19, economic recovery, taxes, healthcare, climate and clean energy, and social challenges, among other issues. How will this translate into the Federal Agenda? What will be the biggest challenges for organizations, and what will this mean for the future of business? Don’t miss this webcast, which will be moderated by Lorna Stark, KPMG National Government & Publi...

Protecting your agency from ransomware can feel like a full-time job. From hiding in SSL to chasing unknown file downloads to preventing lateral movement, there seems to be no shortage of ways ransomware can outsmart your defenses. Join Jose Padin, Director, Public Sector Sales Engineering, Deepen Desai, VP of Security Research and Operations, and Danny Connelly, Chief Information Security Officer at Zscaler, as they provide details on some of...

High-value penetration testing doesn't involve just throwing a bunch of hacks at a target environment and declaring victory when a shell prompt magically pops up. Instead, the best penetration testers focus on understanding their craft in-depth, providing significant value to organizations by improving their security stance through technical excellence and implementation of a well-understood and repeatable methodologies, which will deliver rea...

To protect the health and safety of attendees, all 2021 summits have been moved to a virtual platform due to COVID-19 concerns. The Official Cyber Security Summit connects C-Suite & Senior Executives responsible for protecting their companies’ critical infrastructures with innovative solution providers and renowned information security experts. These events maintain as much of the traditional tradeshow experience as possible with a v...

Has rapidly enabling and securing remote learning and telework left you wondering where to focus? Do you need a better way to obtain resources?Join Fortinet and Carahsoft for this complimentary webinar that will discuss how to make the most of your available federal funding sources to pay for the transition to remote/hybrid learning while keeping your district safe from cyberattacks.Listen in for a detailed discussion about:The "new normal" an...

At the beginning of 2020, nearly every organization had a multi-year digital transformation program they were executing against. As the global pandemic set in, for most, that multi-year plan became a multi-month plan and multi-week in some cases. “In every life story, including our own, decisions are made in haste that determine the course of eternity.” ― Liz Curtis Higgs 2020 became the year of haste. Workforces and workload...