EMC, RSA, and Carahsoft are hosting an exclusive briefing for federal agencies to share intelligence and lessons learned. Space is limited, so don’t miss this great opportunity! Since the start of this year, there has been an increase in frequency and sophistication of ransomware attacks. Criminals deploy ransomware everywhere and hold entire organizations hostage on a daily basis. To combat these threats, federal agencies need to think...

ACT-IAC is pleased to announce that Acquisition Excellence 2016 will be hosted at the Grand Hyatt Washington on March 22. AE 2016 is an education and training event that will bring together the government and industry acquisition communities in order to collaborate on the latest acquisition challenges and generate innovative solutions for potential implementation. AE2016 will provide you with the skills and knowledge you need to be effective i...

SANS returns to Washington, DC with another outstanding offering of IT security and security management courses. We know that training and travel budgets are tight, so we are offering six courses at the Grand Hyatt Washington on September 3-8.Make your plans now to attend SANS Capital City 2013 this September for the following courses and use what you learn in the classroom as soon as you return to the office: Security 301: Intro to Informatio...

SANS WhatWorks in Incident Detection and Log Management Summit 2011The Incident Detection and Log Management Summit will offer two full days of content in a single track, consisting of expert keynotes, professional briefings and dynamic panels. It will concentrate on network-centric and host-centric methods to detect intruders that work in the real world.We will also focus on which logging configurations capture the history of a hacker's activ...

If you like what the SANS Internet Storm Center (ISC) provides to the cyber security community, then you will love SANSFIRE! SANSFIRE 2011 is the one annual training event powered by the ISC. This years event will be held in Washington DC, July 15-24, and includes more than 25 courses and dozens of up-to-the-minute field reports from ISC handlers. Each evening, the ISC handlers share riveting talks on their most interesting experiences and new...

IPv6 may be far away for your network but operating systems and network devices will not hold back. Already, modern operating systems implement IPv6 by default. Windows 7, for example, ships with Teredo enabled by default. Your existing firewall may not block it. Learning more about IPv6 is essential to securing your network. This Summit is designed not just for implementers of IPv6, but also for those who just need to learn how to detect IPv6...

Cyber crime costs individuals, banks and major corporations billions of dollars a year. In particular, the theft of intellectual property threatens to rob the country of the foundations of its economic vitality. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has geared up its capabilities to fight against criminals operating in cyberspace, and is working with the Defense and Homeland Security Departments, other federal agencies and the private sector to...

By appointing the government’s first Chief Performance Officer, President Obama signaled his intention to focus agencies’ work on setting goals, measuring performance and achieving results. Innovative practices aimed at promoting these objectives are emerging from the White House, the Office of Management and Budget and in major agencies as well. Learn from experts about the fast-developing art and science of delivering ever more e...

The Obama administration has pledged to ensure that every single taxpayer dollar is managed as efficiently as possible. The administration has kicked off initiatives to address contract management, performance management, information technology management and human capitol management, among other issues, but administration officials and agency leaders are facing many of the challenges which thwarted progress by their predecessors. Join us for...

Congress has established a National Office for Cybersecurity at the White House, now requires federal agencies to conduct independent audits of their information security programs, and has established new policies for agency acquisition and procurement. Two years ago, Congressman Mike McCaul co-founded the first-ever House Cyber Security Caucus to address these areas of oversight and inconsistency. Join Congressman McCaul in a moderated discus...