Cybersecurity is always the top priority if you ask state or local IT leaders. In a space that moves so fast and affects so many, two of the most common challenges named by security workers are the feeling of isolation in knowing that they face all these threats alone from their resource-constrained, staff-limited offices, and a general feeling of being overwhelmed by the new varieties of cyberattacks that are discovered each day. The SNG Live...

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, many government agencies were forced out of their comfort zones to mass telework. Months into the pandemic, many agencies still have a substantial number of their employees working remotely. Telework, which was once a convenience afforded to few across government, is now becoming the norm. This SNG Live Virtual Speaker Series will explore the long-term impact of teleworking at the federal, state and local, wheth...

At the core of all government technology operations in 2020, a comprehensive and secure data strategy is essential if agencies are to deliver on their missions and serve the American public. With the arrival of COVID-19 this became even more apparent as agencies looked to data to power their response efforts and considered new ways to securely deliver streaming data insight into the hands of teleworking employees. As governments expand use of...

Gone are the days of agencies trusting everything on their networks. It’s proven that malicious attacks are just as likely to come from inside a network as they are from outside — so, no one can be trusted. Instead, agencies are increasingly taking the zero-trust architecture approach, authenticating users and devices anytime they move around the network. The SNG Live Virtual Speaker Series will focus on the adoption of zero-trust...

Cybersecurity can no longer be an afterthought in any public sector mission. This has been proven time and time again, particularly as the nation continues to grapple with the lingering impacts of COVID-19 and works to safeguard one of its most vital institutions during the 2020 election. Agencies at all levels of government and educational institutions are facing a security transformation. And as they adopt modernized IT systems, they must al...

The Department of Defense has an industrial base with more than 300,000 contractors who provide goods and services— and many of those businesses hold highly sensitive national security information. To better secure this supply chain, DOD has launched a program called the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC). This SNG Live virtual session will focus on the latest in the development of CMMC and the impacts it will have on the...

Based on the ongoing developments of the COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions on gatherings, Fal.Con for Public Sector 2020 at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, DC will be postponed until March 2021. Now more than ever, government agencies are under pressure to maintain the confidentiality, integrity and availability of their data and services as they try to adjust to the new reality of a global pandemic. With new threats coming online e...

In the era of the cloud, data strategy and security are essential to driving mission-critical outcomes and innovative citizen services for government agencies. From advanced analytics and artificial intelligence to realizing the benefits of a hybrid, multi-cloud environment, data is the key to enabling the next-generation technologies that government looks to adopt in the 21st century. Join top leaders and decision-makers from the public-secto...