No municipality can have a fully developed policy for technology that’s evolving as fast as AI, but every municipality can be prepared for how to navigate this path from procurement to reporting. In this session, municipal leaders will share both policy and technology perspectives on actionable steps for any community, regardless of how resourced it is, to map their own way forward for responsible AI exploration and use in municipal gove...

A common misconception is IT security practices can be directly applied to ICS environments. However, a “copy and paste” of traditional IT security into industrial control systems could have problematic or even devastating consequences. The consequences of modern ICS cyber-attacks can include but are not limited to widespread power grid blackouts, failure or physical destruction of critical engineering equipment, massive business f...

Where can you find leaders from Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, and SANS Institute, together on one virtual stage? It's happening for the first time ever at the SANS Cloud Security Exchange 2023. At the inaugural event in 2022, thousands of attendees from across the globe enjoyed learning from independent cloud security experts from SANS Institute who were paired with leaders from the cloud security providers. It work...

CYBERSCOOP PRESENTS CYBERWEEK Join over 10,000 influential leaders from the cybersecurity community at CyberWeek, the nation’s largest week-long cybersecurity festival focused on digital threats, best practices and the U.S. government’s work on improving cyberspace. CyberWeek is an annual movement bringing together top C-Suite leaders from major technology companies, state and federal government agencies, and other influential deci...

DEFENSESCOOP PRESENTS DEFENSE TECH WEEK The time to revolutionize defense technology is now. Senior leaders across the Department of Defense continue to hammer home the point that to stay apace with great power adversaries, the U.S. military must invest in data-driven emerging technologies and prepare for conflict that takes place in cyberspace as much as it does on a traditional battlefield. Join influential leaders and innovators at Defense...

Artificial intelligence and data analytics are improving the delivery of government services in agencies dedicated to medical research, health care and national security. They are also helping the workforce make informed and data-driven decisions across missions. With boosts in cloud computing architecture and information processing capacities, federal agencies are getting a handle on ethical and equitable frameworks, data standards and analyt...

Artificial intelligence is increasing productivity and driving federal agency missions forward. But challenges remain on getting the workforce productive and integrated into the technology, and also hiring and recruiting the best talent. AI leaders discuss change management principles and how they are upskilling and training the next generation of the public service AI workforce.

Registration for this event is now closed Transforming Government through Technology Based Initiatives By taking a citizen centric approach to information technology, public sector leaders can deliver services in a fast, more secure, and reliable manner. While many see the value proposition in investing in information technology there are barriers to adoption. These include security, compliance, budgetary realities, and existing roadmaps. Info...

The National Intelligence Estimate on Climate Change released by the National Security Council in October of 2021 lists eight separate climate change effects, each of which portends impacts on food security: heat, heavy precipitation and flooding, drought, sea level rise, arctic ice melt, tropical cyclones, coral reefs, and biodiversity. As populations experience stressors over the production and consumption of food, the potential for mass hum...

It’s never been more obvious that cybersecurity is critical to the missions of every organization across the public sector. As the nation looks to recover from a once-in-a-century pandemic and increasing and more sophisticated cyberattacks, the U.S. government must ensure that it can secure its networks and data against evolving threats and provide resilient services to Americans during this new normal. Join top public sector decision-ma...