It’s a pivotal year. Federal agencies face immediate deadlines for key Zero Trust goals, while transforming digital service delivery and modernizing legacy systems. State and local governments made cybersecurity and digital services their top strategies for 2024. The DoD’s identity program is accelerating cloud adoption, while government contractors are readying for new compliance rules. And across the nation, colleges and universi...

In an era of escalating cyber threats, a proactive approach is essential. This panel will highlight how zero trust principles can be augmented by comprehensive visibility and advanced analytics. By monitoring user behaviors, network traffic, and device activities, federal agencies can gain real-time insights into potential threats, swiftly detecting anomalies and unauthorized activities. This approach empowers agencies to respond promptly to s...

Public sector organizations continue to face a constant barrage of sophisticated cyber threats. And with new cybersecurity mandates and guidance — from recent executive orders to the release of the 2023 National Cyber Strategy — public sector leaders must make considerable decisions about their cyber enterprise that will have lasting impacts for years to come. On top of this, the emergence of novel security capabilities built on ma...

Advances in AI-assisted technologies and the growing sophistication of international threat actors are increasing the stakes for federal agencies to implement new and more effective safeguards to protect the nation’s strategic data. Much of that effort revolves around the Biden administration’s Executive Orders on National Cybersecurity and related mandates coming due in 2024 to adopt zero-trust architectures across their enterpris...

Networking, Security, and Zero Trust: A Federal & Enterprise Evolution The modern IT landscape is complex, characterized by the intricate interplay of Federal and commercial sectors, each with unique challenges and requirements. Join us to discuss how Netskope SASE framework provides an environment of enhanced security, efficiency, and innovation, by offering tailored solutions adept at meeting the nuanced demands of both sectors. We will...

The 8th Annual Counter-Insider Threat Symposium will bring together leaders and experts across government and industry to discuss the current insider threat environment, and the technologies and policies necessary to disrupt and dismantle those threats and safeguard sensitive information vital to maintain national security.

Join Top Leaders from the Public and Private Sectors in Cybersecurity The 14th Annual Billington Cybersecurity Summit will take place September 5–8, 2023, at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, DC. With the unique educational mission of convening the who's who in cybersecurity, this annual event brings together senior leadership from the U.S. government and our allied partners along with their industr...

Join us for an evening with the outgoing Air Force CIO, Lauren Knausenberger. We're thrilled to honor Ms. Knausenberger ahead of her final day at the Air Force and celebrate the impact she has made on defense IT, from championing software factories to implementing zero trust. We will host a live podcast recording with Ms. Knausenberger following a networking reception as she shares unique insights from her six years at the Air Force and advice...

The past two years have brought about a decade’s worth of change to federal technology, from rapidly pivoting to and sustaining a remote, virtual-enabled workforce, to revitalizing customer experience at the heart of government’s biggest missions – all while defending against increasingly sophisticated attacks and making big bets on next generation technologies like cloud, AI and automation. And these transformations are only...

In this 15th annual LEAPS Technology Forum, AFCEA Bethesda will provide an opportunity for government and industry to share information about lessons learned in resolving current challenges law enforcement faces in an increasingly digital world. Panel discussions and roundtables provide a forum for engaging and interactive dialog. Government participants will learn from their colleagues and industry partners. Industry participants will discove...