CDM, Cigars, and Cocktails. Cyber Smoke is a unique networking tradition and must-attend event where you can take advantage of the opportunity to mingle with other cyber professionals from across government and industry. This month, we’re focused on bringing together leaders on the frontlines of CDM. To kick-start the evening, Kevin Cox, CDM Program Manager, DHS will provide brief remarks on how CDM is improving Federal cyber security. J...

The President’s Management Agenda set out an aggressive plan for more effective and efficient government, and a key component of that plan is the modernization of agencies’ technology infrastructure. In a time of budget questions and manpower shortages, how do agencies deliver on this goal? This FCW Summit will explore how agencies have navigated the policy developments, the workforce challenges and look at who has delivered the be...

OASIS Open Consortium, KuppingerCole Analyst Firm and The Integrated Adaptive Cyber Defense (IACD) communities join forces to present a triple threat cybersecurity conference on 8-10 October 2019 at The National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Two conferences / one registration. OASIS and IACD plan to organize a Borderless Cyber track that includes a mixture of interactive panel discussions and presentations featuring proactive/reactive threat...

The expansion of the global Cyber Domain has enabled technological advancements and enhanced the capabilities of the Federal Government, the DoD, and the American private sector. However, our reliance on the Cyber Domain leaves us vulnerable to attacks perpetrated by hostile state actors, terrorist groups, and cybercriminals who exploit weaknesses in our systems to interfere with and degrade our defense and commercial networks and critical inf...

AFCEA Intelligence and the Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) are hosting the sixth annual Intelligence & National Security Summit. The Summit features leaders from both the public and private sectors who will discuss the needs of the U.S. Intelligence Community.

Cybersecurity consistently tops the list of concerns that federal and state and local executives face every day. It affects their spending and their hiring. It is a major undertaking, shifting from a security paradigm focused on perimeter defense to a network-, application- and data-level security that’s inextricably enmeshed in the network. Among the challenges, agencies must determine how much of the lift they will shoulder and how muc...

Putting New Tech into Action The government is often conservative about adopting new and cutting-edge technology—even when it funded the early development. The scale of the applications, the sensitivity of the data and the strategic importance of the agency missions have made federal IT executives cautious. Now a new generation of emerging technology offers particularly promising results—but what is mature enough to implement or pi...

Presented by the Security Industry Association, the 2019 SIA GovSummit focuses on how government leverages security technologies to drive success across a wide spectrum of missions. Held annually in Washington, D.C., GovSummit examines emerging policy trends, technology needs of the government and changes in the risk environment that shape development of products and advanced systems integration to meet evolving security challenges.

#ShiftHappens conference focuses on “digital transformation from the trenches” and will share insanely actionable strategies from leading practitioners. Get up close and personal with industry heavy hitters, change agents, and innovators as they impart their knowledge amongst digital transformation enthusiasts in Washington, D.C. Doesn’t matter if you’re a public sector employee, a CTO, or an IT specialist, we have a l...

Since 2013, the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program has provided federal agencies with IT tools for countering cyberattacks on federal government networks. It is no surprise, however, that over the years attacks on government sites have intensified and become more sophisticated. In its new phase CDM DEFEND rolls out tools and services to create a tailored security strategy, as agencies face demands for more visibility and new enterpr...