Uncover Database Weaknesses with DbProtectEvery government agency is undoubtedly concerned about keeping outside attackers away from its sensitive data stored in databases, but understanding who has access to that data from within the organization can be an equally challenging task. The goal of every attacker is to gain privileged access. An excessively privileged user account can be used as a weapon of destruction in the enterprise, and if t...

Following high profile disasters in recent years, the emergency management community is exploring new approaches to traditional recovery challenges. These changes, from the use of technology to improve decision-making to legislation, are improving our ability to build stronger, more resilient communities. Follow the conversation as Thad Allen, Executive Vice President at Booz Allen Hamilton and Retired Admiral of the US Coast Guard, moderates...

Last March, we held the second SREcon, a conference focused on site reliability and production systems at scale, with 370 attendees. The demand for SREcon16 is high, and we are looking for experts in the site reliability space to drive another outstanding conference. SREcon16 will take place on April 7–8, 2016, in Santa Clara, CA. Last year, we added a second day to cover more subjects; based on last year's success, we've decided to keep...

The US Department of Energy Federal Energy Management Program is pleased to announce the First Thursday Seminar Data Center Energy Efficiency Best Practices that will air on Thursday, April 7th, 2015 from 1:30 to 3:00 pm EST. This seminar will cover why energy-efficient data centers are critical, energy-efficiency opportunities, and energy management improvement processes. Topics include best practices for acquisition, benchmarking, performanc...

Join us in Santa Clara, CA, for the 2016 USENIX Workshop on Cool Topics in Sustainable Data Centers (CoolDC '16). The goal of the workshop is to become a venue where experts in sustainable energy systems, data center physical infrastructure, networking and server architecture, cloud computing, and internet-scale applications can come together to exchange ideas on how to maintain and improve the sustainability of warehouse-scale computer infra...

BIG DATA IN THE REAL WORLD Big. Fast. Intelligent. Three words that define the future of data. Structure Data is bringing together the world’s top computer scientists, software executives and business users to discuss how advances in data technology are already reshaping our world—and why it’s only the beginning. This March, learn the real promise of big data. At Structure Data we’ll explore… How artificial intel...

We are pleased to invite you to attend our new event in Pennsylvania with SANS Philadelphia 2016 on February 29 - March 5 at the Sonesta Philadelphia, located in downtown Philadelphia.We have five of our top information security courses selected to provide you with the training and certification that you need to boost your career by learning from the best! SANS Instructors are industry professionals who will ensure that you not only learn the...

Join us for the 11th annual ICS Security Summit. The Summit is the premier event to attend in 2016 for ICS cybersecurity practitioners and managers. This year's summit will feature more in-depth technical talks, case studies, and hands-on challenges than ever before. Summit Details Attendees come to the Summit to learn and discuss the newest and most challenging cyber security risks to control systems, and the most effective defenses. The Summ...

The federal IT enterprise is changing. Under pressure to improve the agility and scalability of IT services, federal agencies are looking to take a new approach to their enterprise infrastructure. They need the ability to rapidly provision resources—compute, storage, networking, software—to meet constantly shifting workload demands driven by cloud, mobility, big data, and related solutions. The traditional approach of dedicating re...

Foundations, Trends, and Futures in Business Intelligence and Analytics -- Successful and sustainable business intelligence and analytics programs are built on a solid foundation, responsive to trends in the industry, and aware of emerging and future technologies and practices. Join us in Orlando for comprehensive training on the skills that are essential to business intelligence and analytics success—today and tomorrow. Learn How to Lea...