Cybersecurity is a cornerstone of the Biden administration’s priorities and has never been more important to securing the nation’s infrastructure and data from cyber threats than it is today. Government IT leaders must remain vigilant against near-constant cyber threats while maintaining legacy systems and securing a remote workforce. In this workshop, Nextgov/FCW will examine the most important trends in cybersecurity across the f...

Leaders across the federal government are under pressure to deliver on an ever-expanding mission with limited resources. Doing so requires the modernization of systems and processes to connect data, content, and applications to maximize existing infrastructure investments and enhance information availability, value, and security. With countless directives and executive orders on everything from cybersecurity and data sharing to improving the c...

As government agencies increasingly embrace artificial intelligence to safeguard critical assets, public sector leaders are discovering innovative approaches to proactively identify and fight vulnerabilities in an automated manner. From the Artificial Intelligence Cyber Challenge to the Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of AI, it’s evident that efficient AI integration requires a robust security fra...

Many federal agencies have yet to find efficient methods of maximizing their cloud usage in a cost-effective way. Studies show that approximately 50-60% of cloud spend is focused on cloud service provider (CSP) usage. If an organization focuses on resell contracts aimed at negotiating CSP discounts, they may overlook implementing other solutions, such as discount service level agreements (SLA). These discount SLAs have the potential to curtail...

As custodians of critical information and public trust, government employees confront intricate security challenges in a landscape filled with multifaceted threats. They require a sophisticated approach to the technology that underpins their operations. IT leaders are strategically incorporating specialized frameworks into their tech stacks, thereby gaining comprehensive control over mobile operations. This encompasses overseeing identities, m...

Securely providing the right information to the right people at the right time is at the heart of national security today. But for mission owners and security policy leaders whose objectives have never been contained within the confines of these 4 walls, the limitations of physical infrastructure can prove challenging to fostering collaboration and ensuring the protection of critical information. In an era of complexity, when strategic competi...

Zero Trust is a must for most federal civilian agencies in 2024, with the Biden administration’s directive for agencies to adopt at least some level of zero trust architecture by September. Faced with challenges in everything from automation and modernization to the hybrid work environment, today’s IT and cyber leaders aim to mitigate risk by adopting the latest zero trust security solutions to secure their endpoints and protect th...

Confronted with dynamic shifts in development environments and the emergence of intricate security threats, today's state and federal IT leaders grapple with a multitude of challenges in their pursuit of crafting advanced, secure applications for the benefit of the citizens and communities they serve. Despite the abundance of tools for creation and deployment and a wealth of best practices at their disposal, numerous agencies find themselves a...

As agencies prepare for a busy 2024, leaders across the public sector are evaluating how to streamline internal operations, meet the mission and improve the citizen experience. Emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence, have great potential to do that and more. From enhancing citizen experiences to transforming operations to rethinking infrastructure, advancements in generative artificial intelligence, machine learning and cloud c...

The threats facing federal agencies are becoming more challenging to predict and defend against. And for too long, security operations center (SOC) analysts have been inundated with alerts to triage manually, creating an inefficient game of whack-a-mole while critical alerts are missed and vulnerabilities remain exposed. Emerging technologies like artificial intelligence have the potential to flip that paradigm and put defenders back in the dr...