When you hear the word DevSecOps, what does it mean to you? What is the most authentic meaning of the term? DevSecOps gives people, those with the most context, the responsibility for security decisions without sacrificing required safety. DevSecOps is less of a technology problem and more of an organizational and people issue. Tune in as topic experts dive into what it means to adopt DevSecOps from a people-change perspective. How should the...

Fifteen years ago, there were 50 million websites. Today there are nearly two billion. With the government’s adoption of cloud technologies, that number is continuing to grow exponentially. In order to appropriately comply with regulations, it is imperative that government agencies incorporate security testing across the complete SDLC. The only way to do that at scale is with modern solutions that embrace automation and are integrated di...

Tune into this event to hear from topic experts on how emerging technologies have transformed the Federal Government, as well as ways to strengthen an agency’s digital transformation journey. What challenges have these panelists experienced? What solutions were put in place to overcome these challenges?

Panel: Accelerating Cloud Modernization through Migration within The Federal Government As Federal agencies work to realize their cloud smart strategies, shifting to modernizing in a way that leverages both cloud and hybrid environments to transform the way they manage their data have become more prevalent. This type of modernization allows these Federal agencies to support the increasing and evolving operational needs of their missions in a f...

Covid-19 uncovered the Government’s need for a secure cloud environment. The migration to the cloud made organizations stop and think about their security posture and their readiness for this change. As more agencies move to cloud infrastructures, challenges arise with control over individual users’ devices. Is your agency implementing a Zero Trust model? Is there a multi-cloud security strategy in place? Tune in as subject matter...

On June 24, 2021 we had a successful kick-off to our in-person Meetups, with about 30 members meeting at Old Ox Brewery in Ashburn to discuss internships and other cybersecurity workforce solutions. Let's keep the momentum going!At our July 28th Meetup, we'll learn how a local Loudoun company is addressing a global problem: phishing. If you're in cybersecurity, you know the danger of phishing as an attack vector for credential-theft or malware...

Informed public health decision-making, as it relates to a pandemic, requires the collection, curation, and rapid integration of accurate and relevant data. This capability is crucial in developing predictive models to forecast essential data such as the number of newly reported COVID infections and deaths per week, which can be reported in the forecast plots or trends in numbers of future reported infections and deaths. Join the ATARC Predict...

The American Rescue Plan offers Federal, State and Local government agencies the resources they need to restore America’s communities. This bill was designed to facilitate America’s recovery from the economic and health effects of COVID-19. In order to mitigate the economic impact, organizations must be purposeful with their strategies not only for today but for tomorrow and the future onward. How can Federal agencies build and mov...

The US Federal Government has the tremendous responsibility of protecting and defending its employees, civilians and the nation’s critical infrastructure and buildings, all the while ensuring mission accomplishment. Federal agencies face complex challenges that include maintaining a safe environment for all citizens and staff, as well as improving operational productivity while remaining compliant to appropriate security standards. With...

Agencies have come to accept the cloud and migration of data to the cloud as the new normal. The adoption of a hybrid multi cloud data strategy is crucial to manage data access layers and consume cloud resources consistently across agency infrastructures. This panel aims to bring you a collaborative information discussion focused on what may be the best way for agencies to implement public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid multi cloud strategies...