Tag: Conference

November 2, 2017

The federal government has big plans for a public-private cybersecurity information exchange, if only it can get buy-in from the private sector. Acting federal Chief Information Security Officer Grant Schneider told attendees at a Nov. 1 information sharing conference in […]

July 24, 2017

Local government IT leaders rely heavily on conferences and webinars to hone their professional skill sets, according to an infographic from the Public Technology Institute. In a “quick poll” of local government IT officials, PTI found that 63 percent of […]

June 9, 2017

IBM InterConnect, Code/Media, SXSW, Google Next, Microsoft WPC, Dreamforce ’17, Adobe Summit…international conferences you may have only dreamed of attending! So many technology conferences, so little time (or money). Maybe you’re looking to stay on top of emerging trends in […]

September 28, 2016

By now everyone know how serious security bugs are. Organizations all over the world have unanimously reached the conclusion that it’s worth investing in order to prevent security issues. At the Ignite conference in Atlanta, Microsoft introduced a unique cloud-based […]

September 28, 2016

Microsoft is seeking to do more than just solve problems for the IT professionals it serves, the company said Monday in connection with its Ignite 2016 conference. The company is seeking to provide opportunities for IT professionals to drive the […]

September 21, 2016

ORLANDO, Fla. — The idea of cybersecurity as “everyone’s responsibility” is gaining traction, but states still have a lot of work to do, according to state IT leaders in a new survey. In the 2016 survey of state chief information […]

August 12, 2016

Las Vegas plays host to three of the most prominent forums in the hacker and information security communities: DEF CON, Black Hat and BSides. Those community-driven conferences offer daily presentations, hands-on training sessions, contests and the chance to exchange innovative […]

March 28, 2016

In San Francisco last week at Pier 48, overlooking the Giants’ AT&T Ballpark, Google Cloud Platform (GCP) executives are holding a user conference to introduce products and services they hope will help make the case for choosing Google in the […]

March 9, 2016

What does it mean when the leader of an innovation consulting firm calls the very word “innovation” a cliche? Mike Maddock of Elmhurst, Ill.-based Maddock Douglas Consulting pointed out the oversaturation of the word “innovation” and offered attendees of the […]

April 28, 2015

It’s been said that the larger the turnout at an IT security conference, the more it indicates that the bad actors are winning most of the battles. Well, the hackers certainly must have the upper hand because RSA Conference 2015 […]