CarahCast: Podcasts on Technology in the Public Sector

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Powering Secure R&D Collaboration with Box Sep 08, 2022

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Join us to learn how several leading federal research organizations leverage the power of the Box Content Cloud to power their R&D missions.

Gaps Exist in Your Monitoring Infrastructure — Know Your Weaknesses with SolarWinds Aug 26, 2022

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Although no monitoring architecture is perfect, most monitoring issues can be traced back to avoidable gaps. Join Monalytic Vice President of Technology Scott Pross to learn how to find these problematic blind spots and mitigate “unknown” gaps before they impact valuable uptime, so teams can become proactive in resolving issues before disruptions happen.

Explore What's New with VMware Renewals Horizon Aug 26, 2022

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On behalf of VMware and Carahsoft, we would like to welcome you to today’s podcast focused on VMware Horizon Renewals, we are lucky enough to have Nick Wager, our Pre-Sales System Engineer, as he discusses everything you need to know about VMware Horizon.

Frenemies: Differing Viewpoints of Government Technology C-Suite Roles Aug 12, 2022

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The Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) are both important roles within any organization but can have differing views and challenges when delivering technology and services for their City. This session will explore the complex relationship between the CIO and CISO and how better understanding the other's perspectives and priorities can help accomplish the City's security goals.

Cyber Risk Challenges and Opportunities Aug 12, 2022

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With the constant change in technology and the rising cyber threats, government organizations struggle to understand and translate cyber risks into the context of risk. Organizations can be overwhelmed by the magnitude, velocity and complexity of existing and emerging cyber risks. This session will focus on the challenges and yet opportunities government organizations have to determine assets critical to operations, ability to obtain and leverage actionable information, establish and communicate security policies and standards, detect and respond to attacks, identify and remediate security deficiencies, and establish clear IT risk management best practices.

Third Party Risk Management - Strength or Weakest Link? Aug 12, 2022

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Government organizations increasingly rely on third parties to help support operations, their employees and in many cases the public they serve. While it is possible to outsource many activities to third parties, organizations retain the risks associated with their third-party relationships. This session will focus on why organizations need to deeply understand the risks third-party providers present and why its critically important to have impactful controls in place in order to manage risk within acceptable boundaries.

Grants: Free Money with Strings Attached Aug 12, 2022

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The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act includes a $1 billion State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program. This is an exciting opportunity for State and Local governments to collaborate and align strategic cybersecurity priorities. However, there are still many unknowns associated with this funding opportunity. This session will explore the Federal, State and Local government expectations of the grant funding and discuss approaches to building a cohesive grant submission.

Organizational Resiliency and Operational Risk Factors Aug 12, 2022

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A successful resiliency program aligns your impact analysis, continuity planning, IT disaster recovery planning, crisis management and incident response activities with your organization's broader business strategy and objectives. Resiliency requires building processes and technologies that naturally adapt to adverse conditions, make mid-course corrections, and avoid many of the negative impacts of a disruption. This session will focus on how an organizations resiliency can positively impact its overall operational risk.

Fight Cybercrime with X-Ray Vision with Trustwave Jul 20, 2022

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Trustwave Government Solutions Managed Security Services (MSS) is the combination of the industry’s best preventive and detective tools under a world-class managed services umbrella with unrivaled global threat intelligence.

Ensure the Success of Fiscal Year Spend by Focusing on End User Experiences Jul 14, 2022

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Join Carahsoft and Riverbed Technology for an informed and engaging discussion led by Donald Kyzar, former CIO, Department of Justice’s Office of Inspector General and Marlin McFate, Riverbed’s Public Sector CTO about how federal agencies can cost effectively ensure the productivity, performance, and experiences of end users, applications, remote workforces, citizen-facing services, and IT investments with Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM) solutions.