Government Events and Resources

DIR Connect brought the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) contracted technology vendors together with IT and purchasing staff from state agencies, local and county government, hospitals, emergency response entities, K-12 and higher education to raise awareness about our Cooperative Contracts (Co-op) program and ...

Cyber attacks are on the increase across all levels of government – and state and local governments are often targeted because they have fewer resources for security.  Almost all states are considering legislation governing AI and protecting their residents from possible harm – ...

Discover the power of the Fortinet Fabric architecture for Secure Networking. Fortinet is the only secure-networking vendor that has a single operating system for firewall, switches, APs, and Network Access Control. Fortinet users get the most comprehensive visibility, fastest time to discover breaches, lowest ...

Carahsoft’s Election Security Readiness Week took place during the week of August 12-15, 2024. Here's what attendees experienced during this campaign: Election Security Focused Sessions: We will be hosting various sessions from Monday, August 12 to Thursday, ...

Discover the power of FortiOS and how it is leveraged to create secure and efficient network architecture. Firewalls, the backbone of any network’s cybersecurity architecture, need to level-up in order to support the demands of the modern world. Especially as SD-WAN (Software-Defined Wide Area Networks) ...

Listen to Fortinet's E-Rate webinar where our IT Education experts discuessed a groundbreaking announcement from the FCC. WIFI on school buses is now E-Rate funding eligible, and your partners at Fortinet are here to guide you through the opportunities this presents for your school. Fortinet’s IT Education ...

Cyber criminals are increasingly targeting emergency response networks throughout the United States. The risk to Next Generation (NextGen) 911 systems posed by advanced malware and denial-of-service (DoS) attacks highlight the critical need for local governments to secure emergency response networks.

Government organizations face threats, like none other. Ensuring that a robust security posture fits inside the regulatory and budget requirements of any agency is a huge feat onto itself. Add on ...

As part of the White House National Cyber Workforce and Education Summit 2022, Fortinet announced that a free education focused version of its Security Awareness and Training service is available to all K-12 school districts and systems in the U.S. In this webinar, Fortinet and Carahsoft discussed how this ...

K-12 schools continue to be targets of ransomware and extortionary attacks at increasing rates, while the everyday business and ED-Tech operational challenges still have need to be met.