Past Events

This virtual informational webinar will summarize the key requirements for participation and outline test procedures. You will also have an opportunity to ask questions of NTIA/ITS and CableLabs, the organizer and host lab for the challenge.
 

This webinar focuses on NTIA’s State Digital Equity Planning Grant Program and highlights the digital equity technical assistance resources developed by NTIA’s Technical Assistance and Digital Equity Teams.

Today’s cybercriminals pose more significant threats to the economy than ever before. New safeguards are needed in order to protect businesses both small and large from such criminals. Join us, with the San Francisco Bay Area Better Business Bureau, to learn about how to protect your business from cyber criminals, and how to detect possible cyber-attack before they happen!

NTIA will host an industry listening session on the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund (PWSCIF) at 10 AM EST on Tuesday, January 24, 2023. This virtual session is designed to collect feedback to inform the development of the Innovation Fund grant program. This includes, but is not limited to, grant criteria, the types of projects the fund should support, and how to overcome barriers to the adoption of open, interoperable and standards-based RAN.

Please join the NTIA Office of Minority Broadband Initiatives (OMBI) on January 19th to learn how to be involved in NTIA initiatives to further broadband access and digital equity in your communities. The Office of Minority Broadband Initiatives (OMBI) works with Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) and other Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs); and their educational and community partners to promote broadband connectivity, digital opportunities and inclusive innovation in historically underrepresented and marginalized communities.

For many businesses, a major portion of their annual revenue is collected between Black Friday and New Year’s. While many of us are looking forward to enjoying some time off with family and friends, the bad actors are getting ramped up to launch fresh rounds of mayhem. We will share examples to heighten your awareness of the hackers’ favorite techniques. You’ll learn about some of the most damaging types cyberattacks, and how they exploit you and your company’s vulnerabilities.

This webinar will provide a wide overview on permitting as it relates to broadband infrastructure programs. Topics covered will include: 

• State, Local, and Private Permitting
• Pole Attachments
• One-Touch Make-Ready (OTMR)
• Conduit Access | Dig Once Policies
• NEPA/EHP and BEAD NOFO Requirements

Join NIST on December 8 for a webinar to:

• Meet the new NCCoE water sector team.
• Learn more about the proposed NCCoE project, Securing Water and Wastewater Utilities: Cybersecurity for the Water and Wastewater Systems.
• Learn how to get involved during the publication’s open comment period.
• Hear from a panel of water and wastewater system experts discussing cybersecurity challenges and opportunities for the sector.
• Engage in a question-and-answer period with the project team and industry stakeholders.

Join us to learn about the most common Cybersecurity frameworks and standards that apply to small businesses such as the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC), Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and more.

Small businesses, beware! Hackers, scammers, and data thieves have you in their sights. But there are simple, cost-effective steps you can take to help protect the security of the sensitive corporate, customer, and employee information in your possession. Isn’t it worth a brief investment of time to learn what you can do to safeguard confidential data?