The “Internet of Things” isn’t exactly a new concept, Kevin Ashton coined the term the Internet of Things as far back as 1999. Now, 15 years later, the Department of Defense (DoD) is eager to exploit it.

What is the Internet of Things?

There’s no getting away from the number one threat to the U.S this year – cybercrime.

So you may want to clear your calendar for the Symantec Government Symposium. This ever popular one-day event takes place on April 15, 2015, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.

With all the noise and hubbub around insider threats and data hacks, it’s easy to ignore that other threats persist. Most notably, denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. DDoS occur when cyber criminals make a machine or network resource unavailable to its intended users.

Security hazards are a fact of life and the public sector is a leading target for attacks. Despite progress and increased risk awareness, government hacks and security breaches are skyrocketing. There were almost 61,000 attacks on the federal government in 2013.