Cybersmart Summit 2021 - Agenda
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12:00 PM EST

Thursday, December 09

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Opening Remarks

George Jackson, Director of Events, GovExec

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Opening Remarks

12:02 PM EST

Thursday, December 09

Editorial

Unique Challenges for Public Sector Cloud

Editorial Speaker: Adam Grandt, Managing Director, General Services Administration’s Cloud Adoption and Infrastructure Optimization Center of Excellence

Editorial Moderator: Aaron Boyd, Senior Editor, Nextgov

Description

Government organizations continue to utilize the flexibility and scalability of the cloud for storing data repositories. What unique security challenges do these public sector organizations face? As cybercriminals continue their efforts in tampering with this data, what approaches have leaders found most effective in protecting their infrastructure? During this exclusive interview with Adam Grandt, we will discuss the best practices in securing cloud data.

On Demand

12:25 PM EST

Thursday, December 09

Underwritten

Becoming Secure by Design, presented by Solarwinds

Underwriter Speaker: Tim Brown, Chief Information Security Officer and Vice President, Security, SolarWinds

Underwriter Moderator: Kate Anderson, Director of Programming, GovExec

Description

An Elite Underwriter Session, presented by Solarwinds

The next cyberattack is always around the corner, but you can use every minor incident to help you prepare for major ones. Designing your environment with security in mind at every step will help you better prepare, and you must make sure all those who contribute to your environment are equally secure, including your software partners.

On Demand

12:44 PM EST

Thursday, December 09

Editorial

To Pay or Not to Pay: Rethinking Our Response to Ransomware

Editorial Speaker: Ron Sanders, Staff Director, The Florida Center for Cybersecurity

Editorial Speaker: Diane Savino, Senator, New York State Senate

Editorial Speaker: Meredith Ward, Director of Policy, National Association of State Chief Information Officers

Editorial Moderator: Alisha Powell-Gillis, Senior Editor, Route Fifty

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Ransomware attacks continue to wreak havoc on police departments, school districts and local governments costing billions in recovery costs and productivity losses. While agencies at all levels of government are working to harden their cybersecurity posture to protect themselves against attacks, all continue to face the question of how to respond should an attack occur. Join Nextgov and Route Fifty as they sit down with government leaders to explore how we might rethink our response to paying ransom in response to cyberattacks.

On Demand

1:40 PM EST

Thursday, December 09

Underwritten

Network Visibility as the Foundation for Zero Trust, presented by Gigamon

Underwriter Speaker: Ian Farquhar, Global Field CTO and Director of the Security Architecture Team, Gigamon

Description

An Elite Underwriter Session, presented by Gigamon

On Demand

1:56 PM EST

Thursday, December 09

Underwritten

Security Drivers for IoT, presented by CyberRes, A Micro Focus Line of Business

Underwriter Speaker: Kate Scarcella, Chief Cybersecurity Architect, Micro Focus

Description

An Elite Underwriter Session, presented by CyberRes, A Micro Focus Line of Business

On Demand

2:15 PM EST

Thursday, December 09

Editorial

Enterprise Risk Management as a Cybersecurity Tactic

Editorial Speaker: Nick Marinos, Director, Information Technology and Cybersecurity, GAO

Nahla Ivy, Enterprise Risk Management Officer, National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S. Department of Commerce

Editorial Moderator: Mariam Baksh, Staff Correspondent, Nextgov

Description

While many government agencies have set a strong foundation for their cybersecurity programs, how can leaders collaborate more effectively to further strengthen these approaches? During this panel, government experts and industry leaders explore the potential benefits to integrating cybersecurity with enterprise risk management efforts.

On Demand

3:02 PM EST

Thursday, December 09

Underwritten

Zero Trust: Beyond the Buzz, presented by Zscaler

Underwriter Speaker: Danny Connelly, Chief Information Security Officer, Zscaler

Description

An Elite Underwriter Session, presented by Zscaler

On Demand

3:18 PM EST

Thursday, December 09

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Closing Remarks

George Jackson, Director of Events, GovExec

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Closing Remarks