Overview

February 24

State and local governments face relentless cyber threats. Hackers are using technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) to automate how they infiltrate systems and gain unauthorized access to sensitive data. Hybrid work and expanded digital services have created a seemingly limitless perimeter.

Governments must fight fire with fire. Agencies need to leverage emerging technologies — particularly AI and machine learning — to confront these threats and safeguard the valuable public information they collect.

But in order to build more modern and nimble security operations, governments need to establish an AI-ready foundation now.

In this valuable webinar, we’ll look at what organizations need to do now to get ready for an AI-enabled cybersecurity future.

Speakers

Deborah A. Snyder — Moderator

Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Government

Deborah is an accomplished C-level executive, influencer and educator who has dedicated her career to improving state and local government services for the citizens of New York state through policy and technology innovation. She has a broad range of experience in government, policy, cybersecurity, privacy and information technology. She recently retired from the position of New York state’s chief information security officer, where she led the state’s cybersecurity programs and directed the NYS Cyber Command Center. She works with organizations and universities to strengthen cybersecurity defenses and preparedness, and to create and inspire the next generation of cyber leaders.

Kirk Lonbom — Speaker

Director of Public Safety and Justice Strategy, Microsoft

As Director of Public Safety and Justice Strategy at Microsoft, Kirk Lonbom establishes and drives Microsoft’s strategy to best serve the public safety and justice mission for state and local government in the U.S. In this role, Kirk works with public safety and justice executives, practitioners, and information technology professionals to ensure Microsoft’s technology, services and partner eco-system address the most critical needs of the entire public safety and justice community.

Terence Jackson — Speaker

Cybersecurity Director for State and Local Government, Microsoft

As a Cybersecurity Director for State and Local Government at Microsoft, Terence helps CIO’s and CISO’s align Cybersecurity to organizational goals by using best practices, experience and technology to reduce overall risk and friction that monolithic security solutions introduce. Before joining Microsoft he was the Chief Information Security and Privacy Officer in the private sector.

Webinar

AI-Ready Government: Future-Proofing Your Organization's Cybersecurity