Overview

As the agency that oversees the strategic technology direction for the second-largest state in the U.S. that constitutes a mix of rural and urban communities, the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) holds a big responsibility when it comes to cybersecurity. With cyberattacks against state and local government increasing exponentially during the pandemic, DIR leaders have stayed on the leading edge of threat defense to ensure Texas agencies remain protected.

On July 28 at 11am PT/2pm ET, Nancy Rainosek, CISO of Texas is joining Government Technology to explore the current cybersecurity challenges the state is facing and how it is developing a strategy that reduces risk and meets the diverse needs if its governmental entities. Register now for this hour-long webcast to also hear:

Policy practices that Texas is putting into place to meet cybersecurity risks in today’s environment
Some of the latest approaches to defending against ransomware and other persistent threats
Tangible strategies and tactics for building a defense-in-depth cybersecurity strategy that meets the challenges of today and the future

Speakers

Allen McNaughton

Director of Pre-Sales Engineering, Public Sector, Infoblox

Allen McNaughton is the Director of Pre-Sales Engineering, Public Sector at Infoblox and leads the technical design and support for Federal, State/Local agencies and the Education vertical. He is also responsible for ensuring that Infoblox maintains the highest level of government certifications across product lines. With over 20 years of experience in developing security solutions for Service Providers, Public Sector and Enterprise customers, Allen helps customers not only understand the technical, but also the business impacts of cyber-attacks and how to help mitigate those threats, specifically with a focus on DNS.

Nancy Rainosek

Chief Information Security Officer, Texas

Nancy has over 30 years of IT experience in Texas state government and private sector consulting. Prior to joining DIR, she served as the deputy Chief Information Security Officer and the Enterprise Security Operations Manager for the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, a $30 billion enterprise. She was pivotal in the creation of the enterprise security program at HHSC and the foundation of their advanced SOC. She was an IT Audit Manager and Information Resource Manager at the Texas State Auditor’s Office

Dan Lohrmann — Moderator

Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Government

Daniel J. Lohrmann is an internationally recognized cybersecurity leader, technologist, keynote speaker and author. He led Michigan government’s cybersecurity and technology infrastructure teams from May 2002 to August 2014, including as enterprise-wide chief security officer (CSO), chief technology officer (CTO) and chief information security officer (CISO). During his distinguished career, he has served both the public and private sectors in a variety of executive leadership capacities including advising senior leaders at the White House, National Governors Association (NGA) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Throughout his career he has received numerous national awards including CSO of the Year, Public Official of the Year and Computerworld Premier 100 IT Leader.

Webinar

Building a Defense Against Today's Evolving Threat Vectors: A State Perspective