Overview

June 21

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Fully confronting today’s evolving threat landscape requires a lot of resources: Money, time, space and talent. Securing everything an agency needs for modern protection is a challenge that only grows over time, especially as agencies must compete for the most knowledgeable professionals.

Today’s supply chain risk management (SCRM) strategies possess flexibility that can help alleviate the burden placed on agencies, and the right partnerships come with advanced skillsets by relying on more experts and their experiences. Deploying these SCRM tools can help organizations identify where threat actors are attacking, thus enabling agencies to align their security controls to the those most vulnerable to sophisticated attacks. Agencies can leverage funds from the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to procure these valuable tools.

For practical advice on managing supply chain risks, join Government Technology and Proofpoint for a free webinar on June 21 at 11 a.m. Pacific/2 p.m. Eastern. Experts on the panel will cover today’s cyber threats and different strategies to combat them, all while protecting what’s most important to internal operations and overall success.

 

Speakers

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Otto Doll

Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Government

As the Minneapolis CIO for seven-plus years, Otto was responsible for all city IT services. He also served as South Dakota's CIO for 15 years with responsibility for all state government computing, telecommunications, radio, and public broadcasting. While with IT research firms, Mr. Doll has advised Fortune 1000, federal, state, and local government CIOs on information technology assessment and alignment to business needs. He has served as a director with the United States General Services Administration, developing information technology strategic plans and oversight policy. Mr. Doll received his computer science degree from Virginia Tech and is a senior executive fellow of the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. He is a past president of NASCIO — a national organization of state CIOs. He also is a past president of the Metropolitan Information Exchange (MIX) — a national organization of city and county CIOs. Mr. Doll was named to Government Technology's 2004 Top 25 Doers, Dreamers and Drivers.

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Ryan Witt

Senior Director, Industry Solution Group, Proofpoint

Ryan is responsible for the solutions and strategy for the company’s focused industries. He is also one of Proofpoint’s Resident CISOs and Chairs the company Healthcare Customer Advisory Board. Ryan is a recognized cyber security executive and a frequent speaker at many industry events. Previously, Ryan was the healthcare leader for Fortinet and Juniper Networks where he also was the Chair for their respective Healthcare Customer Advisory Boards. Ryan is a graduate of San Jose State University and lives in Silicon Valley.

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William (Bill) Rials, Ph.D. — Moderator

Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Government

Bill is a professor and associate director (department chair) of the Tulane University School of Professional Advancement IT and Cybersecurity Program, where he focuses on continually delivering and updating the program curriculum based on innovative and emerging technologies. Before transitioning to academia and higher education, he had a diverse gov tech career delivering value to state agencies, local governments, and law enforcement agencies throughout the state of Mississippi. He has served in CIO, CTO, and CISO roles for local governments and also in various leadership positions within the state of Mississippi’s IT organization as a deputy to the state CIO. Dr. Rials holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Belhaven University, a master’s degree in computer information systems and cybersecurity from Missouri State University, as well as a Ph.D. in higher education administration and public administration from Jackson State University. His dissertation research involved the critical factors that affect the adoption of cloud services within the public sector. He is a noted expert in the IT and cybersecurity space and is frequently quoted by national media outlets. He is also a frequent contributor to national IT government organizations such as NASTD and NASCIO.

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