Overview

October 22
11AM PT, 2PM ET

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What if the answer to your agency’s security workload isn’t in another RFP, but already training at a university just miles away?

Across the country, forward-looking institutions are launching student-run security operations centers where undergrads train on live systems and handle real-world threats. These aren’t classroom simulations — students are triaging active alerts and working with the same tools your team uses every day. They leave the program ready to contribute to your security team on day one.

The result? A local talent pipeline built for the public sector — trained, tested, and ready to plug into your workforce with zero ramp-up time.

Join Government Technology and TekStream for a live webinar on how public sector leaders are building cybersecurity ecosystems, powered by Splunk, that support daily operations while addressing local workforce gaps.

You’ll hear what’s working, where agencies are seeing real value, and how you can bring this approach to your own city, county, or state.

Here’s what we’ll cover:

  • How state and local agencies are using student-led SOCs: Get a closer look at how this model fits into real-world risk management strategies and why it’s reducing both costs and response times.
  • Where to find cyber talent trained on today’s tools: Learn how universities are graduating students who already know the systems, tactics, and compliance needs your agency works with daily.
  • What it takes to build effective public-academic partnerships: Understand how IT leaders are working with universities and workforce boards, plus how to present the value to decision-makers in your agency.

Speakers

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Bruce Johnson

Senior Director, Enterprise Security

Bruce Johnson has more than 38 years of experience in the information technology industry, including security, infrastructure architecture, software development, and management of multiple portfolios. He has experience in Splunk, security solutions, cloud migration, portal, content workflow, integration, and project management. As the senior director of enterprise security for TekStream, he works to implement security and compliance solutions leveraging Splunk for customers in a variety of environments and industries, as well as a variety of cloud migration and broader Splunk consulting solutions.

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Morgan Wright — Moderator

Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Government

Morgan is an internationally recognized expert on cybersecurity strategy, cyberterrorism, national security and intelligence. He currently serves as Chief Security Advisor for SentinelOne, and is the chief technology analyst for several major cable news organizations. Morgan's landmark testimony before Congress on Healthcare.gov changed how the government collected personally identifiable information. Previously Morgan was a Senior Advisor in the US State Department Antiterrorism Assistance Program, the Senior Law Enforcement Advisor for the 2012 Republican National Convention, taught behavioral analysis at the National Security Agency and spent a year teaching the FBI how to conduct internet investigations. In addition to 18 years in state and local law enforcement as a highly decorated state trooper and detective, Morgan has developed solutions in defense, justice and intelligence for the largest technology companies in the world including Cisco, SAIC, Unisys and Alcatel-Lucent/Bell Labs.