Overview

May 11

Less than four years ago – in May 2018 – the European Union’s landmark General Data Protection Regulation (GDRP) took effect, cementing data privacy and online activity as a foundational aspect of cybersecurity and public safety.

Since then, California, Virginia and Colorado have followed with their own data privacy legislation. Other states – and possibly the federal government – will undoubtedly follow.

These new pieces of legislation, along with an increasing public demand for digital privacy, have implications at every level of government. To ensure digital privacy, governments have to be able to protect all sensitive information related to a particular individual, whether they are an employee or a constituent. And that means refocusing your cybersecurity strategy around identity.

Join us May 11th at 10am PST as we explore the intersection of identity and data privacy, including issues such as:

How to credential and "identity proof" users
How a Zero-Trust cyber approach impacts identity and data privacy efforts
How to balance the need for data privacy with increasing demand for digital services and remote-access option

Speakers

Paul Hopingardner

Chief Information Officer for Travis County Information Technology Services

Paul Hopingardner has been the Travis County, Texas, County Executive/Chief Information Officer (CIO) for Technology & Operations since 2019, and he was previously the CIO from 2017-2019. As a member of the County executive team, he provides the strategic and day-to-day leadership for facilities management, human resources, risk, privacy, information technology and information security. He works closely with elected officials and regional partners to provide services to internal and external customers. Presently he is focused on countywide strategic planning, broadband/digital equity, supporting a workforce with 75% teleworking and a comprehensive facility assessment. Prior to joining Travis County, he spent twenty-four years with the City of Austin, his last ten years, he was the deputy chief information officer for public safety technology, focusing on regional collaboration for the radio system, the 9-1-1 district and the shared-communication center.

Bryan Langley

Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Government and former SVP of Indiana Economic Development Corp.

Bryan J. Langley serves as the senior vice president of defense development at the Indiana Economic Development Corporation, where he is responsible for developing a strategic plan for long-term state investment in the defense marketspace, with the goal of tripling federal defense investments by December 2024. Bryan served as executive director of the Indiana Department of Homeland Security and the Homeland Security Advisory (HSA) for US DHS. He previously served as global security manager at Columbus-based Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) and as a senior consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton Consulting. He also worked in the White House as the U.S. assistant chief of protocol under the George W. Bush administration.

Deb Snyder — Moderator

Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Government

Deborah is an accomplished C-level influencer, with a broad range of experience in government, policy, cybersecurity, privacy and information technology. An experienced and highly respected thought leader who has held executive roles for over two decades. She recently retired from her position as New York state’s chief information security officer (CISO) after over 35 years of public service. In that role, as part of New York state’s information technology transformation and consolidation initiative, she helped redesign how the state protects its data. As state CISO, she directed the state’s comprehensive cybersecurity governance, risk management and compliance program, providing strategic leadership and vision, and assuring business-aligned, risk-based investments that maximized business opportunity and minimized cybersecurity risk. She also directed the NYS Cyber Command Center, hotline, procedures for reporting and response to cyberthreats, and digital forensics.

Webinar

Identity & Cybersecurity: Exploring the Privacy Implications and Mitigating Risks of Identity