Overview

May 25

Cybersecurity has consistently been the top concern of local government CIOs for several years. The primary roadblock to instituting a robust cybersecurity defense? Limited resources.

Most local governments are not large, and must do a lot with very limited budgets, making it difficult to invest in cybersecurity.

Experts on the front lines agree that a comprehensive approach to cybersecurity should include:

Regular risk assessments
Employee training
Up-to-date security protocols
Updated software and hardware
Collaboration with external cybersecurity experts

But all these best practices can quickly become prohibitively expensive.

Learn how your agency can make the most of limited cybersecurity spending during a live, interactive webinar on May 25, 2023, at 11 AM PT/ 2 PM ET.

This session will cover:

What actions and investments provide the greatest return and overall risk reduction
How do you build a case for cybersecurity spending that gets you the support you need
What steps to take if your agency can’t afford the cybersecurity investments it needs

Speakers

Jason Jones

Information Security Manager, Information and General Services Department, Nevada County, CA

Jason has over 25 years of experience in the Information Technology with the last 12 years working for Nevada County, California. In 2021 Jason became the County's first Information Security Manager responsible for Nevada County's Information Security Program. He is active in the California County Information Services Directors Association where he is a co-chair of the Information Security Council. He maintains Cybersecurity credentials of CISSP, CISA and CISM.

Patty Latham

Information Technology Manager, City of Minnetonka, MN

Patty Latham, Information Technology Manager, is responsible for enterprise information technology strategy and operations at the City of Minnetonka, Minnesota, located west of Minneapolis. Minnetonka is a fully developed suburban community of just over 50,000 residents. Overall, she has a combined 30 years of experience in government and private sector technology. Ms. Latham’s areas of interest have been e-discovery and cybersecurity, and the mobile solutions to address these evolving challenges.

Jon Miri

President, Electric Grid Cybersecurity Alliance, Austin, TX

John Miri is president of the Electric Grid Cybersecurity Alliance, a global consortium of utility executives dedicated to protecting the world's electric grids from cyberattacks. Miri is a 25-year veteran of tech and cybersecurity who made his mark on utility resilience, cybersecurity, and digital transformation at the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) – a $1.1 billion-dollar public utility with six power plants, five hydroelectric dams, and the second-largest transmission network in Texas. As Chief Administrative Officer for LCRA, he delivered the successful turnaround of 22 company divisions, led a quarter of LCRA’s people, managed 46% of the utility’s non-fuel operating budget, and directed a $2.5 billion capital project portfolio. Miri founded LCRA’s integrated resilience department, built the utility’s cybersecurity group, redesigned enterprise risk management, and successfully defended against billions of cyberphysical intrusion attempts. His team harmonized competing standards for IT and OT cybersecurity and was recognized by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) as a global success story. Miri led his digital services team to accomplish the elusive goal of digital transformation, completing more than 400 technology projects to enable new business models. He personally shepherded the implementation of three Artificial Intelligence systems at LCRA, including two that use unsupervised learning to detect previously unknown cyberattacks and a third that predicts power plant failures before they happen. In 2017, Miri was selected as one of the top 25 "Doers, Dreamers, and Drivers" in the United States by Government Technology magazine. He graduated from Harvard University with an honors degree in Physics in 1998.

Todd Sander

Vice President, Center for Digital Government and Governing Institute

Todd Sander is Vice President of the Center for Digital Government. Todd is the former CIO for the Lower Colorado River Authority, the City of Tucson, AZ and the deputy CIO for the State of Washington.

Webinar

Making the Most of Limited Cybersecurity Spending