Overview

November 16

In today’s ever-evolving world of cyber threats, your organization’s cybersecurity strategy is only as good as your next attack. A modern security approach has to be centered on agility, adaptability and sustainability.

Thank you for joining us for the final virtual conversation in our ongoing series on Managing Cyber Risks, as we discuss how to build and adapt a risk management strategy that’s able to withstand future shifts in threats, users, need, risks and more.

We’ll discuss how to instill an iterative approach to IT governance and policymaking; how to sustain and optimize funding for future needs; and the importance of laying out an agile strategy before you spend a dime on new cybersecurity solutions and platforms.

Speakers

William Vajda

Chief Information Officer, WY Department of Enterprise Technology Services

The Honorable William Vajda has served as the Chief Information Officer for the U.S. Departments of Education and Interior; as State CIO for Alaska and Wyoming; as the Associate Director of the National Security Agency; as the Deputy CIO for the Internal Revenue Service, and as City Manager for the city of Marquette, Michigan. He has been a Senior Advisor in the White House, and a NATO diplomat during the Cold War., in addition to several C-level roles in technology companies in the US and Europe.

Krista Valenzuela

Bureau Chief, Cyber Threat Outreach & Partnerships (CTOP) Bureau, NJCCIC

Krista Valenzuela is the bureau chief of the Cyber Threat Outreach & Partnerships (CTOP) bureau at the NJCCIC. In addition to managing the bureau, she conducts presentations, authors the NJCCIC Weekly Bulletin, creates resources for the NJCCIC website, and establishes relationships with critical infrastructure, businesses, organizations, and individuals around the State and beyond. Mrs. Valenzuela has been with the NJCCIC for seven years and previously worked for the US Department of Defense on their information assurance mission.

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.

Webinar

Managing Cyber Risks: Sustaining and Adapting Cybersecurity Strategy to Mitigate Future Risks