Overview

June 3

In today's dynamic landscape, government and education professionals face mounting challenges securing cloud environments. As agencies transition to multicloud infrastructures, gaining visibility and prioritizing risk becomes imperative for implementing an effective Zero Trust strategy.

Join Government Technology and cloud security experts from Wiz for an insightful webinar where we'll delve into the critical aspects of and top strategies for prioritizing risk mitigation in a multicloud environment.

Save the Date: June 3, 2024, at 11 AM PT/2 PM ET

You'll Learn:

How to gain 100% visibility into your cloud environment, eliminating blind spots and enabling proactive risk reduction.
The foundational elements of a Zero Trust strategy and how to apply them in government and education settings.
The best practices for securely adopting emerging tech – like AI and machine learning – while ensuring continuous cybersecurity compliance.

Speakers

Chris Saunders

Public Sector Solution Engineering Leader, Wiz

Chris, a Cloud Native Solution Engineering leader, spent the last 5 years driving innovation in the Public Sector. With a background at VMware/Pivotal, he supported Civilian, State Government, and Defense software factories. Now at Wiz, he is helping the government secure and prioritize risk in the cloud.

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

Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Government

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

Webinar

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