Overview

March 19

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The public sector is under constant threat from cyber criminals who use advanced tactics such as phishing, ransomware, imposter emails and other methods to exploit employee vulnerabilities. Human error is typically the starting point of most attacks, and cyber criminals have become adept at using social engineering techniques to target individuals with highly persuasive, personalized messages.

That means it’s more important than ever to safeguard your employees against increasingly sophisticated attacks with a human-centric security strategy.

Join us Tuesday, March 19, at 10 a.m. Pacific/1 p.m. Eastern for a discussion with Proofpoint’s Ryan Witt that will cover new threat intelligence research that can help state and local agencies better understand today’s advanced attacks.

We will explore:

  • The prevalent cyberattacks experienced by the public sector
  • New research on where we have observed the threat landscape is the most active in state and local markets and where to prioritize your protection efforts
  • Which agencies and departments are most targeted
  • Best practices for a more robust cybersecurity posture

Speakers

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Ryan Witt

Vice President, Industry Solutions - Proofpoint

Ryan Witt is a recognized Healthcare Cyber Security Executive and a regular speaker at HIMSS, CHIME, AEHIS, etc. Currently, Ryan is Proofpoint's VP, Industry Solutions and responsible for the strategy and solutions for the company's healthcare and public sector business. Ryan is also the Chair of Proofpoint's Healthcare Advisory Board and an appointed member of HIMSS Cybersecurity, Privacy and Security Committee. Previously, Ryan was the healthcare leader for Fortinet and Juniper Networks where he also was the Chair for their respective Healthcare Customer Advisory Boards. Ryan was a contributor to the 2013 WEDI Report, a former Co-Chair of WEDI's Privacy & Security Workgroup and has been elected to the WEDI Board of Directors. Ryan was also elected to the Association for Executives in Health Information Security (AEHIS) Advisory Board. A graduate of San Jose State University, Ryan has spent much of his professional life in Europe, but he and his family now live in Silicon Valley.

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Bryan Langley — Moderator

Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Government

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.

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Mark Weatherford

Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Government

Mark Weatherford is a globally recognized information security professional with experience at some of the world’s largest public- and private-sector organizations. He was appointed as the first deputy under secretary for cybersecurity at DHS in the Obama administration and was chief information security officer for the state of Colorado and for the state of California under Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. In the energy industry, he was VP and chief security officer at the North American Electric Reliability Corporation, where he worked daily with Congress and electric utilities across North America on cybersecurity standards, regulations, and policy issues. He also served as a principal at The Chertoff Group and was VP and chief cybersecurity strategist at vArmour. Most recently, he was the VP and global information security strategist at Booking Holdings, the world’s largest online travel business with offices and employees in almost every country in the world and whose major companies include Booking, Priceline, Kayak, OpenTable and Agoda.