Overview

November 9

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When bad actors are looking to commit cybercrimes, they follow the path of least resistance. Unfortunately, that path often leads them to local governments. Cities, counties and municipalities have seen a surge in ransomware attacks, but strengthening their cybersecurity systems can be a challenges with limited budgets and IT security resources.

A shared cybersecurity model helps under-resourced localities leverage their collective knowledge, threat intelligence, experience and capabilities to gain a more complete understanding of the threat landscape and better manage cybersecurity risks.

Join Government Technology for a webinar on November 9 to learn how a shared cybersecurity model can help raise the barrier of entry for hackers targeting local municipalities. During this webinar, experts will discuss:

  • How state governments can pool IT resources to strengthen cybersecurity for municipal services
  • Creating information-sharing goals and objectives that support multiple agency missions
  • Best practices for sharing resources across jurisdictions

Speakers

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Michael Mestrovich

Chief Information Security Officer, Rubrik

Michael Mestrovich joins Rubrik with more than two decades of experience in public and private sector IT and security leadership, most recently serving as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). At the CIA, Mestrovich led the Agency’s cyber defense operations, developing and implementing cyber security regulations and standards, and directed the evaluation and engineering of cyber technologies. Before Mestrovich’s career in the public sector, he was a systems engineer at Cisco Systems and served in the U.S. Air Force.

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Ray Yepes

Chief Information Security Officer, State of Colorado

Ray Yepes is an experienced cybersecurity practitioner with strong business acumen, technical knowledge and proven leadership skills in information security and IT privacy, risk and compliance. Before joining the Colorado Governor’s Office of Information Technology in April 2022, Ray served as the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services in the Lone Star State. Prior to that work, Yepes co-founded and was the director of a full-service cybersecurity company whose clients included Fortune 500, 200, 100 and 50 companies. He has also served as the CISO for a Fortune 200 company.

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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.

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Deborah A. Snyder — Moderator

Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Government

Deborah is an accomplished C-level executive, influencer and educator who has dedicated her career to improving state and local government services for the citizens of New York state through policy and technology innovation. She has a broad range of experience in government, policy, cybersecurity, privacy and information technology. She recently retired from the position of New York state’s chief information security officer, where she led the state’s cybersecurity programs and directed the NYS Cyber Command Center. She works with organizations and universities to strengthen cybersecurity defenses and preparedness, and to create and inspire the next generation of cyber leaders.

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