Overview

July 23

With the average data breach surpassing $4.45 million in 2023, local governments and state agencies must prioritize the development and implementation of effective incident response procedures. Implementing comprehensive incident response plans before a threat is detected can feel daunting given the time and financial investments required, but the investment will pay off tenfold when municipalities find themselves under a real attack.

Join Government Technology and Blumira for a live webinar to explore how to minimize disruption during cyber incidents, rebuild systems after them, and discover proactive cybersecurity strategies that even the smallest IT teams can adopt.

Save the Date: Tuesday, July 23, 2024, at 10 AM PT/ 1 PM ET

In this webinar, you will learn:

Key elements of an effective incident response plan, including threat identification, containment, data protection, and restoration
How to evaluate vulnerabilities and map out at-risk segments to better scope your incident response plan
Strategies for maintaining and updating your incident response plan based on evolving threats and organizational changes

Speakers

Matt Warner

Chief Technology Officer, Blumira

Matthew Warner, the co-founder and CTO of Blumira, embarked on his entrepreneurial journey after a fruitless search for a SIEM that could cater to the needs of small to midsize businesses (SMB). Existing threat detection and response platforms proved to be overly complex, expensive, and challenging to maintain. The concept that would evolve into Blumira was born during Matthew's tenure as the Director of Security Services at NetWorks Group, an MSSP specializing in security services, compliance and ethical hacking. Drawing from his nearly two decades of IT and cybersecurity experience, Matthew brings a wealth of knowledge and a passion for cybersecurity education to his leadership role as CTO, particularly for small and medium businesses. Through various channels, including webinars, articles, podcasts, and conference sessions, he shares practical advice that under-resourced and time-strapped IT teams can implement effectively. The 2022 Globee Cybersecurity Global Excellence Awards recognized Matthew as CTO of the Year for his leadership, innovative problem-solving, credible research on Log4j vulnerabilities, and contributions to Blumira's 2022 State of Threat Detection and Response Report whilst also being named as an EY 2024 Entrepreneur of the Year finalist.

Deborah A. 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. She also directed the NYS Cyber Command Center, hotline, procedures for reporting and response to cyberthreats, and digital forensics.

Webinar

Respond to Cyber Threats Like a Pro: Incident Response Strategies for Governments