Overview

October 17
11AM PT, 2PM ET

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Security operations centers (SOCs) aren’t just for large, well-funded agencies anymore. In today’s environment — where ransomware attacks are rising, budgets are tight and staffing is stretched thin — the SOC-in-a-box concept can help government organizations of all sizes centralize visibility, scale incident response and make the most out of critical resources.

This webinar will explain what state and local governments need from their cybersecurity operations today and how to move toward a model that reduces alert fatigue, automates workflows and supports measurable risk reduction through analytics and reporting.

What you will learn:

  • Why legacy detection tools fall short in high-stakes environments and how to gain insight across your attack surface
  • What "SOC-in-a-box" really means and how it helps short-staffed teams
  • How agencies are closing visibility gaps and reducing investigation time — without building a full-blown SOC from scratch
  • Why extended detection and response (XDR) is critical for monitoring, threat intelligence and guided remediation


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Speakers

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Helen Patton

Cybersecurity Advisor, Cisco

Helen Patton is a strategic cybersecurity advisor at Cisco. Previously she served as a CISO for the Cisco Security Business Group, and an Advisory CISO, providing strategic insights to the security community. She was the CISO at The Ohio State University and spent ten years in risk and resiliency at JPMorganChase. Helen actively encourages cybersecurity collaboration across and within industries, to enable better information security and privacy practices. She believes in improving diversity and inclusion in the cyber workforce, and mentors people interested in pursuing careers in security, privacy and risk management. She advocates for more naps and is anti-bagpipes. Helen has a Master’s degree in Public Policy. She serves on various cybersecurity advisory boards, and is faculty for the Educause Leadership Institute, a committee member for the Cybersecurity Canon, and a cyber risk instructor at the Ohio State University. Helen is a blogger and the author of “Navigating the Cybersecurity Career Path”.

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Nirav Shah

Security Product Marketing, Cisco

Nirav is on the Extended Detection and Response (XDR) product marketing team at Cisco. He is passionate about bringing innovative cybersecurity solutions to market and sharing insights that help customers protect their organizations from emerging threats. He is a seasoned product marketer with 13+ years in cybersecurity and IT through prior roles at organizations such as SolarWinds, Symantec, Box, and Citrix.

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Dan Lohrmann — Moderator

Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Government

Daniel J. Lohrmann is an internationally recognized cybersecurity leader, technologist, keynote speaker and author. He led Michigan government’s cybersecurity and technology infrastructure teams from May 2002 to August 2014, including as enterprise-wide chief security officer (CSO), chief technology officer (CTO) and chief information security officer (CISO). During his distinguished career, he has served both the public and private sectors in a variety of executive leadership capacities including advising senior leaders at the White House, National Governors Association (NGA) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Throughout his career he has received numerous national awards including CSO of the Year, Public Official of the Year and Computerworld Premier 100 IT Leader.