Overview

June 2

Critical government services — water, power, transportation and more — are major targets for disruptive cyberattacks. Guarding against these increasingly sophisticated threats is difficult for any agency — but it’s especially tough for smaller municipal utilities and special districts with limited budgets and staff. Is there a path toward stronger cybersecurity that’s both effective and cost-effective?

Join Government Technology June 2 as we discuss how even the smallest critical service providers can protect themselves by choosing solutions that meet important security certifications from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Security Administration (NSA).

During this 30-minute webcast, agencies of all sizes can learn how to:

Maintain, protect and distribute secure data
Protect information against ransomware attacks and other criminal activity
Prevent disruptions of critical services
Apply data and system security approved at national levels

Speakers

Nick Psaki

Public Sector Principal Technologist for the Office of the CTO, Pure Storage

Nick Psaki is a Public Sector Principal Technologist for the Office of the CTO at Pure Storage. Nick is Pure's senior technical resource for government customers, providing deep knowledge of data service architectures that enable business and technological transformation for government agencies. A 20-year veteran of the United States Army, Nick has extensive experience in designing, developing, deploying and operating large-scale information systems for data analysis, sensor integration and large-scale server virtualization. He was the Intelligence Information Architect for the Army G2 (Intelligence), as well as the Technology and Integration Director for Army Intelligence Futures.

Teri Takai — Moderator

Senior Vice President of the Center for Digital Government

Teri Takai is the Senior Vice President of the Center for Digital Government, a national research and advisory institute on information technology policies and best practices in state and local government. She worked for Ford Motor Company for 30 years in global application development and information technology strategic planning. From Ford, she moved to EDS in support of General Motors. A long-time interest in public service led her to the government sector, first as CIO of the State of Michigan, then as CIO of the State of California, and subsequently the CIO of the U.S. Department of Defense, the first woman appointed to this role. She then served as the CIO for Meridian Health Plan. She is a member of several industry advisory boards. Teri has won numerous awards including Governing Magazine’s Public Official of the Year, CIO Magazine’s CIO Hall of Fame, Government Technology Magazine’s Top 25 Doers, Dreamers & Drivers, the Women in Defense Excellence in Leadership Award, and the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service.

Webinar

Security First: Protecting Critical Services from Disruptive Attacks