Overview

January 25

Cybersecurity is a complex and growing concern for federal, state and local governments. In their mission to serve the public, government agencies store and manage highly sensitive personal information, making them targets for cyber attacks. As more government offices shift their infrastructure to cloud-based tools, procurement teams need clear and efficient processes for vetting cloud service providers’ security standards.

The newly created StateRAMP program, modeled on the FedRAMP program, aims to help local and state government agencies better protect themselves and the public and ease the burden of cloud procurement with security in mind.

Get answers to all your StateRAMP program questions during a live, interactive session hosted by Government Technology on January 25 at 10 am PST/ 1 pm EST. During this discussion, a panel of industry experts will cover:

The background and mission of the FedRAMP and StateRAMP programs, and why their standards are so important
What StateRAMP means from a legal vendor perspective, what it means for procurement, how GovCloud supports StateRAMP, and what a partnership for security looks like
How to integrate StateRAMP into your buying process to minimize risk and make procurement easier for your agency

Speakers

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.

Angela Kovach

Senior Director, Public Sector Solutions & Operations, Everlaw

Angela Kovach is a licensed attorney, PMP, and forensic subject matter expert with over 12 years of experience supporting federal litigation and investigations. Ms. Kovach helped design and implement the first eDiscovery Cloud environment for the U.S. Attorneys. She has traveled the country consulting with attorneys and federal agents on how to securely and effectively leverage technology to accomplish mission work. In her current role as Senior Director of Public Sector Solutions & Operations at Everlaw, Angela is responsible for oversight of Everlaw’s federal environments, public sector data management, billing, access controls, and the development of processes and controls to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local rules and regulations.

Megha Thakkar

Senior Director, Governance, Risk & Compliance, Everlaw

Megha Thakkar, Senior Director, Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC), Everlaw Megha Thakkar is certified CISSP professional with over 15 years of industry experience in the field of cybersecurity, risk and compliance. Megha has a wide variety of experience in building and managing robust risk management and compliance practices. In her role as Senior Director, GRC, Megha is responsible for oversight and leading of the five GRC pillars, namely: Compliance, Risk Management, Vendor Risk Management, Customer Trust and Awareness & Training. Megha strongly believes in automating manual tasks where possible and in building a strong team. She is a firm believer of serving customers with a “secure product” that provides customers the desired peace of mind when leveraging cloud and third party solutions.

Eric Schwenter

Senior Manager, Solutions Architecture | Tech Lead, SLG Verticals, AWS Public Sector State & Local Government

Eric Schwenter serves as Technical Lead for the AWS Public Sector State & Local Government Industry vertical team, with 20 years of experience building systems for regulated Federal, State, and Local Government agencies. Eric joined AWS in 2015 and brings expertise in regulatory frameworks including FedRAMP, HIPAA, FBI CJIS, and IRS Publication 1075 to Commercial and Public Sector customers. Eric has helped architect and support regulatory compliance for mission critical systems serving hundreds of millions of citizens across Health & Human Services, Justice & Public Safety, Healthcare, Tax, Environmental, Transportation, and Utility domains.

Webinar

Standardizing Cloud Security: How to Protect Data During Cloud Migration