Overview

January 28
11AM PT, 2PM ET

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State and local governments are modernizing faster than ever — adopting cloud-native applications, open-source software containers, and third-party components to deliver services at speed.

But with that acceleration comes a growing, often unseen risk: software supply chain blind spots.

Many agencies know the supply chain is a concern. Yet few can clearly see where their most serious vulnerabilities actually live. Hidden dependencies, outdated components, implied trust and limited insight into open source software are quietly expanding the attack surface, even in organizations with mature security programs.

Join experts from the Center for Digital Government and Chainguard for a timely, eye-opening webinar that makes these invisible risks visible — and shows what government leaders can do about them.

You’ll learn:

  • Why software supply chain risk has become one of the most under-addressed threats in government IT — despite growing awareness
  • How modernization itself creates blind spots
  • How SBOMs, explicit trust, and prevention at the source change the security equation
  • What questions agencies should be asking vendors and partners right now

Speakers

 

Charles Harry, Ph.D.

Director, Center for the Governance of Technology and Systems, University of Maryland

A senior leader, practitioner, and researcher focused on understanding complex and systemic organizational and critical infrastructure cybersecurity risk. Dr. Harry has deep technical and executive leadership experience in several skill areas including cyber security analysis, risk modeling, and cyber operations.

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Sean Fazenbaker

Field Engineer, Chainguard

Sean Fazenbaker is a Field Engineer at Chainguard with more than a decade of experience spanning software engineering, consulting, and solutions architecture. He works with organizations across the public sector to adopt cloud-native technologies, modernize application environments, and strengthen software supply chain security. Sean's talks focus on emphasizing practical strategies that practitioners can adopt immediately, benefiting audiences ranging from engineers to platform and security leaders.

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Deborah A Snyder — Moderator

Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Government

Deb is an accomplished C-level executive, influencer and educator who has dedicated her career to improving state and local government services through policy and technology innovation. She has a broad range of experience in government programs, policy, cybersecurity, privacy and information technology. She formerly served as 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 strategically strengthen cybersecurity programs, defenses and preparedness, and to create and inspire the next generation of cyber leaders.

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