Overview

May 12

As state and local governments fend off increasing – and increasingly sophisticated – ransomware attacks and other cyber threats, they have accumulated numerous tools and solutions to help protect data and keep networks secure.

But coordinating information across those solutions can be extremely difficult. Gaining visibility into these disparate systems – even, in some cases, solutions from the same vendor – poses a challenge to agencies and makes it much harder to mitigate risks.

Join us on May 12th for a webcast on how you can bring together the tools you’re already using under one unified cybersecurity strategy. With the right strategy in place, implementing a unified cyber strategy – and understanding how to fund it – can be simple and seamless.

This webinar discussion includes:

• Exclusive, embargoed research from the Center for Digital Government on how state and local governments are approaching unified cyber strategies
• A concise rundown of how to leverage Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) funds to bolster your cybersecurity investments
• Best practices for getting started with implementing a unified security platform

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.

Michael Makstman

Chief Information Security Officer, City and County of San Francisco

Michael Makstman is the City Chief information Security Officer for the City and County of San Francisco. He leads the Office of Cybersecurity, located in the Department of Technology, and serves City departments by securing sensitive data and technology assets, assessing, and managing security risk, and thwarting attempted cyberattacks. The Office of Cybersecurity is also tasked with actively monitoring systems, creating cybersecurity policies that empower departments and commissions and promoting cybersecurity best practices within the City. Prior to joining the City and County of San Francisco, Michael served in executive roles at complex, regulated organizations in Healthcare, Finance and Technology industries for over 15 years. Michael is a founder and Co-Chair of Coalition of City CISOs (cityciso.org), an organization dedicated to promoting cybersecurity for local governments. He also chairs the Ethics Committee and is a Fellow of the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA), the largest international organization of information security professionals. He earned his Bachelor’s at DePaul University and graduated with a Master’s in Computer Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Christopher Montgomery

Strategist, Executive Advisor for Public Sector, VMware

Mr. Montgomery is a technology and security strategist covering State, Local Government, and Education at VMware. Chris brings over 25 years of public and private sector experience leading transformative change through technology to his role. He collaborates with public sector organizations to execute their vision by developing security strategies and roadmaps for their digital transformation journey. Chris is a well-respected adviser, having held CIO, CTO and CISO positions within City and State government. Chris is a recognized cybersecurity expert, with a unique perspective that emphasizes leveraging security strategy to improve user experience and enable innovation. He is known in the industry as a thought leader for organizational change management associated with technology modernization, security, and digital government.

Webinar

Unifying Your Cyber Strategy