2024 USA Government Cybersecurity Roadshow - Federal

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Agenda

Washington, 05 December 2024

All times in EST

8:15 am

Registration and Networking Coffee

9:00 am

Welcome from Public Sector Network

9:10 am

Welcome from Chair

9:30 am

Government Keynote

Fostering a Whole of Organization Approach to Cyber Threats

Jennifer R. Franks, Director, Center for Enhanced Cybersecurity Information Technology & Cybersecurity Team, U.S. Government Accountability Office
  • Risk management strategies for the 21st century  
  • Staying ahead of the game: what’s next for cybersecurity in MA  
  • Building a cyber-aware culture and workforce 
Jennifer R. Franks, Director, Center for Enhanced Cybersecurity Information Technology & Cybersecurity Team, U.S. Government Accountability Office

9:55 am

Platinum Partner

Visibility, Control, Remediation: Protecting Sensitive Data and Digital Services

10:20 am

Government Keynote

Advancing Cybersecurity Practices at USCIS

Shane Barney, CISO, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
  • Efforts to modernize cybersecurity practices and necessary next steps   
  • Driving data-driven security decision making   
  • Considerations on emerging technologies areas including Zero Trust and Quantum   
Shane Barney, CISO, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

10:45 am

Gold Partner

Simplifying the Infrastructure: Zero Trust and the Way Ahead

11:10 am

Morning Coffee and Networking Break

11:35 am

Roundtables

An interactive opportunity to collaborate

  1. Endpoint Management: Managing IT Lifecycles with Speed and Scale
  2. Threat Vector Monitoring: Identifying Unknown Devices and Intruders
  3. Advancing Cyber Incident Preparedness and Response
  4. Ransomware Planning: Response, Mitigation, and Recovery

12:35 pm

Panel Discussion

The 2024 Threat Landscape and Beyond for Federal Agencies & Departments; Threats, Resiliency, Strategic Defense

Bill Newhouse, Cybersecurity Engineer, NIST's National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE)
Charles Martin, Senior Cybersecurity SME, United States Department of Defense
Timothy Amerson, Deputy Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Deputy Associate Commissioner (DAC) for Operations, Office of Information Security, Social Security Administration
  • Key focus areas for cybersecurity moving forward 
  • Current agency priorities  
  • Considerations on emerging technologies like AI & quantum  
Bill Newhouse, Cybersecurity Engineer, NIST's National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE)
Charles Martin, Senior Cybersecurity SME, United States Department of Defense
Timothy Amerson, Deputy Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Deputy Associate Commissioner (DAC) for Operations, Office of Information Security, Social Security Administration

1:15 pm

Closing Remarks from Chair, followed by Networking Lunch

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