Global Government Innovators eBook

With contributions from 35 public sector leaders from all tiers of government from five regions – Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom - Public Sector Network’s 2022 Global Government Innovators eBook has been written to showcase the people and projects that supported their citizens and kept everything running during a chaotic few years, as well as those driving transformation to help build a stronger, smarter, more resilient public sector for the future.

Key Insights on Improving NSW's Security Posture

With the ongoing digital transformation of the NSW Government, cyber threats are not only changing, but are becoming increasingly complex. Maintaining and enhancing cyber security capabilities is paramount, to safeguard information, assets, services and citizens. The key focus now is to enhance whole-of-government cyber security capabilities and standards, boosting cyber incident response coordination, and overseeing the development of strategic cyber policy positions.

Cloud Security: A Guide for Government Decision-makers

Cloud is helping to modernize government services and transform citizen interactions. But cloud security hasn’t kept up with the pace of cloud adoption. Ensuring a secure, compliant environment in the cloud is critical— particularly for public-sector organizations that collect, store and manage highly sensitive data on behalf of their citizens. Public Sector Network has partnered with Check Point, to launch the "Cloud Security: A Guide for Government Decision-makers" whitepaper. The whitepaper tackles these key issues and outlines four keys to a successful cloud journey IT teams can utilize to help manage and maintain security across multi-vendor as well as private, …

Digital Transformation Focus of NSW Government

Mr Chapman also said cyber security was not set and forget, with the showcase to look at ways Cyber Security NSW could engage with industry and continue its mission to strengthen government cyber security capabilities and standards. As cyber threats evolve, it makes sense for our response to also evolve. The NSW Government has an important role in setting the standards and requirements for cyber security within our State. It is critical we continue to listen and work with industry and experts to maintain and enhance cyber security capabilities and ensure we safeguard customer and government information, protect critical assets, …

Q&A with Jennifer Bush - Chief Information Security Officer, Office of Information Security, Texas Department of Family and Protective Services 

My favorite part of cyber security is that no two days are the same! I enjoy the variety problems, projects, and challenges we’re presented and finding creative solutions to helping IT and our partners achieve their goals. I also enjoy the never-ending learning part of cybersecurity. This career field definitely keeps you on your toes and pushes you to be a better version of yourself day after day. Our knowledge, expertise and real-world experiences are constantly leaned on to help businesses make the best decisions for the business from a security perspective. Modernization of our legacy systems is a priority …

Speaker Spotlight Q&A: Jenny Hedderman, Esq., State Risk Counsel, Comptroller of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Jenny Hedderman, Esq., State Risk Counsel, Comptroller of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Risk Counsel with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Comptroller’s Office. An expert and creative strategist in Government legal, finance, Risk Management and internal controls including Cybersecurity. Created CTR Cyber for cyber internal controls, speaker, Host of CTR Cyber 5 Series (Youtube), Professor and Board Member. Your Government Keynote: Risk & Reward: Cybersecurity and Privacy Awareness will detail how privacy awareness is a crucial component of cyber protection for the public sector - as it helps define the overall privacy culture in an organization. Mechanisms in place will help …

Speaker Spotlight Q&A: Chris Letterman, Chief Information Security Officer, State of Alaska, Department of Administration 

Born and raised in Kentucky, I am the youngest of 6 and straight from college (@University of Louisville) I joined the U.S. Navy to serve as an Electronics Technician. While in, I was chosen to attend specialty school in crypto and communication security. The Navy is what brought me to Alaska back in 1994. After the Navy, I relocated to Juneau and immediately fell into an opportunity to work for a national communications company building out a cellular network. I started my career in public service with the State of Alaska in 1998, and since then have worked for the …

Speaker Spotlight Q&A: Whitney Phillips, State Privacy Officer, State of Utah

Meet Whitney Phillips, State Privacy Officer, State of Utah Dr. Whitney Phillips was confirmed by the Utah Senate in December 2021 as the first State Privacy Officer. Prior to serving in this role, she spent four years as the Utah State Board of Education’s first Chief Privacy Office, and has held a variety of prior positions in education and government. Dr. Phillips is a Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM) and a Certified Information Privacy Professional for the U.S. (CIPP). She received her Ph.D. in Educational Inquiry, Measurement, and Evaluation from Brigham Young University, specializing in longitudinal data analysis.