Let's Chat with Robert Branch, Chief Information Security Officer, City of Virginia Beach

In this interview, Robert Branch, Chief Information Security Officer for the City of Virginia Beach, explains why peer-driven events are essential for public sector progress. He highlights how collaboration, horizon scanning, and shared lessons help agencies overcome project roadblocks and accelerate transformation. Robert also challenges the outdated view of cybersecurity as a barrier, emphasizing that today’s security strategy supports innovation by centering on data as the new currency, identity as the access point, and visibility across on-prem, SaaS, and supply chain environments.

Robert is speaking at our annual Government Innovation Virginia as a panelist on Securing the Supply Chain: Cybersecurity in Public Sector Procurement. Check out the event agenda for more information.