Cybersecurity: Unified Security: Strengthening the Cyber Ecosystem

A number of high-profile data breaches in 2015 have made cybersecurity a top priority in the federal government. But the cyber threat has been growing steadily in recent years, even as agencies have stepped up their efforts to combat it through new and better technologies, policies, and management strategies. For example, according to the latest FISMA Compliance Report from the Office of Management and Budget, federal agencies reported more than 70,000 information security incidents in fiscal 2014, up 15 percent from 2013. 

The problem is that the federal IT enterprise is so complex, agencies often are unaware of their cyber vulnerabilities until someone has exploited them and done damage. Such was the case with the 2015 data breaches. The solution is not simply more technology or new policies. Instead, agencies need to take a unified approach to cybersecurity that integrates technology, policy, workforce, and procurement strategies.

This event will provide federal IT leaders with insights into how to build a cyber ecosystem that reduces their vulnerabilities and strengthens their capacity to respond to the rising tide of cyber threats.

Potential topics to be addressed include:

•     Building on the NIST Cybersecurity Framework
•     The role of advanced analytics
•     Improving real-time situational awareness
•     Insider threat mitigation
•     Advances in fraud management
•     Cyber procurement trends
•     Integrated mobile security
•     Comprehensive continuous monitoring