Digital Spies: Encryption, Internet Traffic and Our Nation State

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According to Gartner, 50% of all network attacks will hide in internet traffic by 2017. This so-called SSL encrypted traffic is pervasive and while it can improve the security of data, it also bypasses most policy enforcement points. This creates a significant data security, privacy and compliance risk for government agencies. Indeed, hackers can evade 80% of agency network defenses by tunneling attacks in encrypted traffic. Our citizens and indeed our way of life is at risk as malicious surveillance of government traffic takes place.

This webinar will explore the risks of encrypted traffic and steps agencies can take to preserve the privacy of government information today.

Learning Objectives:

Why encrypted traffic is growing exponentially and how it is exploited.
The limitations of current security solutions.
How to eliminate security blind spots while preserving privacy and compliance.
Tools and techniques for securing managing agency encrypted traffic.

Speaker and Presenter Information

Aubrey Merchant-Dest, Director, Security Strategy and Architecture - Office of the CTO, Blue Coat

Tom Temin, Host and Managing Editor of The Federal Drive on Federal News Radio 1500 AM, will moderate this interactive discussion.

Relevant Government Agencies

Air Force, Army, Navy & Marine Corps, Intelligence Agencies, DOD & Military, Office of the President (includes OMB), Dept of Agriculture, Dept of Commerce, Dept of Education, Dept of Energy, Dept of Health & Human Services, Dept of Homeland Security, Dept of Housing & Urban Development, Dept of the Interior, Dept of Justice, Dept of Labor, Dept of State, Dept of Transportation, Dept of Treasury, Dept of Veterans Affairs, EPA, GSA, USPS, SSA, NASA, Other Federal Agencies, Legislative Agencies (GAO, GPO, LOC, etc.), Judicial Branch Agencies, State Government, County Government, City Government, Municipal Government, CIA, FEMA, Office of Personnel Management, Coast Guard, National Institutes of Health, FAA, Census Bureau, USAID, National Guard Association, EEOC