Improving the Human Firewall
As state and local governments transition to more digital services, they become a more attractive target. Recent headlines prove that personal information and the potential to disrupt key public services are popular targets. While investments in technology are a key component in shielding public sector organizations, employees remain a top challenge.
In phishing tests to government employees, as many as 1 in 3 opened the phishing email with 1 in 4 clicking the malicious link. Employees are often the weakest link in a comprehensive cybersecurity plan.
During this webinar, state and local IT experts will discuss how to improve the human firewall at your agency by creating an environment that combines security awareness and technology to protect against a security event that can leak valuable data, result in financial loss, disrupt key services and more.
Key takeaways include:
- Attack techniques used by cybercriminals every day and how to defend against them
- How to integrate security controls into your cyber resilience and cybersecurity plan
- Ways to defend against bad actors who use the cloud to strengthen and enable attacks against state and local government
Speaker and Presenter Information
Mimecast
David is the Director of Technology Marketing at Mimecast. Previously he was Vice President and General Manager of Data Services at Connotate. David has held senior positions in marketing and product marketing at Kyruus, Memento (acquired by FIS) and additional enterprise software companies. He holds an MBA from Boston College and graduated from Vanderbilt University.
StateScoop
Williams focuses on IT initiatives and policies coming out of state governments and plays an active role developing relationships with state and local IT departments, associations and their officials. He also reports on state and local IT events. He previously covered technology developments in the federal government, including the White House, Congress and several cabinet-level departments. Before that, he covered the political consulting world at Campaigns & Elections magazine. Williams graduated from Indiana University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's degree in journalism and a focus in political science.
Relevant Government Agencies
Intelligence Agencies, DOD & Military, Other Federal Agencies, State Government, County Government, City Government, Federal Government, State & Local Government
Event Type
Webcast
This event has no exhibitor/sponsor opportunities
When
Wed, Oct 10, 2018, 1:00pm - 2:00pm
ET
Cost
Complimentary: $ 0.00
Website
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Organizer
fedscoop / statescoop
