Government Cybersecurity: An Ounce of Prevention

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The White House Executive Order on cybersecurity, issued in May following high-profile ransomware attacks on enterprises as varied as oil pipelines and healthcare, directs the federal government to “improve its efforts to identify, deter, protect against, detect, and respond to these actions and actors.”

In response, the National Institute of Standards and Technology has already released guidance outlining security measures for critical software and guidelines recommending minimum standards for vendors’ testing of software source code. Taken together, the EO and NIST’s recommendations are taking seriously the adage that “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”

Join us as thought leaders from government and industry discuss the central role cybersecurity is now taking as agencies and companies alike wrestle with the challenges of an ever-more digital society and its dependence on safe and secure systems.

Speaker and Presenter Information

Speakers

	Mike Witt Associate Chief Information Officer, Cybersecurity and Privacy Division, NASA
	Jennifer Franks Director, Information Technology and Cybersecurity, GAO
	Gary Stevens Executive Director for Information Security Policy and Strategy, Dept. of Veterans Affairs
	Jason White, CCSP Solutions Architect, McAfee Enterprise, Public Sector
	John Breeden II Discussion Moderator & CEO of Tech Writers Bureau

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, Federal Government, State & Local Government, FDA, Foreign Governments/Agencies, NSA, FCC