2023 CyberMaryland Governance and Policy Forum

Governance & Policy Forum Overview

As part of the annual CyberMaryland Conference, the Federal Business Council, Inc. will host a CyberMaryland Forum at the Dreamport Mission Accelerator in Columbia, MD in March. CyberMaryland events connect the best of academia, government, and private industry organizations to ensure the cyber-safety of today and educate the cybersecurity professionals of tomorrow. Additionally, they provide an opportunity for Maryland to demonstrate its natural leadership in Cybersecurity.

The March CyberMaryland Forum will consist of presentations from Government, Academia and Industry which will focus on topics related to the theme of Cyber Governance and Policy to include:

• Executive Order (EO) 14028 - Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity
• Enhancing the Security of the Software Supply Chain through Secure Software Development Practices
• Cybersecurity Modernization and Cloud Adoption, Multi-factor Identification, Encryption and Zero Trust
• Risk Management Framework (RMF) and Adoption
• Sharing Cyber Incident & Threat Information
• Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence (AI)
• Cybersecurity Posture
• Sessions from Infragard and CISA

This event will feature a full track on Incident Response by InfraGard Maryland!

InfraGard is a partnership between the FBI and members of the private sector. The InfraGard program provides a vehicle for seamless public-private collaboration with government that expedites the timely exchange of information and promotes mutual learning opportunities relevant to the protection of Critical Infrastructure. With thousands of vetted members nationally, InfraGard's membership includes business executives, entrepreneurs, military and government officials, computer professionals, academia and state and local law enforcement; each dedicated to contributing industry-specific insight and advancing national security.

The Annual CyberMaryland Conference:

The 2023 CyberMaryland Conference will take place in December. This unique community is comprised of people who share the same passion- to strengthen the cyber security industry through unity, improved security awareness, helping Ma