AI Security & Governance in the Public Sector: Lessons from State Leaders
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Join Optiv and CrowdStrike for a practical discussion with former state IT leaders Deborah Blyth (former CISO, State of Colorado, CrowdStrike) and Jeff Woak (former IT Leader, State of Idaho, Optiv). The session focuses on building an AI security and governance program that ties organizational policy to technical control, from discovering shadow AI to managing AI risk as regulations evolve.
What we'll cover:
- The new risks introduced by autonomous AI agents accessing government and education systems
- Identifying sanctioned and unsanctioned AI use across an agency or institution
- Protecting sensitive constituent, student and employee data used by AI applications and agents
- Detecting and responding to AI-specific runtime threats targeting public sector environments
- Establishing an ongoing operating model for AI governance that keeps pace with evolving state, federal and sector-specific regulations
Speaker Details
Deborah Blyth
Former CISO, State of Colorado
CrowdStrike
Jeff Woak
Former IT Leader (CIO), State of Idaho
Optiv
Event Topic
Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Risk Management/RegulatoryRelevant Audiences
All State and Local Government, All Education, All Government Contractors
Event Type
Virtual / Online
Event Subtype
Webinar / Webcast
When
Tue, Oct 27, 2026 | 2:00 pm ET
Registration Cost
Complimentary
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