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As government networks become more complex, agencies need cybersecurity strategies that can keep pace. Today, they must defend against growing cyber threats while also managing modernization efforts, compliance requirements, and limited resources.  

Join us online Wednesday, Aug. 12, from 2–2:50 p.m. ET/11–11:50 a.m. PT, to learn how agencies are building resilient cybersecurity programs that can adapt to the evolving threat landscape. Experts will discuss how agencies are strengthening defenses, improving visibility, and managing cyber risk at scale.

You'll learn:

• How agencies are adapting to emerging cyber threats.
• Ways to strengthen security operations with limited resources.
• Lessons learned from public-sector cybersecurity leaders.

As agencies move to implement AI throughout their organizations, most are finding their AI efforts disrupted by fragmented, low-quality, or inaccessible data. This is a problem government shares with the private sector – a recent survey found that 79% of respondents said their AI initiatives are being hindered by limited access to data across environments.

These are not new problems for the government. There are still issues with data fragmentation and silos, poor data quality, complexities in applying governance and security requirements, and technical debt – legacy systems aren’t designed for modern analytics needs. And. of course, the pace of data generation continues to accelerate, adding to the pressure to clean and restructure massive numbers of datasets. That recent survey found that 60% of AI projects may be abandoned due to poor data readiness.

Learning Objectives:

• Outline the particular challenges in data readiness faced by your agency
• Delineate the steps to address those challenges, including prioritization and resource allocation
• Establish metrics to measure improvements in data quality so your agency datasets can be used by AI tools to produce trusted solutions

• Insights from an opening fireside conversation
• Focused partner presentations and a moderated panel discussion
• A celebratory send-off toast and networking reception

Join Federal News Network Executive Editor and Ask the CIO Host Jason Miller for an exclusive conversation with Bernice Russell-Bond, the chief information security officer for the state of North Carolina as they discuss the state’s five-year cybersecurity strategy and the six goals her team is focusing on. Maria Thompson, a principal strategist for public sector at Wiz, will provide a holistic industry perspective.

Learning objectives:

• Gain perspective on North Carolina’s cybersecurity strategy
• Learn how North Carolina is optimizing cybersecurity tools
• Obtain firsthand advice for vendors and citizens on cybersecurity practices

Register to reserve your virtual seat!

Over 2500 attendees and 200+ top speakers are expected to participate in more than 40 sessions and breakouts at the 17th Annual Billington CyberSecurity Summit, the leading government cybersecurity summit.

Attendees will network and learn the latest cybersecurity trends, best practices and threats at the summit as it enters its 17th year.

The Billington CyberSecurity team is working hard putting together the world class Agenda for this year's 17th Annual Billington CyberSecurity Summit. We’ve combined feedback from our recent summits with the most current cyber issues being addressed today.

In addition to the usual exceptional lineup of senior government speakers, thought-provoking general and breakout sessions exploring the key cyber topics of the day, and an event-ending and always invaluable leadership luncheon, we will include a host of all-attendee receptions where attendees can meet and engage with other conference attendees and speakers, as well over 100 cyber-focused vendor booths where attendees can see demos, learn about the latest developments, and get an idea of innovative technologies that could benefit them and their teams.

We sincerely hope everyone will enjoy our 17th summit, a must-attend event to stay in front of cyber issues at every level, meet the most innovative companies working cyber issues at nearly every angle, and engage with a wide-ranging group of cyber thought leaders within the federal, state, and local government arenas.

The New York Digital Government Summit is where innovation meets impact!

Bringing together the brightest minds in state and local government, this summit empowers public-sector leaders to explore cutting-edge technologies, modernize operations, and solve pressing challenges. From cybersecurity and AI to data governance and digital service delivery, sessions are designed to spark insight, foster collaboration, and accelerate real-world results. Whether you're shaping strategy or implementing solutions, the Summit delivers valuable peer connections and actionable guidance to help move your mission forward.

Open to Public Sector only.

Threat hunting is no longer just a niche skill—it’s a critical pillar of modern defense. Now in its second decade, the 2026 SANS Threat Hunting Survey delivers a comprehensive, vendor-neutral look at how organizations around the world are adapting their hunting strategies to match the speed, complexity, and stealth of today’s threats. This year’s report explores the maturation of threat hunting in the face of faster, stealthier adversaries. From credential abuse and malware-free intrusions to the hunt for lateral movement in cloud environments, defenders are evolving—and this survey shows how. Join us for an exclusive look at the key findings from the latest research, and discover how threat hunters are staying proactive, practical, and one step ahead.

What You’ll Learn

• Top Threats: How teams are detecting malware-free intrusions, credential abuse, and lateral movement
• Cloud Hunting: Progress and pain points in multi-cloud environments
• AI in Hunting: Where AI helps, where it doesn’t, and what’s actually working
• Hunt Maturity: Benchmarks on tools, training, and metrics
• Lessons Learned: What works, what doesn’t, and how to stay ahead

Why Register? By registering, you’ll gain:

• Actionable benchmarks to measure your organization against industry peers.
• Practical strategies you can take back to your team immediately.
• 3 CPE credits for attending.
• Access to attend both live or the recorded session on your own time.
• Exclusive access to the full 2026 Threat Hunting Survey Insights report

For years, government modernization efforts focused on upgrading legacy systems and moving services online. Today, the conversation is broader.

Agencies are being asked to modernize not just their technology, but also their operations, workforce, data strategies, cybersecurity practices, and service delivery models. At the same time, new federal priorities around efficiency, AI adoption, and customer experience are raising expectations for what modernization can achieve. 

Join GovLoop online on Wednesday, Sept. 23, from 12-3 p.m. ET/9 a.m.-12 p.m. PT to explore the new pillars of modernization shaping government today. Through keynotes, case studies, and expert discussions, you'll hear how public-sector leaders are building more resilient, agile, and mission-focused organizations — and the strategies they are using to turn modernization goals into measurable outcomes. 

You'll learn:

• How agencies are redefining modernization beyond technology upgrades.
• Where AI, automation, data, and cybersecurity fit into today's modernization strategies.
• How leaders are improving efficiency while strengthening mission delivery.
• Practical approaches for building a more agile and future-ready government.

All of DFIR. One Event.

Digital Forensics | Incident Response | Ransomware | Threat Hunting

The SANS DFIR Summit & Training is back—in a new city, a new season, and with our most in-depth program yet.

This year, the Summit has expanded to tackle today’s most challenging DFIR topics—from core digital forensics and incident response to focused deep dives in threat hunting and ransomware—through expert-led talks, open-source tool sessions, and more hands-on opportunities than ever before.

If staying sharp on the latest research, tools, and investigative tradecraft matters to you, this is where you need to be.

Summit: Oct 15-16 | Training: Oct 17-22

SANS 2026 DFIR Summit Solutions Track delivers a deep technical exploration of the tools, methodologies, and operational models driving next-generation digital forensics and incident response. Sessions focus on advanced evidence acquisition, host and network artifact analysis, memory forensics, cloud-native IR workflows, and the application of machine learning to accelerate triage and attribution. 

 Attendees will learn how to operationalize automation, standardize investigative pipelines, and integrate DFIR technologies into high-scale, distributed environments to improve precision, reduce dwell time, and harden enterprise response capabilities.

 What to Expect

• Technical walkthroughs of emerging DFIR tooling—including endpoint telemetry pipelines, memory forensics frameworks, malware analysis sandboxes, and automated evidence extraction workflows.
• Deep-dive case studies detailing attacker tradecraft, artifact correlation strategies, cross-host timeline reconstruction, and cloud IR techniques across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Practical guidance and reference architectures for building scalable DFIR environments with automated triage, standardized enrichment, and integrated SOAR/EDR workflows.

Who Should Attend

• DFIR practitioners, digital forensic examiners, threat hunters, and reverse engineers seeking advanced, tool-focused investigative techniques.
• Incident response leads and SOC engineers responsible for building automated triage pipelines, forensic readiness strategies, and high-throughput investigation environments.
• Security architects and platform engineers integrating DFIR telemetry, EDR/XDR data, and cloud-native artifacts into centralized analysis and response systems.
• Organizations evaluating next-gen DFIR platforms, scaling IR operations, or adopting automation and ML-driven investigative workflows.

The SANS Fall Cyber Solutions Fest 2026: Identity Security and Zero Trust Track delivers a deep technical examination of identity as the modern attack surface. As adversaries exploit misconfigured IdPs, weak federation trust, poisoned authentication flows, and over-permissioned service principals, this track analyzes the mechanics of identity compromise across multiple attack surfaces, and hybrid environments. Sessions will dissect novel identity threat vectors, including token replay and manipulation, MFA fatigue attacks, conditional access bypass techniques, and identity infrastructure persistence. Practitioners will gain prescriptive guidance on securing authentication pipelines, hardening federation architectures, and monitoring high-risk identity events with advanced telemetry.

Anchored in Zero Trust architecture, the track focuses on continuous policy enforcement, adaptive authentication, micro-segmentation, and automated privilege reduction across distributed systems. Experts will present reference architectures and implementation patterns for identity-centric Zero Trust deployments, covering identity threat detection and response (ITDR), identity-driven segmentation, policy decision point/orchestration design, and integration of identity context into SIEM, XDR, and SOAR workflows. Attendees will leave with actionable techniques for securing machine identities, enforcing least privilege at scale, validating trust signals in real time, and operationalizing Zero Trust across multi-cloud and SaaS ecosystems.