The federal mandate that agencies utilize a Zero Trust architecture to strengthen cybersecurity has been in place for four years, and most federal agencies have made excellent progress toward meeting the deadlines spelled out in the Executive Order. State and local governments are not covered by the federal EO, but many of them are pursuing their own zero trust policies or evaluating how to implement them. After all, having a zero trust archit...

After seeing first-hand the massive effects of supply chain disruption during the pandemic and the impact of accidentally using infected open-source software by software providers, state and local governments are aware of the risks of supply chain disruptions due to a cyber attack. Agencies have to broaden their thinking about where risks may be encountered. For instance, cybersecurity experts see the Salt Typhoon incursion into several U.S. t...

Ransomware is one of the biggest cyberthreats facing government at all levels in the U.S. According to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, there were 90,837 local government entities in 2022. A 2024 study found that ransomware attacks against state or local agencies declined in last year – only about a third of study participants said their agency had been hit by such an attack. While this is far better than 2023, when 69% of particip...

Artificial intelligence is transforming how government agencies defend, protect, and deliver on their missions. From accelerating cyber threat detection to streamlining operations, AI offers powerful new capabilities—but only if it’s built on a foundation of trust, transparency, and resilient, secure data systems. Public sector leaders face a balancing act: harnessing AI’s potential while ensuring the systems, data, and gover...

From intelligent automation to advanced data analytics, real-world artificial intelligence (AI) applications are driving measurable improvements in efficiency, transparency, and service delivery. For example, AI-powered chatbots are handling routine questions from citizens about such topics as how to apply for benefits, freeing up government employees to work on more complex issues. And AI is useful in optimizing resource allocation, such as i...

“You won’t find it difficult to prove that battles, campaigns, and even wars have been won or lost primarily because of logistics,” Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower once said. Agencies in the national security and public safety sectors, such as the Department of Defense and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, understand the critical importance of logistics in ensuring that the right personnel and right materials are available t...

Join us as thought leaders from government and industry review how all these factors fit together and ways for agencies to minimize risk even with tight budgets and constrained resources. The cyber universe has always been a challenging space, with threats from hackers, cyber gangs and hostile nation-states. As technology has evolved, new attack surfaces are emerging and the complex environment is becoming increasingly turbulent. This series o...

Join us as thought leaders from government and industry discuss emerging best practices around the safe use of AI and the business infrastructure needed behind it. The use of artificial intelligence (AI) is introducing a paradigm shift in cybersecurity. On the one hand, AI is a powerful asset for cyber resilience, with its ability to automatically update defenses and quickly identify and respond to multi-pronged attacks. On the other hand, bad...

Government cybersecurity teams are tasked with understanding all threat vectors and use a wide range of tooling to do so (endpoint, identities, and networks). The Department of Homeland Security’s Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) program is the go-to source for these kinds of tools. However, different tools performing various functions create silos, and in between those disjointed silos lie risks. New tools are being introduce...