May 17, 2023 | 1:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

The National Cybersecurity Strategy will require more action – from government and industry. It is poised to be the nation’s most comprehensive cyber strategy to date, going well beyond information sharing and public-private partnership.

On May 17, MeriTalk hosted Cyber Central in Washington, D.C. Watch the event on demand for an examination of the strategy, challenges, and opportunities it brings to public and private sector organizations. Government and industry IT leaders will explore cyber policy, zero trust, supply chain security, cloud security, information sharing, and more.


Press Coverage

Wednesday, May 17, 2023
1:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. EDT
District Winery, Washington, DC

Featured Speakers

Caroline Boyd
MeriTalk
Nicole Burdette
MeriTalk
Kynan Carver
Maximus
Grace Dille
MeriTalk
Joseph Franco
MeriTalk
Scott Frohman
Google
Candice Frost
Nightwing
Amy Hamilton
Department of Energy
Steve Hoffman
Fortinet Federal, Inc.
Matt House
CISA
Lloyd
RedSeal
Tracy Pakulniewicz
Department of Homeland Security
Michael Parrish
Office of Acquisition, Logistics, and Construction
Dovarius Peoples
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Wayne Rodgers
Department of Education
Tanya Simms
Executive Office of the President
Carahsoft
Cisco - Blue
Cribl
Crowdstrike
Fortinet Federal
Google Cloud
Maximus
RedSeal
Cyber Central

Program

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Caroline Boyd
Principal, Government Programs
MeriTalk
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Nation-state cyberattacks increased exponentially in the last year, targeting governments, critical infrastructure, private businesses, and citizens’ personal information. Emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and biotechnology are developing and proliferating faster than government and industry can define expectations for their use and prevent dangerous outcomes. In the hands of hostile nation states, these technologies can pose grave threats to U.S. security and prosperity. Join keynote speaker Col. (R) Candice Frost, former commander of the Joint Intelligence Operations Center at Cyber Command, for an insightful discussion about how investment in emerging technologies could give the U.S. an edge in cybersecurity and promises to help government and industry to combat threats that grow more dire every day. […]

Candice Frost
Director, Integrated Department of Defense Account
Nightwing
Steve Hoffman
Steve Hoffman [introduction]
President
Fortinet Federal, Inc.
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The National Cybersecurity Strategy represents a seismic shift in how the country thinks about and enacts cybersecurity policy. In particular, it will increase the speed and scale of private-public collaboration efforts and shift cybersecurity responsibility onto larger organizations. This panel will explore the far-reaching implications of these policy changes for government agencies and industry organizations. […]

Amy Hamilton
Visiting Faculty Chair
Department of Energy
Tanya Simms
Director for Cyber Policy and Programs
Office of the National Cyber Director
Executive Office of the President
Andrew Stewart
National Security and Government Senior Strategist for Cybersecurity
Cisco
John Curran
John Curran [moderator]
Executive Editor
MeriTalk
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Two years following the May 2021 cybersecurity executive order (EO), many Federal agencies have made significant progress in implementing zero trust architectures, despite challenges including skills gaps, lack of technology interoperability, and the limitations of legacy technology. The new National Cybersecurity Strategy amplifies the commitment to zero trust with a commitment to accelerate agency IT modernization and sunset systems that are incapable of zero trust implementation within a decade. This panel will evaluate whether – and how – the move to zero trust could be the impetus to finally replace antiquated – but critical – agency systems. […]

Kynan Carver
Managing Director, Cybersecurity
Maximus
Matt House
CDM Program Manager
CISA
Wayne Rodgers
Department Zero Trust Lead
Information Assurance Services, Office of the Chief Information Officer
Department of Education
Joseph Franco
Joe Franco [moderator]
Director of Programs
MeriTalk
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Today, everything is connected, either physically or virtually: products, services, networks, and people. One vulnerability in our technology supply chain, exploited by one bad actor in one corner of our connected world can cause devastating damage to critical infrastructure and agency missions. On this, the White House and Congress agree. This panel will evaluate how new regulation and potential new legislation could bolster efforts to secure global supply chains for information and communications technology, and operational technology. […]

Michael Parrish
Chief Acquisition Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs, and Principal Executive Director
Office of Acquisition, Logistics, and Construction
Grace Dille
Grace Dille [moderator]
Assistant Managing Editor
MeriTalk
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One of the five pillars in the National Cybersecurity Strategy is to disrupt and dismantle threat actors. Our national security requires tools that not only limit damage from a cyberattack, but also proactively disrupt attackers before they strike. This panel joins the discussion of how agencies and industry can evolve data analytics and threat intelligence tools to gather and share threat information, identify zero-day exploits, and adapt to the changing threat landscape to stop attacks before they breach our defenses. […]

Lloyd
Federal CTO and VP of U.S. Sales Engineering
RedSeal
Caroline Boyd
Caroline Boyd [moderator]
Principal, Government Programs
MeriTalk
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The National Cybersecurity Strategy reaffirms the government’s commitment to accelerate migration to secure cloud services. That movement is introducing powerful new capabilities, and – at least in the short term – complexity to agency IT environments. This panel will discuss how cloud providers and agency IT shops can work together to prevent cloud complexity from negating cloud security. […]

Scott Frohman
DoD Program Lead
Google
Ryan McArthur
JWCC Program Manager
DISA
Dovarius Peoples
Chief Information Officer
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Nicole Burdette
Nicole Burdette [moderator]
Principal
MeriTalk
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The National Cybersecurity Strategy ushers in a broader approach to Federal cybersecurity than previous policies and mandates. The responsibility for securing our nation’s critical infrastructure and sensitive data is moving beyond the walls of government to include industry – and our global allies. In this closing fireside keynote with Tracy Pakulniewicz, chief of staff, Office of Policy, Strategy, and Plans, Department of Homeland Security, we will explore the scope of the National Cyber Strategy and how our government can build the partnerships that are needed to move the strategy forward. […]

Tracy Pakulniewicz
Chief of Staff
Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans
Department of Homeland Security
John Curran
John Curran [moderator]
Executive Editor
MeriTalk
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Caroline Boyd
Principal, Government Programs
MeriTalk
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