Overview

December 2

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Governments are more digitally connected than ever before, making them more effective and constituent friendly – but also increasing their vulnerability to cyberattacks. Because a growing number of high-profile cybersecurity breaches involve trusted insiders or compromised network credentials, organizations are moving toward a zero-trust security approach to safeguard valuable data and systems.

 Join Governing for a timely interactive discussion that will explain zero trust and help your organization implement this important strategy. Register now to learn how to:

 

-- Segment networks to ensure zero trust

-- Establish trust in every access request, no matter where it comes from

-- Develop zero trust policies for each type of device

-- Adopt zero trust without causing disruption

-- Test authentication schemes and policies

Speakers

 

Aaron Cole

VP Sales, Federal and Strategic Integrators, Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise

Aaron has 20+ years of experience within the Networking and Telecommunications industry working alongside Carrier, Government, Enterprise and Cloud customers. The majority of his career has been within Alcatel-Lucent or one of its premium partners, in locations such as Australia, Belgium and the US and undertaking a variety of roles from Engineering to Consultancy, through to Business Development. Aaron has held various leadership positions, but his core focus within Alcatel-Lucent has been supporting partners and customers through the acquisition and transition to new technologies, in critical verticals such as Government, Healthcare and Education. Currently, Aaron is VP of Sales for all strategic focus areas within the US and Canada for Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise. Aaron has a Bachelors in Information Technology, a Bachelors in Engineering and a Masters in Management (Finance and Accounting).

 

David Fortini

Director of Business Development, Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise

Dave is currently the Director of Business Development for Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise’s Network Division. He is responsible for the business development of ALE’s Education and Hospitality Verticals associated with their Enterprise Network Portfolio. David Fortini’s experience in telecom, engineering, programming and business development spans over 30 years, with separate stints at several multinationals and Fortune 500 companies, including IBM, Science Applications International, Motorola and Alcatel-Lucent. He is a Computer Science graduate of Pennsylvania State University and also possesses a Masters in Computer Science at George Mason University. He also has a Master Certificate in Information Technology Project Management from George Washington University.

 

Deb Snyder — Moderator

Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Government

Deborah is an accomplished C-level executive, influencer and educator who has dedicated her career to improving state and local government services for the citizens of New York state through policy and technology innovation. She has a broad range of experience in government, policy, cybersecurity, privacy and information technology. She recently retired from the position of New York state’s chief information security officer, where she led the state’s cybersecurity programs and directed the NYS Cyber Command Center. She works with organizations and universities to strengthen cybersecurity defenses and preparedness, and to create and inspire the next generation of cyber leaders.