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CA and TX CISOs and More Explore Key Topics at Billington CyberSecurity's 1st State and Local Cyber SummitReal-time topics that are affecting state and local governments as they face cyber threats will be the focus of the inaugural Billington State and Local CyberSecurity Summit. Being held on March 19-20, 2024 in Washington, DC as well as virtually, the two-day summit will convene senior cyber leaders to discuss topics such as AI, ransomware, and cybercriminals as ways to avert cyber-attacks at the state and local level. "This important conference will help mitigate risk by sharing key learnings about cyber threats impacting state and local governments," explained Thomas K. Billington, CEO and Founder, Billington CyberSecurity, a leading cyber education company for executives founded in 2010. "Our agenda is packed with topics presented by leaders who have hands-on experience dealing with attacks on our infrastructure at the local and state level." State and local governments and the critical infrastructure they support are facing significant cyber-attacks. In the last year, the state of Illinois, the city of Dallas, and the Los Angeles Unified School District have experienced cyber-attacks that impacted their day-to-day operations over multiple weeks. To help localities better prepare, sessions will explore a variety of critical topics to help protect them. A few highlights include:
More than 30 cyber leaders will be speaking at these sessions, including:
The summit takes place at the National Press Club at 529 14th St NW, Washington, DC. To accommodate attendees from various states, the summit will also be offered virtually. Credentialed working media are invited to cover in person or online. All sessions are open to the press except the workshops that precede the event on March 19 and the roundtables at lunch on March 20. Press interested in covering and other attendees should register at: https://whova.com/portal/registration/ssle_202403/. Attendees can receive continuing education credit from CompTIA and (ISC)2. Presented by a variety of sponsors, led by: CISCO, Amazon Web Services, NightDragon, Carahsoft Technology Corp., Anomali, CompTIA, Presidio, and Sailpoint.
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