Public Sector Tech Talk E25: Data Centric Security for the Public Sector

Event Overview

Hackers can do a lot of damage in just a few seconds. In 2020, ransomware attacks cost U.S. government organizations around $18.9 billion in terms of downtime and recovery costs. This includes destruction of data, theft of intellectual property, removal and restoration of compromised data and systems, unhappy constituents who were unable to access key infrastructure and government services, not to mention reputational harm. During this Public Sector Tech Talk, NetApp joins WWT to provide insight on how to secure and protect public sector organizations against today's top cybersecurity concerns, discuss trends in recent ransomeware attacks, and share best practices for protecting government agencies against malicious actors who intend to prevent the delivery of mission-critical services.

Featured Speakers

John Evans

World Wide Technology

Chief Technology Advisor

Evans engages with clients on strategy, innovation and transformation to develop and deliver solutions for business in government and education. He is a highly consultative and knowledgeable technology advisor focused on achieving tangible operational and business outcomes for WWT's customers at enterprise scale. Evans brings over 15 years of technology expertise with extensive experience with security, cloud, and mission critical applications with a primary focus on the SLED market.

Jim Cosby

NetApp

CTO Public Sector Partners and Federal Civilian

Jim Cosby joined NetApp in 1999 and is currently a Deputy CTO for Federal Civilian Accounts and Public Sector Partners. Jim has over 25 years of engineering and technical sales experience supporting a variety of Public Sector as well as Commercial customers. Jim has focused on Data Management and Security for over 20 years including On-Premise, Hybrid, and Cloud technologies. Jim also was a Solution's Engineering Director leading technical pre-sales teams for 10 years.

Goals and Objectives

After viewing this episode, attendees will have a better understanding of why ransomware attacks have been successful, how to determine if your data is vulnerable and what measures you need to take to protect it, how to estimate the likelihood and assess the probable impact of an attack, and the importance of using certified security products and solutions to protect your infrastructure and data.

Who should attend?

Public Sector IT professionals looking to learn about emerging technologies and drivers shaping the future of government. This series is geared towards those that are developing and executing solutions that address the unique challenges faced by federal, state, and local governments. In this case, a focus on data security.