Experiences

Google Security & Threat Intelligence Summit

Event Overview

Join Google Cloud security specialists, World Wide Technology (WWT), and local peers in Honolulu for an immersive, full-day summit designed for the Hawaii SLED community — bridging strategic threat intelligence and hands-on public sector defense. The morning session serves both leaders and practitioners, opening with a peer-led user group featuring Hawaii-based success stories, followed by an exclusive Google Security Roadmap overview highlighting AI and Mandiant-integrated defense. A Google Threat Intelligence Analyst will then deliver a deep-dive briefing on adversary tactics impacting the Pacific region and educational institutions. After a networking lunch, attendees dive into the Google Threat Intelligence (GTI) Capture The Flag (CTF) experience — designed for all skill levels. Technical users gain hands-on threat hunting practice, while non-technical leaders receive a guided look at how modern threat intelligence is operationalized to neutralize threats in real time.

Zach Coker

Google Public Sector

Security Customer Engineer, Google Cloud Security

Zach Coker is a security professional with over 14 years of experience spanning threat intelligence, incident response, and cloud security architec...
Jon Tidwell

Google Public Sector

Government Cloud & AI Services Lead @ Mandiant

Jon leads Government Cloud & AI Services at Mandiant (Google Public Sector), bringing 20+ years in cybersecurity and IT consulting. He helps govern...
Melvin Quemado

University of Hawai'i at Manoa

Senior Information Security Specialist

Melvin Quemado is a Hawaii-based cybersecurity professional specializing in information security and incident response within the University of Haw...

What to expect

This summit is designed to deliver real value to Hawaii's SLED security community across three key areas:
  • Gain relevant, expert-led insights on emerging threat trends impacting Hawaii’s public sector, with a clear connection between global intelligence and local risk.
  • Explore how Google Cloud’s AI-powered tools, including Gemini and Mandiant, can be applied by lean IT teams—leaving with a clear roadmap for SOC modernization, gap identification, and evaluating next-gen security solutions.
  • Engage with Hawaii SLED security leaders to exchange real-world experiences, uncover common challenges, and identify practical solutions through meaningful dialogue.

Goals and Objectives

This event is designed to equip Hawaii SLED security professionals with actionable insights into emerging threat trends impacting the Pacific region, while showcasing how modern, AI-driven solutions—such as Google Cloud’s Gemini and Mandiant-integrated capabilities—can strengthen security operations for resource-constrained teams. Attendees will connect with peers across government and education to share experiences, uncover common challenges, and collaborate on practical approaches to today’s security demands. Through these interactions and insights gathered from registration and discussion, the event will also highlight key security priorities and gaps, provide a clear roadmap for AI-driven SecOps transformation, and create opportunities for organizations exploring modernization, ransomware protection, and advanced security strategies.

Who should attend?

State & Local Government Agencies, K-12 and Higher Education - CISOs / Deputy CISOs, CIOs / IT Director's, CTOs, SOC Managers, Security Architects, ISOs, Directors of Academic Technology, IT Security Managers, Network Security Engineers, Privacy Officers