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Trust No One: The Evolution of Cybersecurity
With zero trust at the forefront of modern security strategies, Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) is transforming cybersecurity in government. To enhance identity verification, mitigate risks, and counter advanced persistent threats (APTs), government agencies must embrace ZTA to bolster their security posture. AI and other emerging technologies are critical enablers, empowering agencies with enhanced data governance and threat detection capabilities.
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Algorithms and Conflict: Improving Our Cyber Defense
AI-powered systems enable real-time data analysis, proactive threat detection, and adaptive responses that far outpace traditional methods. By leveraging these technologies, organizations can forecast potential threats using historical data and behavioral analytics. However, adoption comes with challenges—ensuring strong data governance, maintaining privacy, and upskilling the cyber workforce are critical to fully unlocking AI and ML’s potential. Successfully integrating these technologies requires balancing technical innovation with human expertise to strengthen cybersecurity defenses against evolving threats. With so much happening, where should you prioritize your attention?
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The Future of Security: AI in Action
As cyber threats gain momentum and become more sophisticated, security, efficiency, and accuracy become more imperative. The session will explore organizations' unique challenges faced as they minimize security vulnerabilities and increase speed while strengthening their data governance and privacy. Attendees will hear how AI-driven solutions are preventing future attacks, mitigating data, and improving agency resiliency and agility. This session will also discuss how cyber defense strategies are advancing in hybrid cloud environments with the adoption of new technologies.
Addressing the Cyber Talent Pipeline Problem
Defending against sophisticated attacks from hackers utilizing generative AI and other advanced technologies requires a highly capable workforce. Developing this workforce starts with comprehensive education and training programs that provide professionals with a deep understanding of the latest cybersecurity principles, technologies, and best practices. To address the growing skills gap, partnerships and collaborations between government agencies, private sector stakeholders, and educational institutions are essential. These collaborative efforts help to create pathways for talent development, ensuring a continuous supply of skilled individuals ready to tackle emerging threats.
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