From Zero-Day to Response: Defending Public Sector Operations in the AI Era
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The window between vulnerability discovery and exploitation is closing fast, and zero-day risk is outpacing traditional patch-and-prioritize models.
For federal, defense, intelligence, and state and local missions, the stakes are uniquely high — a single breach can disrupt essential services, compromise sensitive data, and erode public trust.
For public sector organizations, this shift raises the stakes for federal, defense, intelligence, and state and local missions, where a single breach can disrupt essential services, compromise sensitive data, and erode public trust. In this environment, resilience depends on more than compliance or reactive patching. It requires continuous monitoring, validation, and response across both legacy and modern systems.
This webcast explores how public sector agencies can strengthen mission resilience against AI-driven zero-day threats. By unifying security data, sharpening visibility, and using automation to help lean teams detect and respond at machine speed, agencies can move from static patch cycles to a more streamlined, coordinated defense model.
Speakers
Bart Larango
Federal Industry Advisor, Public Sector
Splunk, a CISCO Company
Bart Larango
Federal Industry Advisor, Public Sector
Splunk, a CISCO Company
Bart Larango is a seasoned technology and cybersecurity leader who has spent his career advancing national defense through the strategic application of digital capabilities. As Federal Government Industry Advisor at Splunk, he draws on more than 30 years of experience in military cyber operations and public sector transformation to inform and guide executive decision-making across government.
A retired U.S. Army Command Sergeant Major, Bart led global cyber and IT operations, concluding his military service as the Senior Enlisted Advisor to Army Cyber Command. There, he partnered with senior defense leaders and the National Security Agency to shape joint cyberspace operations and safeguard critical infrastructure.
At Splunk, Bart supports federal agencies in strengthening operational resilience, situational awareness, and cybersecurity posture. He helps leaders leverage data as a strategic asset — applying real-time analytics, threat detection, and observability to modernize systems, accelerate zero trust adoption, and improve mission assurance.
Through executive engagement and strategic insight, Bart enables government organizations to navigate complexity and lead with confidence in an increasingly data-driven world.
Karim Said
CISO
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Karim Said
CISO
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Karim Said is a member of the cybersecurity community at NASA with an academic and professional background in software development and human-centered computing. Karim’s current interests include breaking and building code (and teaching others to do the same), the open-source community (and the lessons we can learn from it), and communicating effectively about cybersecurity risk.
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