Watch On Demand!
Federal agencies rightly focus on ensuring that preventive cybersecurity controls are as comprehensive as possible. But what happens when controls fail and an adversary succeeds in launching an attack?
It's a basic tenet of zero trust security models that the defender should assume a state of constant breach. Given the high stakes in today's cyber threat landscape, a sound cyber strategy must be based on the assumption that, sooner or later, the agency's defenses will fail. The challenge then is to have a tested resiliency plan for responding to, mitigating and recovering from an attack.
Join this webcast for a comprehensive discussion of the following questions around cyber resilience plans:
- How have agency security postures changed in the last several years due to ransomware and other evolving cyber threats?
- What has the recovery process looked like for federal organizations that have been successfully attacked?
- How should agencies assess their current cyber preparedness and ability to detect, respond and recover from a cyber attack?
- How can we best prepare our workforce to be more cyber resilient?
- How are zero trust initiatives in federal IT playing out at your and other agencies?
Dave Hinchman
Acting Director, Information Technology and Cybersecurity
Government Accountability Office
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Dave Hinchman
Acting Director, Information Technology and Cybersecurity
Government Accountability Office
Dave is an Acting Director in GAO’s Information Technology and Cybersecurity team. He oversees audits on the IT and cybersecurity workforce, critical infrastructure protection, and the IRS’s IT modernization efforts.
Dave joined GAO in July 2002. He has led numerous reviews of federal data center optimization and cloud computing, and was responsible for GAO’s work on the High-Risk area of Improving the Management of IT Acquisitions and Operations. Prior to joining GAO, Dave worked as a business consultant for several private sector firms (including PricewaterhouseCoopers), and served as a Surface Warfare Officer in the United States Navy.
Dave earned a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Arizona. Dave earned a bachelor’s degree in anthropology from Vassar College.
Jeff Reichard
Vice President, Solution Strategy in the Office of the CTO
Veeam
Jeff Reichard is Vice President, Solution Strategy in the Office of the CTO at Veeam. Jeff drives strategic product and go-to-market engagement with public sector and enterprise customers, with a particular focus on risk and compliance. Jeff has 25 years of experience in data protection/availability, business continuity, and regulatory compliance solutions. His previous roles have ranged from designing SAN and data backup solutions to systems engineering and engineering leadership serving public sector and enterprise customers. Prior to Veeam, Jeff most recently led Commvault’s federal civilian SE team. At Veeam, Jeff works with partners, customers, and industry analysts to evangelize Veeam's vision for modern data protection at key events worldwide.
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Bringing Backup and Recovery Forward in Your Cybersecurity Strategy
With the rise in ransomware attacks, federal agencies are escalating cybersecurity efforts to keep pace. Government technology leaders recognize the operational consequences of a ransomware attack — mission-critical data and systems offline for days or weeks — can be catastrophic. Spurred on by the recent cybersecurity memorandum, agencies are looking for a path forward. The implementation of robust backup and recovery strategies is key to tackling the ransomware threat.