Shoring Up the Government’s Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities

In the wake of numerous data breaches and cyber-attacks, improving the nation’s cybersecurity posture is now among the Obama administration’s highest priorities.

Agencies are being asked to shore up cybersecurity vulnerabilities, immediately patch software, tighten controls for privileged users to mitigate insider threats and accelerate adoption of multifactor authentication, but this isn’t an easy ask.

How can agencies best protect their systems against threats, appropriately communicate threats when they’re discovered and keep eyes on the cybersecurity landscape as a whole?

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Panelists Include:

	Aliya Sternstein Senior Correspondent Nextgov
	Christina Ayiotis, Esq., CRM Attorney and Consultant Cybersecurity
	Dr. Ron Ross Fellow National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST )
	Gregory Wilshusen Director of Information Security Issues Government Accountability Office (GAO)