County Cyber Defense: Advanced Strategies for Government Executives
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As costs to address cyber threats and time to remediate them continue to increase over time, a strong defensive strategy has become a top priority to mitigate risk and impact. In this webinar, county leaders will hear about the latest, proactive cyber defense strategies from CAI and LMNTRIX and how these strategies were implemented for Palm Beach County Children’s Service Council.
Attendees will gain insights into overcoming challenges like alert fatigue and threats bypassing existing controls, exploring the sliding scale of cybersecurity and architectural considerations, and how to effectively use a Security Operations Center (SOC).
Key Takeaways
- Discover the latest cybersecurity trends including the key challenges in cyber defense
- Explore the sliding scale of cybersecurity and learn how to better evaluate your agency’s security maturity
- Learn innovative active defense strategies and ways to enhance your cyber resilience
- Hear how a county agency is strengthening their defenses by using a Managed Detection and Response (MDR) solution
Speakers
Robert Kurimski
Rex Johnson
Hamlet Khodaverdian
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