Top 2020 Predictions: Cybersecurity Threats, Trends, and the CCPA Regulation

This session discusses the top cyber threats for 2020 world-wide, where our presenters will discuss the top security priorities in their states for cybersecurity, followed by a Q/A session at the end of the presentation.

What topics are hot for Chief Security Officers in 2020? Which cyber threats are demanding the most attention for top government cybersecurity leaders? What projects are the U.S. states of Washington and Illinois applying resources to address security priorities? Where next with privacy legislation and implementation of regulations likes the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)?

The webinar covers:

• Top security predictions for 2020 from global security vendors – along with CISO reactions and feedback
• Security trends (in specific areas such as ransomware) seen at the end of 2019 and in the first weeks of 2020
• CISO project priorities from Washington State and the State of Illinois
• Panel discussion of privacy actions and CCPA implementation nationwide

Presenter:

Our first presenter for this webinar is Dan Lohrmann, an internationally recognized cybersecurity leader, technologist, and author. As a top Michigan Government technology executive for seventeen years, Dan was national CSO of the Year, Public Official of the Year and a Computerworld Premier 100 IT Leader. He is currently CSO & Chief Strategist at Security Mentor, where he advises global and local corporations and governments on cybersecurity and technology infrastructure strategies and security culture change. He has been a keynote speaker at security conferences from South Africa to Europe and Washington D.C. to Moscow.

Our second presenter Vinod Brahmapuram, State CISO for the state of Washington, brings more than 20 years of information technology experience to WaTech with deep expertise in managing cybersecurity, developing and leading high-performing teams, and managing risk and compliance in heavily regulated environments. Before his work in South Carolina, Vinod held several security roles for the state of New Hampshire Health and Human Services, including serving as the agency’s CISO from 2015-2016.

Our third presenter is Adam Ford, who serves as Deputy Chief Information Security Officer at the Illinois Department of Innovation and Technology (DoIT). During his 18 years with the State of Illinois, Adam has served as a network engineer and architect designing, implementing and supporting LAN, Data Center and WAN Environments. In addition to responsibilities for oversight of the State of Illinois Security Operations Center and Security Awareness training for the State of Illinois systems, Adam also manages the Election Cyber Navigators in partnership with the State Board of Elections and the Illinois State Police’s Statewide Terrorism and Information Center. He earned a BA from Illinois College in Jacksonville, IL.

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