Trends in Cybersecurity for Federal, State, and Local Governments

Wednesday, March 20 | 2:00 PM EST

In this webinar, you'll hear the latest research from IDC on emerging technologies and regulations in federal, state, and local governments. Aaron Walker, Research Manager at IDC, will share how to operate in an edge computing environment while keeping your infrastructure protected from persistent threats, and assess the value of trending technologies. This webinar will also discuss the importance of cybersecurity as a key component of national security, and its role in building a sustainable future. 

You'll learn:

• Market analysis and issues facing federal, state and local governments when moving to cloud-based technologies
• How trending technologies like AI/GenAI and SASE/Zero Trust are effective in breaking down silos enabling government agencies to collaborate and share information
• How to identify areas for automation and optimization, and how emerging technologies can help

About the Speaker:

Aaron is Research Manager for IDC’s Government Trust and Resiliency Strategies program. His research focuses on innovations in security, privacy, and resiliency impacting US federal government agencies. His primary focus is analyzing how innovative security and resiliency solutions can help to modernize infrastructure and protect data, with the goal of building trust in government institutions by preserving privacy. Aaron’s research also investigates the impact of sustainable technologies on critical infrastructure, the impacts of edge computing on data centers and operational technology, and the role AI will play in everything from protecting national interests to improving the effectiveness of security awareness. Prior to IDC, He worked as the principal cybersecurity analyst on the research team at G2.com, a crowdsourced research and software marketplace platform. There, he wrote thought leadership content focusing on cybersecurity while working with executives of technology vendors of all sizes. Additionally, Aaron aided in building out one of the largest publicly available software taxonomies online today, spanning coverage beyond cybersecurity across IT, development, and cloud services.  He’s contributed to publications such as Cloud Security Alliance, The Infosec Institute, TechBeacon, TechTarget, and VentureBeat.

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