Cybersecurity Quarterly
Upcoming Events March March 29th New York University (NYU) will be hosting another installment of its NYU Cyber Lecture webinar series, Dispelling the Top 10 Myths of Cybersecurity, featuring CrowdStrike Co-Founder & CTO Dmitri Alperovitch. During the webinar, Alperovitch will share his experiences from the cyber equivalent of hand-to-hand combat with some of the most sophisticated intrusion actors and dispel the top 10 popular misconceptions that most people have about cybersecurity. For more information, visit http://cyberlecture.engineering.nyu.edu/
April April 3rd - 6th The Alliance for Innovation will be holding its Transforming Local Government Conference in Tacoma, Washington, bringing local government leaders together to learn innovative solutions to problems they face. CIS IT Security Program Manager Jamie Ward and Stakeholder Engagement Program Manager Paul Hoffman will lead a learning lab at the event on cybersecurity for local government. SLTT governments can receive special rates on registration. Contact the CIS CyberMarket team for more details. April 4th - 8th The 2018 MS-ISAC Annual Meeting will take place at the Intercontinental Hotel in New Orleans. MS-ISAC members from all 56 states and territories, as well as many local government, tribal, and fusion center representatives from across the country will gather together to learn from and network with their peers in state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) government. The theme for this year's meeting is “Embracing Change and Staying Secure," and will feature a number of educational keynote and breakout sessions geared toward our MS-ISAC members and the challenges that they face on a daily basis during the event.
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April 10th - 12th EDUCAUSE will hold its 16th Annual Security Professionals Conference at the Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel, bringing together security professionals from the education sector to network and learn about the latest issues facing the industry. CIS Senior VP Tony Sager will be delivering the closing keynote for the event. April 12th - 13th The Commonwealth of Virginia Information Security Council will be holding its 5th Annual Commonwealth of Virginia Information Security Conference at the Altria Theater in Richmond, Virginia. The event will bring together information security professionals from across the state to share ideas on managing, auditing, and assessing security for their organizations. CIS Senior Director Ryan Spelman will be leading a breakout session at the event on cyber threats, best practices, and resources for state and local governments. April 16th - 20th RSA Conference 2018 will take place at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. IT security leaders and professionals from around the country will gather together at this premiere industry event to learn about new approaches to information security, discover the latest technology, and interact with top security leaders and pioneers. Technical Product Manager for the CIS Controls, Philippe Langlois, will be speaking at the event. April 22nd - 24th The National Association of Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) will be holding its NASCIO Annual Midyear Conference at the Hilton Baltimore, where state government IT leaders and professionals from across the country will gather together to network and learn about the latest issues facing state governments. April 30th - May 2nd The National Security Institute will be holding its 33rd Annual Impact 2018 Security Forum at the