#191: Securing the Public Cloud: How Seattle & LA County DCFS Are Transforming Cybersecurity
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Featuring:
- Greg Smith, Chief Information Security Officer and Director of Security & Infrastructure, City of Seattle IT
- Allen Ohanian, Chief Information Security Officer, Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services
- Brent Byrnes, Account Executive SLED, Wiz
What You’ll Learn:
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How Seattle's risk-based approach is transforming traditional government cybersecurity
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LA County DCFS's strategy for securing the nation's largest welfare agency's sensitive data in the cloud
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Why emerging IoT devices and cloud assets are creating new visibility challenges for government infrastructure
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The role of cloud visibility and democratized security in modern government environments
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Real-world lessons from Seattle's cross-agency incident response and recovery strategies
Timestamps
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(03:14) Seattle's Evolution to Risk-Based Security
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(04:52) Securing LA County DCFS's Cloud Environment
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(07:38) Cloud Visibility in Government
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(09:22) Asset Management Challenges in Modern Infrastructure
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(12:45) Cross-Agency Incident Response: Seattle Library Case Study
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(16:33) Crisis Communication Strategies
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(22:18) AI Implementation and Security Threats
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(27:42) Managing Modern Security Vendors
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(31:15) Future of Government Cloud Security
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