Congresswoman Barbara Comstock and Cyber-Warfare Expert and Bestselling Author Peter W. Singer to Keynote 3rd Annual Gigamon Public Sector Cybersecurity Summit

UPDATE: Gigamon adds DHS CDM Program Manager, Kevin Cox, NIST Senior Advisor Adam Sedgewick & CEO of IAMUS Consulting John Steil to roster of speakers

Santa Clara, Calif. (May 9, 2018) - Gigamon, Inc. (“Gigamon”) the company leading the convergence of network and security operations to help organizations improve their security stance, invites media, industry analysts and security influencers to attend its third annual Public Sector Cybersecurity Summit on Thursday, May 10 from 7:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C.

Congresswoman Barbara Comstock (R-VA), a leading voice in Congress on cybersecurity and Peter W. Singer, 21st century cyber-warfare scholar and best-selling author will headline the event and take a hard look at how to successfully buy down cyber risk in federal networks. Dynamic panel discussions will feature notable cybersecurity leaders from the Department of State, the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee, Liberty Group Ventures, Parsons and Booz Allen Hamilton

Public sector and enterprise organizations, security professionals and media are encouraged to register here. The complimentary event pass includes breakfast, lunch, breakout sessions and networking opportunities.

EVENT DETAILS

Gigamon 3rd Annual Public Sector Cybersecurity Summit
Date: Thursday, May 10, 2018
Time: 7:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Location:
Amphitheater
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington, DC

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

10:00 a.m.  – Peter W. Singer, 21st century cyber-warfare scholar and best-selling author.

11:45 a.m.  – Congresswoman Barbara Comstock (R-VA), a leading voice in Congress on cybersecurity.

PANELS

Morning panel discussions will explore the importance and the responsibility of government to use every cybersecurity dollar to get the maximum return on buying down that risk.

8:45 a.m.  – “Buying Down Risk in Federal Networks: An Operator’s Perspective”

Moderator: Kim DeCarlis, CMO, Gigamon

Panelists:

• Brad Medairy, SVP, Booz Allen Hamilton
• Gerry Caron, Acting Director, Enterprise Network Management Office
• Ron Neilson, CTO, Parsons
• John Steil, President and CEO, IAMUS Consulting

11:00 a.m. – “The Role of Policy and Legislation in Buying Down Risk in Federal Networks”

Moderator: Kim DeCarlis, CMO, Gigamon

Panelists:

• Kiersten Todt, Managing Partner, Liberty Group Ventures, LLC
• Mike Flynn, Senior Staff, US House of Representatives, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Subcommittee
• Kevin Cox, CDM Program Manager, Network Security Deployment, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
• Adam Sedgewick, Senior Advisor, ITL, NIST

Breakout Sessions:

Gigamon partners will showcase real life examples of agencies buying down their cybersecurity risk.

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About Gigamon

Gigamon is the company leading the convergence of networking and security operations to help organizations reduce the complexity and increase the efficiency of their security stack.  The Company’s GigaSECURE® Security Delivery Platform is a next generation network packet broker that helps customers make threats more visible across cloud, hybrid and on-premises environments, deploy resources faster and maximize the performance of their security tools.  Global 2000 companies and government agencies rely on Gigamon solutions to stop tool sprawl and save costs.  Learn how you can make your infrastructure more resilient, more agile and more secure at www.gigamon.com, on our blog and Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.

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