Presented by Quest Software
See the recent changes to the endpoint environment and how these affect your infrastructure. Learn how these changes affect your network design and what this means for your daily business. Learn more about the new technologies available for managing your endpoints and see some tips and guidelines to be prepared for what’s next.
Presented by Palo Alto Networks
Fueled by digital transformation and a massive shift to work-from-home, traditional enterprise networking and security infrastructures have been stretched to the breaking point. Legacy on-premises point-product approaches of yesteryear simply don’t make sense anymore. It’s time for a new model with the Secure Access Service Edge, or SASE (pronounced “sassy”).
SASE is quickly becoming the predominant network and security architecture that underpins our post-COVID world. SASE is the convergence of network services like SD-WAN, and security services like FWaaS, SWG, CASB, and ZTNA, into a single, cloud-delivered service model.
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Presented by Bitdefender
Mobile workforces were already an increasing trend in business even before we all had to deal with sending our teams home during the pandemic. As many of us work through our return to office plans with hope in our hearts, it is clear that the remote work trend has intensified and will likely continue to do so in the future.
Remote work has challenged traditional security approaches and forced us to think harder about how we can best support the changing nature of work. Thankfully, many of the technology, process, and people changes needed to support remote workers have significant benefits in our overall security posture.
For this session, we’ll talk about trends our security operations center saw in remote work environments and their impact on security operations, discuss theories around how to plan and support these workers, and talk about technology approaches that may help your organization support these workers better while improving your overall security posture.
Presented by Aruba, a HPE Company
Whether it’s the allure of the concept of the Internet of Things (IoT), a fear of being viewed as a laggard, or internal pressure to do something new, many companies rush head-first into IoT projects without clearly defined objectives or value propositions. The result is a high rate of failure and subsequent disillusionment about the real value of IoT. If your company’s strategic goals require human productivity monitoring, human productivity organizational redesign, augmented reality, energy monitoring, and/or building security, Aruba’s ESP can expedite time-to-insight and time-to-value. The solutions can securely handle all manner of IoT devices and integrate them with enterprise business applications and processes. Join us to learn how you can reduce IoT deployment time to a fraction of what a custom-developed solution would require.
Presented by INTERFACE Advisory Council
Since the start of the pandemic, your workflow and office structure have shifted tremendously. The way any firm operates now has adapted to the change in remote workers. We have seen return to office plans constantly changed, pushed backed, or completely scrapped. Has your company returned employees to the office? Are those plans on hold?
Join the INTERFACE Advisory Council for an open discussion about these items and more. Will your company have a large amount of staff permanently working remotely? Do you need more shared space workstations for employees? We will discuss some tips for preparing your IT staff for all the possible scenarios that will come your way.
Panelists:
David Guggenbickler, VP, Director of Service Operations, Umpqua Bank
Michael Sloon, Director, ITSD, City of Spokane
Joe Sams, Manager, Information Systems, Teck American Incorporated
Presented by Alan Cunningham • Chief Information Officer, State of Nevada
As information technology professionals, we are used to constant change and the exhilaration that results from solving tough challenges. A chronic high-skilled labor shortage during a global pandemic has been the Everest of organizational challenges that government and all businesses are learning how to navigate, often with a reduction in resources.
Join Nevada State Chief Information Officer Alan Cunningham to learn why your current teams are your organization’s greatest asset, and how to reframe the current challenge of attracting, retaining, and developing technical talent pools as an exciting opportunity to create organizational resilience.
As CIO, Alan Cunningham establishes the strategic direction of Nevada state information technology. He served as the Washoe County School District’s Information Security Officer since 2016, following a 30 plus-year IT career in the private sector. He is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), certified in Strategic Planning, Policy and Leadership (GSTRT) and System and Network Auditor (GSNA) with extensive experience in cybersecurity operations, disaster recovery, business continuity planning, and policy and strategic planning. As an experienced street motorcycle racer, risk assessment is a constantly practiced skill.
Presented by Hitachi Vantara
The pandemic has accelerated innovation to protect health and safety, while laying a foundation for broader digital transformation across industries. Learn how automated detection of PPE, social distancing, collision avoidance, thermal scanning, and compliance analytics are helping companies reduce risk while protecting their workers and customers, and how this shift is preparing them to thrive in our digital future.
Presented by Mark Fitzgerald • Executive Director of Customer Care, Boise State University
The events of the past year have accelerated conversations between the business and employees about what it means to be flexible. Whether it be schedule, location, amenities, or technologies, employees are seeking what they want and when and where they want it. This has led to a host of issues for technologists to consider, create process and policy around, as well as support.
Industries all over will have a remote workforce for the foreseeable future. Technology has led this transition and will continue to do so. IT professionals need to have a voice in these policy decisions. Spending needs to be reprioritized to accommodate these changes. Come and gather to discuss and share some of the challenges in supporting a hybrid work environment.
Mark Fitzgerald has a passion for education and has been working in higher education for over twenty-five years. He has presented at dozens of conferences as well as having had the opportunity to be an international keynote speaker. Mark is the Executive Director of Customer Care at Boise State University and is also an adjunct professor in the College of Business and Economics. He has presented all over the world at HDI conferences, local chapter meetings, and HDI Higher Education Forum meetings. He has chaired organizations such as the Higher Education Forum and the HDI Desktop Support Advisory Board.
Presented by Matanuska Telephone Association
Everything You Need to Know About CMMC:
In 2007, Chinese hackers successfully targeted a Department of Defense (DoD) subcontractor leading to the creation of a powerful fighter jet. During this cyberattack, the Chinese stole enough data to make their J-20 stealth fighter jet a real threat to the USA. The reality of this attack is that it wasn’t just a one-off event—over $600 billion is lost globally due to cyber theft every year. With that in mind, the DoD knew something needed to change.
Changes to cybersecurity compliance are coming. Before the introduction of the cybersecurity maturity model certification (CMMC), any self-attesting defense contractors could say that they were compliant with specific cybersecurity guidelines—without having to prove it. This not only left room for contractors to become complacent but diminished all compliant defense contractors’ credibility. In short, contractors who were reckless with sensitive information weren’t held accountable—until now.
With the rollout of the CMMC, contracting with the DoD is more specialized than ever—especially if you’re dealing with controlled unclassified information (CUI). But these new guidelines also mean the space will become more lucrative. It’s estimated that 129,810 businesses will likely pursue CMMC certification in the first 5 years.
CMMC boils down to 3 major points:
Presented by Rob Thurston, Chief Technology Officer at Ampersand, Alaska’s leading technology services provider, attendees will learn about compliance requirements, sustainability, and risks for DoD contractors.
Presented by Kevin Gilbertson • Chief Information Officer, State of Montana
Through the American Rescue Plan Act, funding is being distributed through grants within the State of Montana to enhance education, communications, and health and human services, as well provide funds for economic transformation and workforce development. We will discuss how these funds have provided State IT the opportunity to modernize our interactions with citizens to support ARPA efforts as well as provide an avenue for attracting technical jobs and talent to the state.
Kevin Gilbertson serves as the State of Montana’s CIO. He joined the Department of Administration in March of 2021 after spending almost thirty years in the enterprise software industry, which included work with state and federal government customers as well as Fortune 500 corporate customers.
Kevin most recently served as a Vice President of Product Strategy and Enablement at Helix Business Solution before being appointed State CIO by Governor Gianforte. Prior to joining Helix Business Solution, Gilbertson was the owner and principal consultant at Forstara and worked in various IT roles at RightNow Technologies, both based out of Bozeman, MT. He also partnered with federal agency CIOs on open data initiatives while working for Socrata in Seattle, WA.
Gilbertson holds a Master of Science degree from Capella University in psychology specializing in Organizational Leader Development and is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology.