PUBLIC SECTOR ZERO TRUST SUMMIT

Registration   |    Breakfast

Keynote Briefing

Zero Trust: Building a Culture of Security and Accountability

As federal agencies adopt Zero Trust principles, fostering a culture of security and accountability becomes essential. This session explores strategies for embedding Zero Trust into the organizational mindset, from leadership buy-in to workforce training. Federal leaders will share insights into aligning security goals with mission priorities, overcoming resistance to change, and ensuring that every team member understands their role in safeguarding systems and data.

Emerging Technology Talk

Securing an AI-First Future

Palo Alto Networks will provide a high-level overview of the essential considerations for safeguarding artificial intelligence technologies as they become increasingly central to government operations. As AI drives innovation and reshapes federal agencies processes, understanding the associated security challenges is crucial.
This session will highlight the key threats and vulnerabilities specific to AI applications, particularly focusing on the use of generative AI and enterprise AI applications by federal employees. We will discuss how these new technologies open up novel threat vectors, including data privacy issues, adversarial attacks, and potential misuse of AI-generated prompts.

Emerging Technology Talk

The Convergence of Zero Trust and Observability

Zero Trust is a network security strategy that assumes no implicit trust in users or devices – only users and devices that are explicitly required to connect to IT systems should be allowed to do so. However, how do you know when a rogue device or user is on the network? In this session, we will talk about how agencies deploy Observability technologies to provide a complete picture into the enterprise network infrastructure, and how these technologies help the agency address Zero Trust policies and practices.

Break in the Emerging Technology Showcase

Emerging Technology Talk

Enabling Zero Trust: Promoting Adoption by leveraging Hybrid Methodologies

Today’s modern workforce is highly distributed, with users working at home, in the office, and places in between and beyond. Protecting distributed employees who need to access resources in private and public data centers requires reliable and secure access plus deep visibility into how identities gain access. Most global enterprises struggle with this. Concerns about stronger security potentially impeding user productivity and increased IT complexity from security tool proliferation contribute to this struggle.

By taking an identity-first approach to SSE, organizations can ease the transition to zero trust. Deliver a consistent and frictionless user experience that boosts productivity, simplified administration that streamlines IT operations, and highly resilient security for all.

Key Takeaways:

• Uncover the challenges of Implementing Zero Trust frameworks in secure service architectures
• Understand the benefits of utilizing multiple protocols for application access
• Learn the advantages of decoupling security controls for Universal Zero Trust Access implementation

Zero Trust Implementation: Lessons from the Federal Frontlines

What does it take to implement Zero Trust architecture efficiently in federal environments? This panel dives into real-world examples of Zero Trust deployment, focusing on successes, challenges, and unexpected lessons. Topics will include streamlined phased approaches, integrating with legacy systems without disrupting operations, and meeting compliance requirements while enhancing mission effectiveness. Hear from federal experts who have turned theory into practice, emphasizing how Zero Trust can boost security and operational efficiency across agencies.

Emerging Technology Talk

Enable a Zero Trust Journey with a Modern Data Management Strategy

Zero Trust demands continuous verification, least-privilege access, and full visibility across an organization’s data landscape, yet traditional data management strategies are fragmented, costly, and inefficient. Cribl enables a modern, open data strategy that breaks down silos, optimizes data flow, and provides real-time observability—empowering security teams to enforce Zero Trust principles while maintaining full control over their data. In this session, we’ll explore how organizations can unify their data management approach to enhance security, reduce costs, and gain deeper insights, ensuring a scalable and efficient Zero Trust journey.

Lunch in the Emerging Technology Showcase

Zero Trust and AI: Enhancing Decision-Making and Threat Detection

AI is reshaping the cybersecurity landscape, offering new tools for implementing and advancing Zero Trust principles. This panel examines the intersection of Zero Trust and AI, highlighting how federal agencies are using AI to enhance access control, detect anomalies, and respond to threats in real time. Speakers will discuss the ethical and technical considerations of integrating AI into Zero Trust frameworks.

 The Workforce Challenge: Preparing Federal Teams for Zero Trust Success

Implementing Zero Trust isn’t just a technical endeavor—it’s a workforce transformation. This session addresses how federal agencies can upskill their workforce, manage talent gaps, and create a culture of continuous learning to support Zero Trust initiatives. Panelists will discuss the importance of collaboration across IT and mission teams, the role of leadership, and resources available to federal agencies for workforce development.

Zoom for Government enables ATARC remote collaboration opportunities through its cloud platform for video and audio conferencing, chats and webinars across all devices. Allowing for individuals from all areas of government, industry and academia to communicate directly. 

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