Balancing security + gov cloud innovation

The proliferation of data combined with the speed of advancing technology bring complex challenges to government’s ability to protect itself from evolving cyberthreats while striving to accelerate cloud innovation.

In support of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we invite you to RSVP and join us for a virtual Azure Government Meetup, “Balancing security + gov cloud innovation,” via Teams Live Event.

During this free and open event, government and industry experts will discuss:
• Top security challenges and approaches for government including Zero Trust
• Current and future security and compliance policies and processes
• The role of automation and its impact on cybersecurity
• Demos of the latest security tools and technologies

Featured speakers:
• Chuck Brooks, President of Brooks Consulting, Influencer and Forbes contributor -- Cybersecurity, Emerging Tech SME
• Bill Marion, Managing Director, Growth and Strategy, Defense and Intelligence Portfolio, Accenture Federal Service; previous Deputy CIO, US Air Force
• Kenny Bowen, Senior Director, Sensitive Mission Platforms, Microsoft
• Saif Rahman, Managing Director, Cloud Security, Architecture, Application Risk, Quzara, LLC
• TJ Banasik, CISSP-ISSEP, ISSAP, ISSMP, Senior Program Manager, Cloud & Enterprise Security, Microsoft

Agenda (*subject to change)

6:3O PM – 6:40 PM
Welcome & announcements
• Karina Homme, Senior Director, Microsoft Azure Government
• Vishwas Lele, CTO, AIS, and Microsoft MVP/RD

6:40 PM – 7:00 PM
Azure Sentinel in Microsoft Zero Trust architectures
• TJ Banasik, CISSP-ISSEP, ISSAP, ISSMP, Senior Program Manager, Cloud & Enterprise Security, Microsoft

7:00 PM – 7:20 PM
Driving FedRAMP and CMMC Compliance with Azure Sentinel: a SOC perspective
• Saif Rahman, Managing Director, Cloud Security, Architecture, Application Risk, Quzara, LLC

7:20 PM – 8:00 PM
Panel: Balancing security + gov cloud innovation
• Chuck Brooks, President of Brooks Consulting, Influencer and Forbes contributor -- Cybersecurity, Emerging Tech SME
• Bill Marion, Managing Director, Accenture Federal; and previous Deputy CIO, US Air Force
• Kenny Bowen, Senior Director, Sensitive Mission Platforms, Microsoft
• Karina Homme, Senior Director, Microsoft Azure Government (moderator)

Please be sure to RSVP to join us and share this event with your colleagues and connections via social using #AzureGovMeetup.

About us:

The Azure Government User Community was created to bring together professionals interested in learning about government innovation especially around cloud computing technologies and capabilities. It's open to the community and provides a non-sales environment to share best practices and learnings during monthly meetups (now virtually) that draw an average of 150+ government and industry attendees per event.

Launched in February 2016 by Karina Homme, senior director, Microsoft Azure Government, and Vishwas Lele, CTO of AIS and Microsoft Azure MVP, the Azure Government DC User Community currently comprises 3,500+ members and continues to grow