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Welcome to the Rocky Mountain Cyberspace Symposium 2025 (RMCS25)! The Rocky Mountain Chapter of AFCEA is once again honored to invite you to our annual forum for industry, academia, and government to discuss and propose solutions to the challenges of cybersecurity, community cyber readiness and homeland defense facing our nation. Our theme this year is “Securing the Future: Cyber Capabilities, All-Domain Superiority, and Strategic Advantage.”

A comprehensive exploration of the zero trust security model within the federal government, featuring insights from government and industry leaders across three pivotal segments. Hosted by Francis Rose, the program highlights the significant strides and challenges in implementing zero trust architectures in agencies such as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Department of Defense (DoD), and the Department of Labor.

During this webinar, top government information security executives and industry experts will reflect on their accomplishments along with the people and technology that made these programs so successful. The following experts will explore top federal cybersecurity success stories, best practices and what it means to you: Lynette Sherrill, Department of Veterans Affairs; Hemant Baidwan, Department of Homeland Security; Bill Lemons, Fortinet Federal; Eric Weiss, Quest Software Public Sector; Travis Rosiek, Public Sector, Rubrik; Moderator: Luke McCormack, Host of the Federal Executive Forum.

Given that agencies are on the clock to adopt zero trust architectures by fiscal year 2025, Fortinet Federal’s Bill Lemons offers tactics federal IT teams can take when addressing the challenges of achieving zero trust in hybrid, multicloud environments.

Military cyber leaders repeatedly say zero trust is critical, essential and integral to the Defense Department’s Joint All-Domain Command-and-Control (JADC2) concept. A zero trust approach to cybersecurity helps organizations improve data security, manage users on the network and facilitate data interoperability, all key components of JADC2. This panel explores how zero trust aids secure communication and data sharing to prepare the joint force for future fights.

Government organizations face threats, like none other. Ensuring that a robust security posture fits inside the regulatory and budget requirements of any agency is a huge feat onto itself. Add on all the threats that adversaries bring to your doorstep, and it can seem like an insurmountable task. From vulnerabilities to zero-days to patch management to user education and enablement, it’s easy for security teams to get lost in “What Should I Focus on Now?” Luckily, you are not alone in this fight.

Get ready for another episode of FortinetLIVE as #Fortinet’s Jim Richberg, and #FortinetFederal’s Felipe Fernandez, discuss the current state of the threat landscape for government agencies and top threat trends #CISOs should pay attention to in 2023.