If you’ve tuned before then you’ve heard the three magic words; People, process, technology. While technology often takes the spotlight, there’s a reason why “people” come first.
This week on Feds-At-The Edge we explore the cultural shifts agencies are prioritizing to achieve zero trust.
Jothi Dugar, CISO at NIH’s Center for Information Technology emphasizes the age-old advice, communication is key. Federal leaders should speak a language all stakeholders understand, and responsibility should be placed in the hands of the many and not the hands of the select few.
We’ll also explore the benefits of collaborative group environments where everyone contributes to change.
Matthew Posid, a Principal & CSO with KPMG shares how real-world zero trust examples can help technical leaders get that buy-in.
Tune in on your favorite podcasting platform to hear more about the importance of continuous learning, experimentation, and collaboration to navigate these complexities.
To view this webinar: To Succeed with Zero Trust and AI, Look to Cultural Change.
Featured Speakers:
Jothi Dugar
Chief Information Security Officer
With over 25 years of experience, Jothi Dugar is a leading cybersecurity executive who knows what it’s like to be the only female executive in the room. She is a catalyst for change, inspiring transformational leadership as a holistic wellness specialist and certified life coach, international best-selling author and motivational speaker, dance director, and a mom of three. She is passionate about empowering women to take charge of their lives and break through the glass ceiling.
Jothi leverages her expertise to serve as Chief Information Security Officer at the National Institutes of Health (NIH)’s Center for Information Technology (CIT) and raises the bar on cybersecurity every day using her holistic and forward-thinking mindset to provide innovative thought leadership. During her tenure, Jothi established and matured CIT’s Information Security Program and led CIT’s highly coordinated response and remediation to the GAO audit of NIH’s information security controls.
Jothi has also been a profound champion of wellness, staff development, diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. As an Executive Sponsor of Employee Engagement, she created new initiatives including the innovative Women in Tech program and Leaders Unplugged series, which have been successful in enhancing well-being and development of the workforce. She serves as a professional coach for NIH employees seeking executive support in their career and initiated the first CIT Mentorship Program.
Jothi recently served as Acting Deputy Director of CIT for two years. In this role, she strategically managed the direction of scientific and administrative computational and telecommunications requirements. She served as the focal point of leading the strategic vision of a $500M enterprise with over 1,200 staff members and assessed critical issues, monitored progress of CIT meeting NIH goals, and led development of mechanisms to protect technology, facilities, and intellectual property. Before joining CIT, Jothi served as the CISO at the NIH Clinical Center for eight years. During her tenure there, she developed and led the Information Security Office. In this role, she was responsible for securing Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) systems that store sensitive information, including one of NIH’s High Value Assets, several thousand workstations and servers, numerous medical instruments, mobile devices, portable media, third-party systems, and other IT systems.
Prior to her time at the Clinical Center, Jothi held numerous positions outside of NIH, including project manager at the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), Information Systems Security Officer (ISSO) at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and several senior information assurance, program management, and management consultant positions at a variety of private sector firms. Jothi holds a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland.
CISO, CIT, National
Institutes of Health
Deputy Health Technology Officer
Dr. Joseph L. Ronzio started his career as an Information Technology Architect/Engineer. He managed projects and directed implementations of new technologies for companies such as PNC Bank, Foxwoods Casino, IBM/Lotus, Rockwell, The Gillette Company and The Computer Merchant. After a successful business career, Dr. Ronzio was able to fulfill a childhood dream and served his country in the U.S. Air Force as a commissioned Medical Services Corps officer. In 2008, he separated from Active Duty to achieve his Doctorate in Health Sciences, but still serves in a reserve capacity today. Previously, Dr. Ronzio worked as the Regional Telehealth Coordinator for Veterans Health Administration VISN20 from 2008 to 2012 and was the Department Head for Health Information Management for the U. S Navy from 2012 to 2013. Dr. Ronzio was deployed as the Director of Operations for the 379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron from May to September 2015. He returned from deployment and continues to serve as the Deputy Chief Health Technology Officer for Veterans Health Administration.
Deputy CTO, Veterans
Health Administration
Matthew Posid
Principal & Chief Security Officer
Matt is a senior executive, with deep expertise leading cybersecurity and IT organizations to enable business goals. His cybersecurity acumen combines private sector experience protecting data in a highly regulated environment with public sector experience protecting the Nation’s most sensitive information. His leadership experience includes building and managing globally dispersed organizations, delivering transformational change, and conducting complicated negotiations.
Matt has substantial experience leading enterprise security programs, with a focus on determining acceptable levels of risk, assessing the security posture of IT systems and services, driving transformational change in security programs to simultaneous reduce risk and enable the business, and leading complex incident response activities. Additionally, he provides his expertise to engagement teams in the Federal, Cyber, and Financial Services areas.
Principal & CSO,
KPMG
Tony Hubbard
Principal, U.S. Federal Cybersecurity Leader
Tony Hubbard is a Principal with KPMG and currently leads KPMG’s Federal Cybersecurity consulting practice. Tony has over 32 years of experience in providing business and technology consulting services, notably to United States Federal Government entities. Tony has been with KPMG for over 25 years and prior to KPMG served as a cybersecurity auditor for the Internal Revenue Service. Tony has supported many Federal Government agencies, including large and complex entities such as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Energy, Homeland Security, Treasury, and Housing and Urban Development.
Tony specializes in supporting client transformation efforts across many cybersecurity domains, including Zero Trust, DevSecOps, automation, cloud transformation, threat intelligence, incident response, and compliance with relevant regulations and guidance, such as the Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) and supporting National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) guidance. Tony has authored many professional articles, appeared in media outlets such as “Government Matters” and “FedNewsRadio”, and has presented at conferences on cybersecurity topics. Tony is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA).
Principal, U.S. Federal
Cybersecurity Leader, KPMG
Michael Kennedy
Moderator & Contributing Editor
Michael Kennedy retired in May 2017 from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI). He had an extensive career in the Federal Government, with leadership responsibilities leading to numerous national level roles at the Senior Executive Service level since April 2006. He served in many positions within the ODNI beginning in its first year of operation and culminating in his final assignment as the Deputy Program Manager for Technology and Standards for the Program Manager – Information Sharing Environment (PM-ISE), within the ODNI.
Mr. Kennedy has left an indelible mark of professional accomplishment and Leadership across a broad spectrum of complex issues, most notably in the development of innovative technology solutions and transformative outcomes for the Intelligence Community (IC) during 42 years of total government service in IT and other leadership roles:
- Deputy Program Manager for Technology & Standards, ODNI (Nov 2011 – May 2017)
- Director, INTELINK, ODNI (July 2008 – Nov 2011)
- Chief, Information and Technology, ODNI (April 2006 – July 2008)
- Chief, Networks & Operations – Plans, Policy, & Resource; National Air & Space Intelligence Center (April 2003 – April 2006)
- Chief, Intelligence Systems Division, U.S. Southern Command (Feb 2000 – April 2003)
- Chief, Department of Defense Intelligence Information Systems (DoDIIS), System Integration Management Office, U.S. Central Command (March 1995 – Feb 2000)
- Head of Customer Support & Dep COTR, Supercomputer Center; Deputy Chief – Communications and Networks, Naval Oceanographic Office (Oct 1989 – Feb 1995)
- Retired U.S. Navy Captain with over 30 years combined active and reserve duty (1975 – 2009)
Contributing Editor,
FedInsider
