Upcoming Webinars

Wednesday, September 9, 2026 | 1.5 Hours

AI Forward Series: From Pilot Programs to Real Government Operations

AI introduces new vulnerabilities – such as data leakage, model manipulation, and uncontrolled access – even as agencies are still figuring out how existing risk and security frameworks apply. Recent news articles have reported that Anthropic’s newest AI model, Mythos, found 2,000 vulnerabilities in just seven weeks of testing commercially available software; Mozilla, for instance, reported Mythos identified 271 security vulnerabilities in Firefox 150. There have been instances where security teams are pulled in late and asked to “make it safe” after deployment decisions are already underway.

There are cybersecurity constructs in place that can help control access to AI tools and data. For example, the Zero Trust mandate already in place – “never trust, always verify” – strengthens requirements for access. Having an “identity-first” security structure can minimize the risks associated with AI adoption.

Join us as thought leaders from government and industry discuss their experiences adapting risk management and cybersecurity measures at their agencies to enable the use of AI while protecting against the new vulnerabilities it opens.

Thursday, September 10, 2026 | 1 Hour

Major, globally visible events—such as the World Cup or Olympic Games—fundamentally change how cyber-physical risk must be identified and prioritized. Events such as these usually are designated as National Special Security Events (NSSEs), based on factors like national significance, projected attendance, and potential threat levels, with the U.S. Secret Service leading security operations.

Cyber-physical risk is the potential for cyberattacks on networked systems—such as IoT devices, industrial control systems, or medical equipment—to cause real-world damage, including physical injury, environmental catastrophes, or destruction of infrastructure. These risks occur at the intersection of digital, networked software and physical, mechanical processes. NSSEs increase the potential for attacks on such devices as credential readers, environmental control systems (heating, cooling, and water), and hospitals near the events.

Join us as thought leaders from government and industry discuss how organizations can prepare to support a major event by identifying, quantifying, and prioritizing cyber-physical risks pertaining to operational technologies (OT) deployed for the event.

Tuesday, September 15, 2026 | 1 Hour

In a time of rapid change spurred by AI, the federal conversation about cybersecurity is becoming less about individual technologies or modalities and more about operational effectiveness. Agencies have invested heavily in cybersecurity, yet many still struggle to answer critical questions quickly enough to reduce risk.

Meanwhile, security tools have multiplied faster than agencies' ability to make coordinated trust decisions. The technology stack has evolved, but security decisions haven’t. Common frustrations include tools that don’t work together the way agencies’ missions do; more data available than ever but less confidence in making decisions; and security decisions that require too much manual coordination across disconnected systems.

Join us as thought leaders from government and industry discuss how agencies are moving beyond static security controls to continuously evaluate users, devices, workloads, and applications as missions become more distributed and AI changes both the threat landscape and the pace of decision-making.

Friday, September 18, 2026 | 1 Hour

After the hard work of assessing cyber-physical risks in advance of National Special Security Events (NSSEs) such as the Olympics or World Cup, the next step is discussing systemic vulnerabilities and planning for blind spots. Every major event runs on a complex, interconnected web of systems, yet the full chain of critical dependencies is rarely mapped and tested.

This session explores complex “what if” scenarios that challenged common assumptions underlying security and resilience planning, with a particular focus on limited visibility into the operational technology (OT) environments connected to IT systems.

Join us as thought leaders from government and industry share how they approach mapping dependencies, looking for unsuspected connections, and work to avoid making assumptions about roles and responsibilities.

Friday, September 25, 2026 | 1 Hour

This panel focuses on the moment of truth: coordinated, rapid, and effective response when the inevitable occurs. When a cyber intrusion escalates into a kinetic crisis—disrupting power, transportation, or public safety at a major event—a unified, cross-domain response is essential. This panel shifts the focus from prevention to action, examining the operational, policy, and political dimensions of managing a catastrophic incident:

How cyber incidents escalate into a kinetic attack, affecting the ability to respond to the critical incident What first responders need to manage the incident What preparations should be made in advace of a critical event When a cyber incident escalates into real-world public safety impacts, how CISA defines its operational role in the first 24–72 hours—coordinating with DHS components, FEMA, state and local emergency management, and private sector owners—while balancing the need for decisive federal coordination with respect for state authority and private ownership The importance of executing a coordinated recovery plan to rapidly restore safety and service to the event

Monday, September 28, 2026 | 1 Hour

The federal mandate for AI integration is an active operational requirement, but rushing to deploy advanced algorithms within a fragmented legacy IT infrastructure creates profound systemic risks, data leakage vectors, and governance vulnerabilities.

Agencies, both at the federal level and in state and local government, carry the burden of data silos, legacy hardware, and a highly distributed workforce, which combine to create severe risk profiles – such as the accidental exposure of personally identifiable information (PII) and protected health information (PHI).

Join us as thought leaders from government and industry discuss how to move from silos – siloed teams, siloed tools, siloed data, siloed environments – to structured frameworks that modernize infrastructure, build data governance, eradicate shadow AI, and scale safely toward autonomous systems, eliminating blind spots and providing end-to-end observability.

Friday, October 2, 2026 | 1 Hour

OCUDU (Open Centralized Unit/Distributed Unit) is a collaborative initiative and open-source project hosted by the Linux Foundation, aimed at accelerating the development and deployment of 5G and 6G Open Radio Access Networks (Open RAN). It provides a common, carrier-grade, open-source software foundation for the CU and DU layers, which are critical components of radio access networks.

The intent of OCUDU is to break vendor lock-in and accelerate the transition from proprietary, hardware-locked RAN systems to software-defined, open ecosystems. It is considered an essential building block to prepare for a 6G-enabled world. The General Services Administration reported last year that the target for establishing 6G as the commercial standard is 2030, because it will require research, innovation, and international agreement on new interoperability standards.

Join us as thought leaders from government and industry share their insights into the opportunities and technical advancements being explored to facilitate 6G.

Tuesday, October 6, 2026 | 1 Hour

Recent compromises of municipal water systems, including attacks targeting internet-connected programmable logic controllers and remote cellular modems, have highlighted the evolving cyberthreat landscape facing state and local utilities. Similar risks extend across operational technology environments supporting water, power and other essential public services.

Protecting these systems requires more than securing individual devices or networks. A defense-in-depth approach can help utilities control interactions across converged IT and operational technology environments, limit lateral movement and prevent a compromise in one system from spreading to other mission-critical technology.

Join us as government and industry experts discuss how state and local utilities can strengthen infrastructure resilience, improve visibility across interconnected IT and OT environments and contain cyberthreats before they disrupt essential services.

Wednesday, October 14, 2026 | 1.5 Hours

AI Forward Series: From Pilot Programs to Real Government Operations

AI success is often isolated, limited to pilot efforts that tackle one specific challenge or workflow. AI pilots are most focused on getting the technology right; implementing an enterprisewide AI strategy requires alignment across leadership, workforce, procurement, and mission teams, though definitions of success, ownership, and ROI remain unclear.

How agencies can move beyond the isolated success in a pilot and achieve similar results across their organizations is more a strategic challenge than a technical one. It requires shifting from a use case to capability, from technology experiment to an operational effort, by prioritizing scalable infrastructure, robust data governance, and change management.

Join us as thought leaders from government and industry share their insights on automating deployment, integrating with existing workflows rather than creating standalone tools, and ensuring clear executive sponsorship and workforce buy-in to manage organizational change.

Friday, October 9, 2026 | 1 Hour

Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) is a 6G technology that enables wireless networks to simultaneously transmit data and detect objects, essentially turning mobile networks into radar networks.

ISAC uses shared radio signals, infrastructure, and hardware to track, locate, and image objects in real-time, improving network efficiency and enabling new, high-precision services. It reduces hardware costs and saves spectrum resources by consolidating functions. It is considered a cornerstone of 6G, enabling faster, more reliable communication.

Join us as thought leaders from government and industry discuss ISAC, its role in 6G and how agencies can prepare to capitalize on its benefits.

Friday, October 16, 2026 | 1 Hour

Today’s advanced 5G networks are the essential first step to create an intelligent digital fabric. They provide higher upload speeds and open network interfaces for developers to use. They also make networks more programmable and easier to automate.

While the future may be 6G, investments made today into building out 5G and 5G standalone (5G SA) networks will not be stranded; they enable AI apps today and will be incorporated into the rollout of 6G tomorrow.

Join us as thought leaders from government and industry share their insights about utilizing AI in 5G/5G SA networks and the steps you can take to prepare a 6G framework for AI apps your agency uses.