Bringing Cybersecurity up to Speed in the Age of Agentic AI

Cyber attacks and data breaches are on the rise and continue to pose serious threats to our digital economy. Many are aware of cyber threats from human sources, but not many are talking about the security threat posed with unmanaged autonomous AI agents.

In response, state and local agencies are looking to incorporate controls for AI into their cybersecurity measures.

According to the Code for America assessment, almost all 50 states have initiated pilot programs for a wide range of programs, with leaders like New Jersey and Pennsylvania operating AI at scale. But those governments continue to grapple with legacy system modernization and data cleanup, which are critical to ensure AI tools function securely and accurately without exposing siloed information.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the nature of the cyber threats your agency faces and which ones are using AI to find weaknesses
• Review the steps to take a pilot project and replicate it at scale across your agency
• Evaluate your legacy system modernization and data cleanup programs to identify where AI tools can streamline processes and cut costs
• Outline the ways other state and local agencies have addressed these challenges