This presentation is geared to the managerial ranks seeking tutelage on crafting a strategy addressing the quantum space for their organization. We’ll share our experiences, best practices, lessons learned, education, and use-cases from 4+ years of leading the quantum initiative for a fortune-5 healthcare organization. We’ll leave time for a robust Q&A session and maybe some live quantum experiments (time permitted).

Modern cybersecurity measures such as post-quantum cryptography (PQC) and zero trust architecture (ZTA) are essential to protect U.S. critical infrastructure and ensure a resilient nation. And with a flurry of comprehensive initiatives coming from the Executive Branch, Pentagon, NSA, and NIST, it can be challenging for U.S. government CIOs and CISOs to determine where to prioritize resources. But PQC and ZTA aren’t mutually exclusive: ef...

To address the dynamic challenge of Insider Threats, organizations must have an agile process that should include training and the need to stay connected with their internal policies, external requirements, evolving risk discovery technology, best practices from within and other organizations, and government lessons learned. Simply stated, training is not a one-and-done or calendar-based ‘check the box activity.’ It is a critical c...

Join us for the Combined Joint All Domain Command and Control (CJADC2) Industry Day: Global Integration and Operations on June 20, 2023 from 8:30 AM to 1:30 PM in Arlington, VA. Hear from expert panelists as they dive into the progress made in the United States military's cyberspace domain. With technology advancing at an unprecedented rate and our growing dependence on digital infrastructure, cyberspace has emerged as a crucial realm for mili...

In the digital age, government agencies face increasing threats from spyware that can compromise sensitive information and undermine national security. To combat this, many government organizations are taking proactive measures by implementing executive orders and directives to ban specific applications on their mobile devices. However, this approach presents challenges in terms of scalability, visibility, and keeping up with rapidly evolving...

As quantum computer research continues to advance rapidly, there are advances at all the levels of the quantum computer system stack: from designs of physical qubits to architectures of networked-connected quantum computers. In particular, more and more of quantum computers are becoming available as cloud-based services through IBM Quantum, Amazon Braket, Microsoft Azure, and others. These deployments make quantum computers more easily accessi...

With all of the components of Zero Trust, there are various models and theories that an organization can use to strengthen their cybersecurity practices. The CISA Zero Trust Maturity Model and the DoD Zero Trust Strategy are only two examples of frameworks that provide guidance on implementing Zero Trust security principles within an organization. Both models emphasize the steps it takes to achieve total Zero Trust, but they differ in some of...

Google Quantum AI aims to build a useful quantum computer, and to identify impactful, societally beneficial applications for our quantum computers. In this talk, Kate will share more about the team’s roadmap and recent progress, including reaching their second major milestone: the first experimental demonstration that it is possible to scale quantum error correction, using it to improve performance with increasing qubit number. Bio: Kate...

Federal agencies must undergo the complex and laborious process of security authorization to operate (ATO) for each information system (IS) in accordance with the Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA). Currently, most agencies rely on manual documentation processes. These include popular productivity tools to capture the applicable security controls and the status/plans of implementation of the controls for each IS as well as...

Today’s cybersecurity threat landscape means Federal professionals must take a proactive and practical approach to defending agency personnel, systems, networks, and data. IT infrastructures need resiliency that is built in, understood by the workforce, and prepared to work beyond the next threat. Creating a resilient IT architecture is not an admission of anticipated defeat. Rather, it’s insurance against probable events and incid...