Through the rapid growth of the Internet and number of IP-addressable devices, we have become a network-dependent nation that faces a complex, sophisticated array of challenges and threats.  One of the many guarantees of being connected to the public Internet is that you will be attacked.  How do you properly manage and protect information within an organization’s best interest and regulatory environment while still leveraging new and disruptive technologies? 

To meet this challenge, an organization must do three things well:

• You must have the confidence and trust that you can identify and manage your information technology assets.
• You must have visibility into the enterprise network to enable the prevention and detection of threats and unnecessary risks. 
• Once a breach occurs you must be able to quickly respond so that the scale of the attacks is mitigated, the impact to operations and daily business is minimized, and that the organization can learn from the event.

To build a strong cybersecurity strategy, it is important to assess your organization’s abilities across these three focus areas.

Speaker Bio:

Chris Coleman brings  over 17 yeas of information assurance experience supporting the national security, civilian government and financial markets. Today, Chris serves as a Technical Leader in Cisco’s Systems Federal Segment responsible for the technical strategy and direction of Cisco Federal’s cyber security portfolio. Prior to joining Cisco in 2006, Chris was a Vice President and Director of Engineering Services for a division of ManTech International. During this time Chris managed intrusion detection outsourcing, the development and spin out of NetWitness as well as daily business operations for specific national security customers. Prior to being acquired into ManTech International in 2003, Chris was a partner and senior security architect for Integrated Data Systems. Chris lives in Northern Virginia with his wife an two children an is an avid ice hockey, fan, coach and player.