Billington CyberSecurity

🇺🇸🇫🇷Champagne🥂, Polar Bears🐻❄️, Raclette🧀, Penguins🐧, Pastries🥮! Une soirée merveilleuse a la Résidence de France! It was a joy to celebrate cyber partnership & collaboration with friends, teammates, partners, and colleagues at the Residence of the United States’ oldest ally, France. Merci beaucoup to the incomparable Tom Billington and the fabulous Billington CyberSecurity team, including Charles LeGette, and to Deputy Chief of Mission Agnès von der Mühll and the great Embassy team, including Océane Thieriot & Marie Helene Zavala, for hosting a truly terrific evening.

🇫🇷 🥂 Last night was a special evening for our Billington CyberSecurity Team as we gathered with our trusted industry, government, and military colleagues at the Résidence de France for a beautiful holiday fête! Thank you to our industry partners, friends and speakers, National Security Agency Deputy Director Wendy Noble, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Jen Easterly, and Deputy Ambassador Agnès von der Mühll. Billington CyberSecurity’s mission entering its 16th year is to provide non-partisan knowledge sharing and trust building in cybersecurity. What better way to thank our longstanding partners in that mission than a gathering at the Résidence of the United States’ oldest ally, France. After a break for the holidays, we look forward to diving back into these important conversations – at France’s AI Action Summit in Paris in February, at our own State & Local CyberSecurity Summit in March, and of course the 16th Annual Billington CyberSecurity Summit in September.  Thank you to everyone who attended last night's Holiday Reception at the Résidence de France. Wishing you all a safe and happy holiday season.

Join us at this year’s Billington State and Local CyberSecurity Summit, where we’re bringing together top experts to share actionable insights and innovative solutions to today’s most pressing challenges. 🎯 What You’ll Gain: This event is tailored for busy professionals like you—offering practical, real-world takeaways to strengthen your cybersecurity program and make an immediate impact in your organization. 💡 Key Sessions to Look Forward To: Lessons from the Field: Discover how Maryland and Baltimore utilized third-party red teams to uncover vulnerabilities before adversaries could. Securing Elections: Hear from state cyber leaders about the strategies and lessons learned in protecting electoral systems. AI & Cybersecurity Workshop: Explore how AI is transforming cybersecurity programs in an interactive session. Communicating Cyber Value: Learn how to effectively showcase your program’s impact to senior leadership. Peer Networking: Participate in lunchtime roundtables with practitioners tackling the same challenges you face. At Billington, we value your time—and we’re committed to ensuring you leave with actionable ideas that deliver results. Register today to take advantage of early bird discounts: https://lnkd.in/g46SYf_S

NEW SPEAKER ⭐ Ryan Murray, Deputy Director and CISO, State of Arizona, to speak at Billington 2nd Annual State & Local Summit! Register before 1/15 to take advantage of early bird discounts: https://lnkd.in/e4zfkFuJ

NEW 💥 Cynthia Kaiser, Deputy Assistant Director, FBI Cyber Division, to speak at the Billington 2nd Annual State & Local Summit happening March 11-12, 2025 at the Ronald Reagan Building! Register before 1/15 to take advantage of early bird discounts: https://lnkd.in/g46SYf_S

NEW SPEAKER ⭐ Dr. Brian Gardner Ph.D, CIO, City of Dallas, Texas, to speak at Billington 2nd Annual State & Local Summit! Register before 1/15 to take advantage of early bird discounts: https://lnkd.in/e4zfkFuJ

As we gather with friends and family this Thanksgiving, we at Billington CyberSecurity want to take a moment to express our gratitude for our cyber community. Your commitment, collaboration, and partnership make all the difference in helping us achieve our shared goals together. From our team to yours, we wish you a joyful Thanksgiving filled with warmth, good food, and cherished memories!

ANNOUNCING 📣 Katie Savage, Secretary, Department of Information Technology, State of Maryland, to speak at the Billington 2nd Annual State & Local Summit happening March 11-12, 2025, at the Ronald Reagan Building! Register before 1/15 to take advantage of early bird discounts: https://lnkd.in/g46SYf_S

NEW 💥 Troy Stairwalt, CISM.CISSP.GCIH.CRISC.CISA.C-CISO.CCSP, CISO, State of Wisconsin, to speak at the Billington 2nd Annual State & Local Summit happening March 11-12, 2025 at the Ronald Reagan Building! Register before 1/15 to take advantage of early bird discounts: https://lnkd.in/e4zfkFuJ

Welcome to Gov & Beyond, the podcast where we break down the latest in public sector technology and the ideas driving change. From Defense to State and Local government markets, we’re spotlighting the people helping drive news-cycles. In our first episode, we chat with Troy Schneider of Billington CyberSecurity about his career, key moments in government-industry collaboration and what’s next for cybersecurity. 🎧 Start listening today: https://lnkd.in/gx8g2qwK