The proliferation of data combined with the speed of advancing technology bring complex challenges to government’s ability to protect itself from evolving cyberthreats while striving to accelerate cloud innovation.

In support of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we invite you to RSVP and join us for a virtual Azure Government Meetup, “Balancing security + gov cloud innovation,” via Teams Live Event.

During this free and open event, we’ll discuss:

• Top security challenges and approaches for government including Zero Trust
• Current and future trends in security and compliance
• The role of automation and its impact on cybersecurity
• Some of the latest security tools and technologies

Featured speakers

	Chuck Brooks, President of Brooks Consulting, influencer and Forbes contributor, cybersecurity and emerging tech expert
	Bill Marion, Managing Director, Growth and Strategy, Defense and Intelligence Portfolio, Accenture Federal; and previous Deputy CIO, US Air Force
	Kenny Bowen, Senior Director of Sensitive Mission Platforms at Microsoft, previous CIO, Special Access Programs, US Department of Defense
	Saif Rahman, Managing Director, Cloud Security, Architecture, Application Risk, Quzara, LLC
	TJ Banasik, CISSP-ISSEP, ISSAP, ISSMP, Senior Program Manager, Cloud & Enterprise Security, Microsoft

We hope to “see” you at our virtual meetup. Be sure to check out the agenda and RSVP. And, please help us to spread the word about this event by sharing with your colleagues and connections on social using #AzureGovMeetup.

We also invite you to join our government cloud community of innovators of more than 3,500 members. Visit the Azure Government user community to connect and learn about upcoming events: www.meetup.com/DCAzureGov/