The Important Role of Government and Private Partnerships in Tackling Cyber Threats
The evolving cybersecurity landscape demands a unified effort across numerous government agencies to address emerging threats, enhance resilience, and safeguard critical infrastructure. This panel brings together representatives from several of the government agencies attending ESET World to discuss their collaborative roles in protecting both national and commercial digital and physical assets. The discussion will highlight the importance of building national cyber resilience through partnerships and proactive threat management, the development of globally recognized cybersecurity frameworks and standards, and the role law enforcement plays to combat cybercrime and dismantle cybercrime networks. Panelists will explore joint initiatives, such as public-private partnerships, incident response strategies, and threat intelligence sharing, emphasizing how these efforts align with federal policies and address challenges posed by ransomware and advanced persistent threats.
Henrique Barnard Bio
Henrique has a lengthy background in the Dutch public sector. Over the last 25 years, he has worked on significant programs related to information provision and IT. In his current position with the central Dutch government, Henrique is responsible for vendor management for the strategic partners Microsoft, Google Cloud, and AWS. Staying in touch with the market and recognizing the needs of the Dutch Central Government guarantees varying challenges in the work of the Strategic Vendor Management Team, including engagement with EU initiatives. Work that is rapidly moving in the direction of a knowledge partner on all cloud-related topics.
Bas Dekker Bio
Bas is Senior Legal Counsel at Strategic Vendor Management Microsoft, Google Cloud and AWS (SLM), within the Dutch central government. He focuses on the lawful and secure adoption of cloud services by public entities. In addition, he and his team explore European and national cloud initiatives, leveraging their expertise with US hyperscalers to support compliant local alternatives. With a background in IT-law and a keen interest in the intersection of technology and law, he works on various legal and compliance matters. His focus includes contract and privacy law, DPIAs, audits, and compliance risks related to hyperscalers, with the aim of bringing clarity to the cloud. Before joining SLM, Bas worked at the Dutch Data Protection Authority, where he conducted investigations into data protection and regulatory compliance.
Elliott Peterson Bio
Elliott Peterson is a Special Agent with the Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS). Assigned to DCIS’s Cyber-West Field Office, he specializes in the investigation of complex botnets, account takeover fraud, and Distributed Denial of Service attacks. Prior to joining DCIS, Elliott spent more than 13 years with the FBI investigating criminal and national security cyber matters. Elliott is a Marine Corps veteran and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science and a Master’s Degree in Crime Analysis.
Andrew Lee Bio
Andrew Lee is the VP of Government Affairs, and Global CTI Strategist at ESET. Andrew combines a unique blend of corporate management and security expertise. He formerly served as CEO of ESET North America, the CTO of K7 Computing, and prior to that as ESET’s Chief Research Officer. Andrew has written extensively on cybersecurity topics and presented as a speaker at some of the world’s most prestigious cybersecurity conferences, as well as serving as a board member and advisor on various committees and cybersecurity organizations. He holds a Master’s degree in Computer Security from the University of Liverpool.
Tony Anscombe Bio
Tony Anscombe is the chief security evangelist for ESET. With over 25 years of security industry experience, Tony is an established author, blogger, and speaker on the current threat landscape, security technologies and products, data protection, privacy and trust, and Internet safety. His speaking portfolio includes industry conferences RSAC, Black Hat, VB, CTIA, MEF, Gartner Risk and Security Summit, and the Child Internet Safety Summit. He is regularly quoted in cybersecurity, technology and business media, including BBC, Dark Reading, The Guardian, The New York Times and USA Today, with broadcast appearances on Bloomberg, BBC, CTV, KRON, NBC, and CBS. Tony has previously served on the board of NCA, MEF and FOSI and held an executive position with AMTSO.
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