RANSOMWARE RESILIENCE IN GOVERNMENT: PROTECTING CITIZEN'S DATA AND PUBLIC SERVICES
Local governments are prime targets for ransomware attacks, as cybercriminals seek to disrupt essential services and access sensitive public data. Traditional security approaches often fall short in preventing these increasingly sophisticated threats, leaving municipalities vulnerable to data breaches, financial losses, and operational shutdowns.
Join cybersecurity experts from the Town of North Andover and BullWall as they discuss how a proactive containment strategy can safeguard public services and critical infrastructure. Learn how ransomware resilience can empower local governments to detect, contain, and recover from attacks, ensuring continuity for the communities they serve.
In this session, we will cover:
- The unique ransomware challenges facing local governments and public agencies.
- How a containment approach ensures service continuity, protects sensitive data, and supports regulatory compliance
- A real-world example of ransomware resilience in action at the Town of North Andover
This webinar will equip government IT leaders with actionable strategies to build ransomware resilience and maintain the security and trust their communities rely on.
SPEAKERS
-
John Hyland
Director of IT
IT Senior Executive with 20+ years of demonstrated experience in planning, developing, implementing, executing, technology solutions in academic, corporate and municipal environments. Strategic planning for all technology projects from design to architecture and implementation to support. Strong abilities in instituting and enforcing budget controls, while still addressing the needs and potential growth of the institution. Skilled in crisis management, trouble shooting, problem solving and negotiation. Hands-on leadership in the development and deployment of custom applications for departments using internal resources. Experience providing strategic direction to CEOs, Deans, and City Managers regarding technology issues.
-
Jenny Browne
Sr Territory Manager
Jenny has over 21 years of experience in helping customers manage risk. While at the NYSE/Intercontinental Exchange, she focused on Governance, Risk, and Compliance, working with customers using AI and ML to identify weaknesses and create a reinforcement strategy. Moving onto real-time threat intelligence at Dataminr, she helped customers stay one step ahead by breaking down the information they needed for operations and business continuity.
While both of those are key parts of the program, it became clear that prevention wasn’t enough. She joined the BullWall team as they are laser-focused on containing ransomware attacks before damage is done – something that organizations of all sizes can implement because of its automatic and agentless capabilities. She is passionate about helping innocent victims and organizations fight against threat actors.
-
Don McCraw
Director of Sales Engineers, Americas
Don McCraw, the Director of Sales Engineering for BullWall, lives in Houston, Texas, and has 25+ years of experience as an Information Technology Professional. He previously worked as an Engineer in the U.S. Air Force Intelligence and CheckPoint, among other technology companies, Hewlett Packard, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, and DXC. As an accomplished technical expert with experience in developing multi-layer security infrastructures, he manages and leads the U.S. technical team as BullWall experiences rapid growth in the North American market.
