State, Local, and Education (SLED)

Between Agencies: The Ransomware Path Your Validation Cycle Misses

Built for CIOs, CISOs, and security leaders across state, local, and education agencies.

72% of state and local governments pay when ransomware hits - the highest rate of any sector. A live walkthrough of the inter-agency path that gets crossed, and why your Nationwide Cybersecurity Review score won't catch it.

Seats capped at 1000 for this session.

Wednesday, October 21, 2026 · 10:15–11:00 AM CT · 11:15am ET / 10:15am CT / 8:15am PT

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WHAT YOU'LL WALK AWAY KNOWING
01
Why your NCSR score - the one tied to your grant funding - says nothing about the trust boundary with your smallest connected partner
02
The specific architecture question to ask any autonomous validation vendor before it touches a federated, constituent-facing system
03
Three things to ask your SOC lead before your next tabletop exercise
25Minute
Briefing
10Minute
Live Demo
10Minutes
Open Q&A
WHY THIS SESSION

Grounded in enforcement,
not speculation.

Built on Sophos's 2026 State of Ransomware data, not vendor speculation
Mapped directly to NIST CSF and your Nationwide Cybersecurity Review categories
SPEAKERS
Barry Lowry

Barry Lowry

VP of Sales, SIEGE/ Briefing Presenter

Barry brings over 15 years of experience leading enterprise sales and go-to-market teams across Fortune 500, mid-market, and public-sector organizations. His work spans cybersecurity, Agentic AI, and managed services, including AI-assisted SOAR, data security, IAM, XDR/MDR, IoT security, and GRC. He has led teams of 8 to 85 people, accelerated complex sales cycles, and built partner ecosystems across OEMs, VARs, GSIs, and MSSPs. His experience covers financial services, healthcare, public sector, manufacturing, and technology. Barry previously served as a top-performing NCO in the U.S. Air Force.

Greg Dixon

Greg Dixon

CEO & Co-Founder, SIEGE

Greg has over 30 years of experience leading cyberspace operations and development teams as both a military officer and a DoD contractor. He previously built a government contracting cyber business from a 12-person team into a $70M, 200+ employee sector in just eight years. His past roles include leadership positions at FLTCYBER, Navy Cyber Warfare Development Group, KeyW Corporation, and Booz Allen Hamilton. Greg is PMP certified, and DAWIA Level III certified in Systems Planning, Research, Development, and Engineering (SPRDE).

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Wednesday, October 21, 2026 · 10:15–11:00 AM CT · 11:15am ET / 10:15am CT / 8:15am PT
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