Homeland Security Secretary joins CyberCon 2015 roster

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Michael Hardy

PLEASANTON, Calif. – Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson addresses an audience of first responders during the Urban Shield Reception held at the Alameda County Fairgrounds, Sept. 14, 2015. Urban Shield is an internationally recognized best-practice full-scale emergency preparedness exercise, which prepares entire regions to respond to natural disasters or terrorist attacks. Official DHS photo by Jetta Disco.

Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson has signed on as a speaker at CyberCon 2015, a conference presented jointly by C4ISR & Networks and Federal Times. Johnson joins a growing roster of speakers that already includes Defense Information Systems Agency Director LTG Alan Lynn, Army CIO/G-6 LTG Robert Ferrell, Department of Defense Principal Deputy CIO David DeVries, and former Air Force and Energy Department CIO John Gilligan and General Services Administration’s Mary Davie. See the full list of confirmed speakers.

Johnson will deliver a keynote address on the state of cybersecurity in the federal government. His department is responsible for protecting critical infrastructure, combating cyber crime and cyber incident response.

Johnson was confirmed as Homeland Security SecretaryDHS Secretary in December 2013.

CyberCon 2015 will take place Nov. 18 at the Ritz Carlton – Pentagon City. Go here for more information and to register.