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PRESS RELEASE<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

WASHINGTON–(<\/span><\/span>BUSINESS WIRE<\/a><\/span>)–<\/span><\/span>The inaugural <\/span>Billington State and Local CyberSecurity Summit<\/a><\/span> will be held on March 19-20, 2024 at the National Press Club in Washington, DC as well as virtually. The two-day summit will convene the senior-most cyber leaders who will discuss cybersecurity issues and solutions for government entities at the state and local level.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cKeeping our nation safe from cyber criminals also means keeping state and local governments safe from these bad actors,\u201d explained Thomas K. Billington, CEO and Founder, <\/span>Billington CyberSecurity<\/a><\/span>, a leading cyber education company for executives founded in 2010. \u201cWith the increased attacks on our infrastructure, this new conference explores ways to protect our localities as well as the cyber issues they grapple with on a daily basis.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

State and local governments and the critical infrastructure they support are facing significant cyber-attacks. In the last year, the state of Illinois, the city of Dallas, and the Los Angeles Unified School District have experienced cyber-attacks that impacted their day-to-day operations over multiple weeks. Yet these same governments are often massively under-resourced to protect themselves.<\/span><\/p>\n

Government officials, tech leaders, and academia will be participating in Billington\u2019s two-day summit and sharing ways to enhance the cybersecurity of the states, counties, cities, and municipalities that comprise the U.S. and the critical infrastructure sectors. More than <\/span>30 cyber leaders<\/a><\/span> will be speaking, including:<\/span><\/p>\n

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