Closing the Endpoint Security Gap: The Crucial Role of Printers in Securing Your Environment

State and local governments have become prime targets for cyberattacks. As more organizations have shifted to remote work in recent months, phishing attacks have increased 85 percent and cyber breaches overall have increased 600 percent.

It’s now more important than ever for states and localities to secure all their endpoints. Governments have traditionally focused on PCs, laptops and mobile devices connected to their networks. But printers are just as crucial to endpoint security.

As more state and local governments operate in a hybrid environment where employees split their time between home and the office, government IT teams will need to adapt to this new normal and balance business efficiency and agility with enterprise security.

Join us on July 22 at 10 am PT/1 pm ET for an overview of the critical role that printers play in an organization’s overall security posture.

As a participant in this 45-minute webinar, you’ll learn:

How to assess your current endpoint security risks and vulnerabilities, and how to develop a holistic security plan that includes printers along with other devices on your network
How managed print services can strengthen endpoint security
What specifics to look for in hardware, software and firmware to extend the operational and security capabilities of print devices

Speaker and Presenter Information

Tommy Gardner

Chief Technology Officer; HP Federal and SLED

Tommy Gardner is HP’s Chief Technology Officer for HP Federal, spanning the US Federal Agencies, Higher Education, K-12 Education, State and Local government customer segments, as well as Federal Systems Integrators. His current responsibilities include technology leadership, strategic technology plans, product and technology strategies, sales force technical support, and customer and partner relationships.

Previously, Tommy has served as the Chief Technology Officer for Jacobs Engineering, Scitor, and ManTech. Earlier in his career he was a senior technical executive at Raytheon. In the U.S. Navy he served as the Deputy for Science and Technology for the Chief of Naval Research. He oversaw the Navy’s Deep Submergence Program as well as its Advanced Technology Program. He also commanded the nuclear submarine, USS San Juan (SSN 751).

Michael Howard

HP Head of Security and Analytics Practice

Michael heads HP’s worldwide security team that educates and evaluates risk through security audits and support customers to create comprehensive security policies.

Before joining HP, Michael held numerous positions with the US Naval Intelligence and Department of Defense focused on security. He is a certified GIAC, CSCS and CHP professional and a certified cryptologist.

Dan Lohrmann — Moderator

Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Government

Daniel J. Lohrmann is an internationally recognized cybersecurity leader, technologist, keynote speaker and author.

During his distinguished career, he has served global organizations in the public and private sectors in a variety of executive leadership capacities, receiving numerous national awards including: CSO of the Year, Public Official of the Year and Computerworld Premier 100 IT Leader.

Lohrmann led Michigan government’s cybersecurity and technology infrastructure teams from May 2002 to August 2014, including enterprisewide Chief Security Officer (CSO), Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) roles in Michigan.

He currently serves as the Chief Security Officer (CSO) and Chief Strategist for Security Mentor Inc. He is leading the development and implementation of Security Mentor’s industry-leading cyber training, consulting and workshops for end users, managers and executives in the public and private sectors. He has advised senior leaders at the White House, National Governors Association (NGA), National Association of State CIOs (NASCIO), U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), federal, state and local government agencies, Fortune 500 companies, small businesses and nonprofit institutions.