Supply chain and ransomware threats target and affect everyone. The global intrusion campaign to distribute malware known as Sunburst by threat group UNC2452, deemed as one of the largest breaches in U.S. cyber security in recent history, has led to untold public and private sector entities working to contain and fix the damage. Likewise, ransomware attacks against state and local governments have caused disruptions to critical services across our country and resulted in the US government considering ransomware a matter of national security.  Please join Erin Joe, SVP of Strategy & Alliances at Mandiant, and retired FBI Senior Executive, for a discussion about these attacks as well as ways Texas can better defend against and respond to evolving and difficult-to-detect threats. You don’t want to miss this discussion of critical topics including:  • How are ransomware actors changing tactics?  • Which new (or returning) threat actors are turning to ransomware and extortion?  • Which state-sponsored actors are increasing their activity, and where are they focused?  • Supply chain risk landscape – how to prepare for attackers’ innovative thinking • How do government and private sector entities work together to combat these threats?