Cyberattacks, particularly ransomware, continue to increase in frequency, sophistication, and impact. For state and local government organizations, the consequences extend beyond downtime to include disruption of critical services, increased compliance risk, and erosion of public trust. While preventive controls remain essential, today’s threat landscape requires a stronger focus on cyber resilience and rapid recovery. In this session, attendees will learn about a proven framework that public sector organizations are using to strengthen their cyber resilience strategies. Cohesity’s Five Steps to Cyber Resilience provide a practical approach to protecting and recovering data across on-premises, cloud, and SaaS environments. The session will cover how to protect all data, ensure backups are clean and recoverable, detect and investigate threats earlier, practice application recovery, and continuously optimize data risk posture. Attendees will gain insight into how these steps help reduce recovery time, improve confidence in backup integrity, and support continuity of operations when cyber incidents occur.