Name: Shift + ALT + Disrupt (Episode 7): Building the Smart City's Nervous System
Start: 2026-05-06T18:00:00Z
End: 2026-05-06T18:01:15.000Z
Location: BrightTALK

We deliver the promise of the connected world. 

In today’s rapidly transforming environment, we integrate, secure and operate the networks, and mobile technologies that help businesses and governments around the globe expand reach, increase productivity, improve agility, and maintain longevity.

Our solutions across Connectivity, Security and Advanced Business Communications are designed to help enterprises pursue new possibilities and create entirely new revenue streams – more efficiently than ever.

"Friday Forward" is a 30-minute conversation that takes place every 2 weeks and covers the Public Sector digital transformation topics that are driving conversations in the federal government, state and local governments, public safety, education and health care.

Michael Hackmer will host. There will be time for a short Q&A session at the end of the webinar.

Shift + ALT + Disrupt: Friday Forward

Many modernization efforts fail to deliver enterprise-wide value because they remain trapped within organizational silos. This session details the architectural approach of a "connectivity layer," a strategy for bridging disparate systems and applications to create a unified, secure, and efficient digital ecosystem.

Shift + ALT + Disrupt (Episode 6): The Silo-Breaker's Playbook - Architecting a Connectivity Layer for the Modern Agency

This episode of “Shift + ALT + Disrupt,” we are all about AI - exploring the latest trends in Artificial Intelligence (AI) across different segments of the Public Sector, what challenges agencies and organizations are experiencing, and how can the Public Sector organizations ensure they have a robust digital backbone to support what they are doing now and what they want to do in the future.

Speakers to be named in the weeks ahead.

Shift + ALT + Disrupt (Episode 5): AI Trends in Public Sector

In this episode of "Shift + ALT + Disrupt" we will cover key cybersecurity strategies and solutions for government agencies.

During my Cyber Panel discussion, we talk about how federal, state and local government agencies face an unprecedented set of cybersecurity challenges - from safeguarding remote workers and mobile and Internet of Things devices at the edge, to protecting mission-critical systems and data at the core. What steps can agencies take to deal with these challenges?

Then we will bring in the large Digital Transformation Panel to explore topics ranging from government mandates and zero trust, to network modernization, and securing the digital backbone that supports artificial intelligence.

There also will be time to answer questions.

Shift + ALT + Disrupt (Episode 4): Top Cybersecurity Trends for 2026 and Key Strategies to Better Protect Your Network

In this end of the year episode of "Shift + ALT + Disrupt," we will have a full hour-long discussion with our Digital Transformation Panel. 

In the first segment, I'll ask them to take a look at 2025 and talk about some of the exciting things we've seen across the Public Sector landscape.

Then, in the second segment, I am going to ask them to get out their Magic 8 Balls and predict the future of digital transformation. What will organizations embrace? How is AI going to influence what we see?

Shift + ALT + Disrupt (Episode 3): What Does the Future Hold for Digital Transformation in the Public Sector?

Join us—the Verizon Threat Research Advisory Center – for our Monthly Intelligence Briefing (MIB) to discuss the current cybersecurity threat landscape.

• Current Intelligence Overview
• Attacks and Threat Indicators
• Latest Malware Trends
• Significant Vulnerabilities


Then tune in for an information-packed session brought to you by our very own Verizon Threat Research Advisory Center investigators, analysts, assessors, and researchers!

If you have any questions that you'd like us to cover on the call, please send them to the following email address: Intel.Briefing@verizon.com

Verizon Threat Research Advisory Center MIB

Iot & Security PH

With the Internet of Things (IoT), industries can be transformed, new experiences enabled, and real business value realized. What are the current and future cutting-edge trends driving true business value? Join this webinar to explore not just the underlying technology moving IoT forward, but also to hear directly from IoT leaders on how they are driving value today.

What you will learn:
● How AI and IoT are intersecting and accelerating business growth
● How customers are implementing IoT in the here and now
● A Deep dive discussion on future IoT solutions across a wide variety of industries such as Automotive, Retail, Healthcare, Security, Manufacturing, and Utilities

IoT State of the Market: Turning Connections into Business Outcomes

Join the Verizon Threat Research Advisory Center for an engaging fireside chat on cyber insurance, risk management and preparation, privacy matters, breach response, incident management, and other important issues affecting organizations.

Our guest speaker for this month is Tammy Kocher, Vice President and Head of Cyber Underwriting at MSI, one of the largest independent managing general agents (MGAs) in the United States. Tammy is building MSI’s Cyber Division from the ground up to design, develop, launch, and lead its first product, Managed Care Cyber, the first of many products in the evolving portfolio.

With over two decades of underwriting leadership, Tammy is widely recognized and respected across the U.S. and London markets as a leading cyber expert, protecting some of the most complex Fortune 500 organizations. Her technical acumen in assessing cyber risk and privacy exposures establishes her as a trusted leader bridging the worlds of security and insurance. She built and grew prior programs, managing a combined $50 million portfolio through leadership roles at BCS Financial, Argo Pro, and Chubb.

She has been recognized as a Hot 100 Insurance Leader (2024), Elite Woman Leader in Insurance (2022) by Insurance Business America, and Most Inspiring Woman in Cyber (2021), and is a sought-after conference speaker and podcast guest who brings an insider perspective, market insight, and clarity to the evolving cyber and privacy landscape.

If you have any questions related to cyber intelligence and this month’s topic that you’d like us to cover on the call, please send them to Threat.Intel@verizon.com.

Demystifying Cyber & Privacy Insurance: Coverage, Market Insights, Trends, and Future Innovations

Join us for an exclusive session where you’ll learn about recent enhancements to the Verizon Open Development Portal and how those enhancements can help developers like you bring solutions to market quickly and with confidence. 

During this session, you’ll also hear about:

 • Recent OD device certification refinements
 • Advancing the OD portal experience: new capabilities and redesigns
 • Accelerating timelines: A future outlook for FastTrack Certification
 • AI integration
 • Automated certification platform and Verizon Lab utilization
 • The latest on Network Slicing, 5G RedCap (Reduced Capability) and NTN (Non-Terrestrial Networks) 

Whether you’re preparing a new device for market or looking to streamline your certification process, you’ll learn how the Verizon Open Development Portal can allow you to stay ahead in a fast-paced environment.

The session will also feature a live Q&A with our resident expert.

Open Development Portal: What's new & next

The financial and operational fallout from a cyberattack is more severe than ever. The 2025 Mobile Security Index reveals that more than half organizations surveyed that suffered a mobile security incident experienced downtime and data loss. 

Join our panel discussion with experts from Check Point and Verizon to learn more about:

- Why a decentralized security and networking architecture is necessary in our hyper connected world where security controls and policy enforcement are embedded directly into distributed network nodes—across edge devices, branches, clouds, and data centers (SASE).
- Why and how enterprises not only need to leverage new AI tools to better protect their infrastructures, but also need to protect their generative AI applications.
- How security point solutions are creating more risks with disparate management portals and too many panes of glass.
- How an MDM (Mobile Device Management) differs from a MTD (Mobile Threat Defense) solution.

AI-Powered Defense: A New Strategy for the Modern Mobile Threat Landscape

This episode of “Shift + ALT + Disrupt,” we explore how federal, state, and local governments, and other Public Sector organizations, can work towards eliminating information silos.

On March 20, 2025, President Donald Trump issued Executive Order 14243, know as "Stopping Waste, Fraud, and Abuse by Eliminating Information Silos." This executive order requires federal agencies to remove barriers to sharing internal data, and make it possible to share unclassified records and systems among federal and state entities. The potential to open up the data the government collects so it can be used more widely has enormous potential to improve service delivery and lead to faster digital transformation across the Public Sector landscape. In fact, the primary goals are to enhance oversight, reduce fraud and wasteful spending, and improve government operations.

During my one-on-one conversation with Scott, we are going to dive into data silos, poly clouds, and AI (Oh, My!) and review some ways government agencies can create the network infrastructure and security posture to support greater data sharing.

Then we will shift to our Digital Transformation Panel to talk more about data improper payments, and how difficult the road will be to open up data sharing intra and inter agency.

Speakers:
Scott Andersen
Chris Russell
Brett Barganz

Shift + ALT + Disrupt (Episode 2): Data Silos, Poly Clouds, and AI (Oh, My!)

In this episode of “Shift + ALT + Disrupt”: Wes Withrow drops in for a conversation about Zero Trust Architecture and Cybersecurity. We are going to talk about what is working for government agencies in terms of cybersecurity and where help is needed. We also are going to discuss how public sector organizations can truly know where they are with zero trust and how they can create a good cybersecurity roadmap.

Then our Digital Transformation Roundtable will join the program to talk about cybersecurity threats facing the government, how Network as a Service (NaaS) and Software Defined solutions can improve network efficiency and enhance security, and the growing evolution of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in government agencies and other public sector organizations. The panel also will share what they think will be the biggest drivers in government IT for 2025.

All that, your questions, and a fun “Over or Under” game that we will play with our speakers.

Joined by: Wes Withrow, Scott Andersen, Chris Russell, and another guest.

Shift + ALT + Disrupt (Episode 1)

Shift + ALT + Disrupt: Digital Transformation in the Public Sector

The Network and Data Architecture for AI-Powered Urban Services

A successful smart city is built on a foundation of ubiquitous connectivity and a robust data strategy. This webinar provides a blueprint for city leaders on designing and implementing the core infrastructure for AIoT. We will cover how to leverage fiber and 5G to connect a city-wide sensor network and how to build a data platform that can process this information in real-time to optimize services like transportation, waste management, and public safety.

Shift + ALT + Disrupt (Episode 7): Building the Smart City's Nervous System

Shift + ALT + Disrupt

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Shift + ALT + Disrupt (Episode 7): Building the Smart City's Nervous System

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