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Gerald C Alston

Director, Managed Security Services Classified Network Services US Public Sector Advanced Services

AS, CNS, MSS

Gerald is a Director in Cisco’s Classified Network Services (CNS) practice where he leads Cisco’s Managed Security Services. Gerald has over 22 years’ experience in Cybersecurity, Risk Management, Security remediation strategies and Managed Security Services. Gerald’s operational experience includes designing, assessing and delivering security remediation strategies. In addition, Gerald was a major contributor to NIST publications and co-author of IRS Publication 1075- Tax Information Security Guidelines For Federal, State and Local Agencies.

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March 1, 2017

GOVERNMENT

Welcome to Cybersecurity in Public Sector

It’s like the scene in a movie when the good guy pulls out a knife thinking he has the upper hand over the villain…. and out of nowhere the bad guy pulls out an AR-15 automatic rifle!  Fight over. Good guy goes down and loses.  Welcome to cybersecurity in Public Sector.  Agencies in Public Sector (g…