George Mason University
Center of Excellence in Government Cybersecurity Risk Management and Resilience
Center FOR ASSURANCE RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING
Donald G. Costello College of Business
Center of Excellence in Government Cybersecurity Risk Management and Resilience
Center FOR ASSURANCE RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING
Donald G. Costello College of Business
West Virginia State & Local Government
Cybersecurity Partnering Workshop
Join us September 23, 2026 at 9:30am
Days Inn & Suites by Wyndham Sutton Flatwoods
350 Days Dr, Sutton, WV 26601
West Virginia State & Local Government Cybersecurity Partnering Workshop
Join us FALL 2026
Join us for the 2026 West Virginia state and local government cybersecurity partnering workshop at the Days Inn & Suites by Wyndham Sutton Flatwoods, WV.
The program includes:
* State of West Virginia Technology Initiatives
* AI use cases in West Virginia state and local government
* Considerations for Anthropic Mythos and State-of-the-Art AI Frontier Models
* AI governance
* State and local cyber grants
* K - 12 and technology innovation and cybersecurity including ransomware and zero trust
* IT and election security
* Risk insurance
* Supply chain and third party cyber risk
* Cyber information sharing through West Virginia government
* Addressing technical debt
* Quantum readiness
* Cybersecurity Information Security Agency (CISA) update
* West Virginia University Cyber Resilience Resource Center
* Federal, state and local government partnering
No cost to register / attend – Lunch provided.
Who should attend: State and Local Government Administrators, IT and Cybersecurity Administrators, K-12 IT and Cybersecurity Administrators and Police and Emergency IT Managers
ABOUT US
George Mason’s Center of Excellence in Government Cybersecurity Risk Management and Resilience (CRC) was founded in November 2023. The Center of Excellence serves as a strategic partner in federal, state and local government cybersecurity and IT modernization efforts. CRC translates state-of-the-art research into practice, provides executive education and convenes workshops and conferences on current government cybersecurity and IT modernization challenges, disseminates best practices, and fosters cybersecurity and IT modernization organizational capacity within federal, state and local governments. For more information, please visit crc.gmu.edu
The College of Engineering and Computing at George Mason University hosts the Center for Assurance Research & Engineering (CARE). CARE’s multidisciplinary approach to cybersecurity encompasses the fields of technology, policy, business and leadership. Through partnerships with government and private industry, innovative research is translated into practices and policies used in real-world settings. Research includes security for distributed systems, mobile apps/devices, industrial control systems, and new technologies such as networked medical devices, as well as policies development for securing critical infrastructure and guidance for cybersecurity leadership/governance. For more information, please visit care.gmu.edu
The Donald G. Costello College of Business at George Mason University is one of the largest business schools in Virginia, and is located near Washington, D.C., in Arlington and Fairfax, and at George Mason’s global campus in Incheon, South Korea. The college’s AACSB-accredited business and accounting curricula prepare undergraduate and graduate students from the U.S. and across the globe for career success in business and government. Its research-based faculty and focus on multi-disciplinary academic programs, inclusive entrepreneurship, modular education, experiential learning, and corporate partner engagement are transforming the landscape of business education and workforce development. Learn more at business.gmu.edu
Location
Days Inn & Suites by Wyndham Sutton Flatwoods
350 Days Dr, Sutton, WV 26601
350 Days Dr, Sutton, WV 26601
Date & Time
September 23, 2026
9:30am to 4pm
9:30am to 4pm
HOSTED BY
in PARTNERSHIP with
