Security Workgroup
Thursday, April 11, 2024
1:00pm – 2:00pm

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April Agenda:
Responsible AI: Understanding the Risk

Chris Cruz, Public Sector CIO, Tanium

AI is a hot topic across the world right now, and state governments have already been leveraging it in the form of automating tedious processes, introducing chatbots on public-facing websites, and more for years. However, new types of AI are constantly pushing the boundaries of what we thought previously possible; making it clear the need for guardrails. As government agencies and vendors incorporate AI into their cybersecurity and IT operations stack, now is a good time to understand the art of the possible, and plan for its responsible use.

This discussion will explore topics and important questions all state departments should be asking such as: what is our governance structure around AI? How can it help us? How can it hurt us? How can we use smart AI and smart automation in reducing noise in cybersecurity and IT operations management to help government agencies stretch their already-tight resources for staff, technology tools and time?
We hope you can join to listen-in on this lively discussion.

Claire joined Tanium as a Public Sector Chief Security Advisor recently in 2024.  She brings perspective that spans citizen services to best of breed, secured, integrated government solutions from her experience as Chief Technology Officer and Director of the Department of Information Systems for the State of Arkansas.  She has worked in technology since 1984 and has been instrumental in driving modernization, security, and transformation in every role she has held throughout her IT career.

Claire is an honorary Lifetime Member of the National Association of State Technology Directors (NASTD) where she also served as President. Claire currently serves on the executive board for GovTAP for State & Local Government and Education (SLED). She has served in many capacities for the National Association of State CIOs (NASCIO). Claire achieved her certification as a Project Management Professional (PMP). In 2018, she was inducted into the Arkansas Academy of Computing.

Chris serves as Tanium’s Public Sector CIO, bringing over 31 years of public sector leadership to the role, including tenure as the Director and CIO for the County of San Joaquin in Stockton, California. Before that, he served as the State of California’s Deputy CIO, and was the CIO for the California Department of Food and Agriculture, the Department of Health Care Services, and was the first such leader for the Health Benefits Exchange, now referred to as Covered California. 

Chris earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Management from California State University at Sacramento, and a certification from the UC Davis Master’s Program in Leadership Excellence. He was recently recognized by Forbes on their 2023 CIO Next List for top level achievements and received national honors from the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) as the 2018 State Technology Innovator of the Year. 

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