Getting information to the right people at the right time: how identity systems connect government
Information sharing is vital to the work of modern government to improve national security and for better collaboration across agencies.
To meet this vital imperative, the US federal government has developed identity, credential, and access management (ICAM) policies to enable the right individual to access the right resource, at the right time, and for the right reason in support of their mission.
This webinar shared insight from partner, Ping Identity, on how to build secure identity systems to protect government information – as well as how identity is the center of the Zero Trust cybersecurity principle.
Additionally, we brought together US government experts to discuss how information sharing, enabled by modern identity services, can improve national security and create better, more collaborative agency services – and how flexible, standards-based identity systems can boost agency productivity.
Join this session to find out:
- How identity systems can build trust across government to share information.
- How to unlock the benefits of better information sharing through ICAM.
- How identity technology can be deployed across government systems – regardless of their age and deployment method – to build confidence around information sharing.
Panel
Dr Babur Kohy, Director, Identity Assurance and Trusted Access Division, Office of Government-wide Policy, Office of Technology Policy, U.S. General Services Administration
Dr Babur Kohy is the Director of the Identity Assurance and Trusted Access Division in the General Services Administration’s Office of Government-wide Policy (OGP). He is a results-oriented cybersecurity leader with hands-on experience within multiple cybersecurity domains and extensive experience with deep and dark web techniques for identifying and exploiting dark net gateways as well as deanonymizing criminal identities.
Dr Kohy Joined GSA OGP in November 2022 as a Chief Cybersecurity Strategist and became the Director of the Identity Assurance and Trusted Access Division in August 2024. Aside from leading his division, he serves as the co-chair for the Federal CISO Council Identity Credential and Access Management Sub committee, started the Digital Identity Community of Practice, and led the Government-wide FIDO2 Community of Action initiatives.
Prior to joining GSA OGP, Dr Kohy served the U.S. federal government in various cybersecurity roles as a private contractor. In this capacity, he has served the Department of Defense, the Counter Narcotics Community, and multiple civilian agencies.
Dr Kohy has earned a Doctor of Science and Master of Science degree in cybersecurity and a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in business management.
Kelvin Brewer, CEH, CISSP, Director of Sales Engineering, US Public Sector, Ping Identity
Kelvin Brewer is a senior-level information security leader with over seventeen years of experience. He is a recognized subject matter expert in the areas of Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM) and Zero Trust, with specific focus on U.S. Federal and State governments. As a veteran sales engineer he focuses on business-oriented solution selling and translating business needs into technical use cases. Kelvin leads a team of Public Sector Sales Engineers and works directly with government agencies to deliver briefings, demonstrations, and software proof of concepts for the Ping Identity Platform. Kelvin also serves as the ATARC Industry Chair for the Identity Management Working Group and is a regular speaker at industry events including Gartner Security and Risk Management and AFCEA Federal Identity Forum.
Richard Johnstone, Executive Editor, Global Government Forum
Richard Johnstone is the executive editor of Global Government Forum, where he helps to produce editorial analysis and insight for the title’s audience of public servants around the world. Before joining GGF, he spent nearly five years at UK-based title Civil Service World, latterly as acting editor, and has worked in public policy journalism throughout his career.
