Overview

Three Days of Collaboration, Learning, and Cybersecurity Insights

This gathering marks the 19th ISAC Annual Summit—celebrating nearly two decades of State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial (SLTT) collaboration and community defense. Government Technology is proud to partner with the MS-ISAC® in advancing an ongoing initiative that has been shaping how the public sector confronts its most urgent cybersecurity challenges.

Join us on June 21-24, 2026 at the Caribe Royale in Orlando, Florida. Engage with peers, gain insights from shared SLTT best practices, and enhance your security, resilience, and continuity strategies to better protect U.S. government networks and systems.

The event begins with a welcome reception on June 21, but the room block has some guest rooms available a few days prior to the event start.

Nominations for the 2026 ISAC Annual Summit Awards are now being accepted. Please use the link below to submit before the deadline of Friday, May 1, 2026. 2026 ISAC Annual Summit Awards Submission

Learn more about the Partnership between the Center for Internet Security and Government Technology here: https://youtu.be/LhBvh_8aI3k

ISAC 2026: A National Convergence of Thought Leadership

This year’s stage features an unparalleled coalition of authorities. We are bringing together the strategic powerhouses and the boots-on-the-ground innovators who live and breathe SLTT security:

• The Peer Network: Engage with the true practitioners - peers from across state and local governments, tribes, and territories - sharing the "Right of Boom" realities that can’t be found in a manual.
  • Sessions that are mission relevant: Real takeaways that you can use to affect change and enable adoption – Digital reference materials you can share with your team
  • Network with peers from around the country: A unique opportunity to learn from visionary leaders and enjoy multiple networking opportunities in a fun, relaxed environment. Trusted, peer-to-peer collaboration is what this event is ALL about
• Policy & Governance Titans: Gain direct insights from the visionaries at NASCIO and the Center for Digital Government.
• Standards & Compliance Experts: Navigate the evolving regulatory landscape with leaders from GovRamp and the Center for Internet Security (CIS).
• Future Focused Expertise: Discussing all things AI, quantum, and the threats those technologies present.

ISAC 2026: The Strategic Topic Areas

Our 2026 agenda is built around essential pillars of public sector resilience. These areas represent the most urgent challenges and innovative solutions currently facing SLTT (State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial) organizations.

1. Trustworthy AI & Governance Foundations
   The baseline for the "New Normal." Before deploying a single bot, you need the rules of engagement. This area covers the policies, ethical frameworks, and NIST-aligned risk strategies required to build an AI-ready enterprise.

• Key Focus: Practical governance, SLTT readiness, and building human-centric AI trust.

2. Agentic AI & Next-Gen Productivity
   Putting AI to work. Move beyond basic generative prompts. We explore "Agentic AI"—autonomous agents that can analyze data and execute tasks—along with "Vibe Coding" to build secure apps at the speed of government.

• Key Focus: Accelerated analysis, secure-by-design app development, and AI-driven workflow automation.

3. Election Integrity & Physical Security
   Protecting the democratic process. A critical focus on the hybrid nature of modern election threats. This area bridges the gap between digital supply chain security and the physical safety of election workers on the front lines.

• Key Focus: Procurement security, emergency management, and defending against perpetrators targeting election staff.

4. Small Government & Resource-Constrained Defense
   Securing the underserved. Cybersecurity shouldn't be a luxury. This area is dedicated to small counties and "Too Small for a CISO" organizations, focusing on high-impact, low-cost strategies to reduce risk.

• Key Focus: Tool sprawl reduction, open-source utilities, and building defensible maturity on a budget.

5. Ransomware Readiness & "Right of Boom" Recovery
   Resilience through experience. When prevention fails, leadership takes over. Learn the tactical realities of recovery from major real-world incidents, focusing on access controls and backups.

• Key Focus: Incident response playbooks, endpoint protection, and behavioral training for crisis recovery.

6. Higher Ed & Campus Cyber Defense
   Securing the academic ecosystem. Higher education faces a unique blend of IT and OT (Operational Technology) risks. This area explores protecting research labs, managing fraudulent applications, and building student-powered SOCs.

• Key Focus: PLC/SCADA protection, cyber workforce pipelines, and cross-campus threat sharing.

7. Identity, Authentication & Modern Access
   The new perimeter. Identity is the front line of defense. We examine the evolution from simple passwords to context-aware identity threat detection and the operationalization of Zero Trust (SASE/SSE) architectures.

• Key Focus: Social engineering in the AI age, advanced DLP, and modernizing authentication.

8. Collaborative Defense & Shared Services
   Stronger together. Scale your impact by leveraging the power of the community. Explore state-local partnership models, multi-tenant SOCs, and how to secure stable funding for regional cybersecurity initiatives.

• Key Focus: Statewide playbooks, island-wide defense models (Puerto Rico), and Florida's shared funding sessions.

9. Tactical Operations & Threat Intelligence
   Cutting through the noise. The "nuts and bolts" of modern security operations. This area provides deep dives into vulnerability management, SIEM migration, and turning raw threat data into actionable signals.

• Key Focus: CIS Controls mapping, malicious code analysis, and the evolution of EDR-killers.

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Registration Information / Contact Us

Event Date: June 21 - 24, 2026

Open to State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial (SLTT) government organizations.

2026 ISAC Annual Summit - Justification for Attendance

Registration Fees:

MS-ISAC Members: FREE*

*Whether covered by a statewide program or your own organization.

General Registration: $495**

**$100 early bird discount available until February 27, 2026!

Registration by credit card only; no billing.

If you represent a Private Sector organization and are interested in Sponsorship Opportunities, please contact Heather Earney.

This event is open to all individuals who meet the eligibility criteria, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, age, disability, or any other protected class. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and welcoming environment for all participants.

Contact Information

Need help registering, or have general event questions? Contact:

Brad Loebs
Government Technology
A division of e.Republic
Phone:  (916) 932-1409
E-mail:  bloebs@erepublic.com

Already a sponsor, but need a hand? Reach out to:

Mireya Gaton
Government Technology
A division of e.Republic
Phone: (916) 296-2617
E-Mail: mgaton@erepublic.com

Want to sponsor and stand out? Reach out to explore opportunities!

Heather Earney
Government Technology
A division of e.Republic
Phone: (916) 365-2308
E-mail: heather.earney@erepublic.com