Cybersecurity frameworks are only valuable if they work in the real world. In this session from ROCon Public Sector 2026, presented by Qualys in partnership with GovExec, Hemant Baidwan, CISO of Knox Systems and former DHS CISO, joins Sean McAfee, Federal CTO Security at Qualys, for a candid discussion on the gap between cybersecurity policy and operational reality in federal environments. The conversation explores continuous authorization to operate (cATO), the cultural shift required to move beyond compliance-driven security, accelerating remediation timelines, risk prioritization, asset visibility, governance, and why agencies can’t afford to wait years for perfect transformation plans while attackers move at machine speed. For federal cybersecurity leaders navigating modernization, compliance mandates, and increasingly complex attack surfaces, this session offers practical perspective on operationalizing cyber resilience now—not eventually. Download the Broken Physics of Remediation Report: https://www.qualys.com/forms/whitepapers/the-broken-physics-of-remediation Learn more about Post Mythos Autonomous Remediation: https://www.qualys.com/post-mythos-autonomous-remediation This session is part of the official ROCon Public Sector 2026 series from Qualys. Subscribe for more conversations with public sector cybersecurity leaders, and stay tuned for future ROCon events.

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