The challenge is undertaking security as intelligently as possible, using data-driven, risk-informed strategic occasions to apply resources efficiently and effectively. Matt Shabat, former Strategist and Performance Manager for the Office of Cybersecurity and Communications at the DHS, provides insight on how the USG can better prepare, be more flexible and run faster and smarter as it modernizes. He also provides insights on what the U.S. Federal Government needs to do to modernize its IT infrastructure.”]