Post by Ryan Murray

Wow! Last Friday, we hosted the biggest Cyber Summit yet! Growing from just over 100 attendees and five industry partners in 2022 to nearly 1,000 attendees and 53 partners this year is truly an outstanding accomplishment! You guys are truly amazing. Seeing this community come together to support itself fills me with honor and pride -- we are Arizona. As I said in my opening remarks, we are the largest entities coming to the aid of our more vulnerable brothers and sisters. We are the small agile organizations sharing their brilliance and insight with an amplified voice across the whole state. We are the cities and counties working hand-in-hand with sovereign tribal nations in mutual respect. And we are our schools standing up and defending ourselves against nation-state bullies so kids in Arizona can get an education. This is what it's all about. And most of all, we are making a difference in the lives of our citizens, our neighbors, our friends, and our families. Thank you to Governor Hobbs a for her inspirational remarks and her continued support for our mission at the Arizona Department of Homeland Security, and to all of our partners across all levels of Arizona government agencies, cities, counties, schools, tribal communities and the many others who helped contribute to make this even what it is. A special thank you to Danny Seiden and the Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry for your continued partnership, and a huge shoutout to Ngan Pham who pulled this whole thing together yet again. Looking forward to seeing what the future holds for us, and we'll see you all next year!