Cybersecurity Workshop

Here in Washington State there are nine Homeland Security Regions.  Region 6 is King County and they have had a long history of hosting events to promote the functioning of critical infrastructures.  The next event is a Cybersecurity Workshop being held in April.  Megan Levy, Center for Regional Disaster Resilience (CRDR) is coordinating the workshop.  Details and registration link below:

 

Emerald Down III: 2014 Cyber Security Workshop

Emerald Downs  2300 Emerald Downs Dr.  Auburn, WA 98001   We invite emergency managers and affiliated IT support staff, business continuity professionals, control systems technicians, and all other private and public sector cyber security stakeholders from throughout the region to join us for two-days of discussion on current cyber threats and common challenges with managing complex data and access.     CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW!   Agenda: April 1, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.    Welcome and opening remarks  Walt Hubbard, King County (invited)   Keynote Address "Current Cyber Threats"  Michael Hamilton, Former CISO, City of Seattle   SCADA/ICS control systems training  Billy Rios, Director of Vulnerability Research and Threat Intelligence, Qualys   "From the Perspective of a Hacker"  Russ McRee, Director, Threat Intelligence & Engineering, Online Services Security & Compliance, Microsoft    Panel: Cyber Forensics, Legal Requirements, and Business Continuity  What records are you required to keep? Why is cyber forensics important and what will your organization get from your investment? How can business get up and running again post-attack and how does response impact business continuity?   Cyber Insurance: Protecting Your Company and Customers Anne Hasenstab, Private Non-Profit Management Liability, Travelers   Panel: Processes, Policies, and Resources for Working with Law Enforcement When your systems are breached, how do you work with law enforcement? How and to who would you escalate issues? What can you do to work with law enforcement, and what resources are available to your organization to help make response smoother?   Agenda: April 2, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.    Welcome and opening remarks    Policies and Processes for Managing Risk: Supporting employee buy-in, creating resilient policy, and managing personal mobile devices  Bruce Christofferson, T-Mobile David Matthews, Expedia   Digital Rights Brian Rowe, National Technology Assistance Project   Natural Events and their Impact on Cyber Systems Jerry Koenig, Seattle City Light   All disciplines scenario driven tabletop discussion Facilitated by David Matthews, Expedia What are your primary concerns for cyber systems? What are physical or natural concerns that could impact your IT systems? Do you have a continuity of operations plan in place? If yes, is that plan applicable to IT and cyber security concerns? What triggers the plan? Do you regularly test and update these plans? How can you support other organizations in response and recovery? Who would you reach out to for help?   For additional information: Please contact Megan Levy with Pacific NorthWest Economic Region (PNWER) for more info: Megan.Levy@pnwer.org | 206-443-7723