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.  



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

 

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