WEDNESDAY 20th OCTOBER
CIP / PHYSICAL SECURITY TRACK
9:00am-10:30am – Session 2a:
Emerging Threats For Critical Infrastructure
The ever changing nature of threats, whether natural, through climate change, or man-made through terrorism activities and insider threats, means the need to continually review and update policies, practices and technologies to meet these growing demands. But what are those emerging threats and how can we identify, monitor and manage their levels of potential damage?
Ruth Christensen, Analyst, NCTC, FBI
Terrorism: Impact of Global Pandemic Heightening Risk Factors for Insider Threats – Andrew McLaughlin, Analyst, National Counterterrorism Center & Andrew Andell, Analyst, National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC)
Lauren Nash, Warning Coordination Meteorologist, National Weather Service/NOAA
Unmanned Aircraft Systems Cyber-Physical Security Preparedness – Harrison Andrew Pierce, Head of Operational Compliance and Security, Aerial Systems, San Diego Homeland Security Office*
Ruth Christensen, Analyst, NCTC, FBI
10:30am-11:15am – Networking Coffee Break
11:15am-12:30pm – Session 3a: Countering the Emerging Threats – Security, Risk & Disaster Mitigation
Being prepared for the changing threat environment can benefit greatly in mitigating its impact on infrastructure or crowded places, ensuring resilience, safety and security. How can we counter these emerging threats to minimising loss of service and financial impact?
Protecting Your Critical Infrastructure from Improvised Explosive Device Threats – Doug Delancey, Branch Chief, Counter IED Strategy, Integration & Comms, Office For Bombing Prevention, CISA
Countering UAS Threats – George Rey (InfraGard Louisiana BoD / Aviation Sector Chief)
HUMINT threats to organizational cybersecurity – John Bryk, Downstream Natural Gas ISAC
Don Davis, Section Chief – International Port Security Program, U.S. Coast Guard*
12:30pm-2:00pm – Delegate Networking Lunch
2:00pm-3:30pm – Session 4a:
Methodology, Modelling, Simulation & Machine Learning
Predicting how threats can impact business continuity of critical assets can be of major benefit for planning resiliency or emergency response. This affects both financial and resource planning. So what are the latest roles and assessments in modelling and methodology? What role can machine learning play in building more accurate simulation?
The Emerging Role of Modeling and Simulation in Security Assessments and Design – Ben Eazzetta, CEO , ARES Security Corporation
Multi-Asset and System Assessment – David Dickinson, Infrastructure Assurance Program Manager, Argonne National Lab.
Use of GIS Capabilities and Huff Modeling to Estimate the Geographic Extent of Infrastructure Cascading Failures – Scott Schlueter, GIS Analyst, Argonne National Lab.
Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems and Building Community Resilience – Ron Fisher, Director, Infrastructure Assurance and Analysis Division, Idaho National Lab.
3:30pm-4:15pm – Networking Coffee Break
4:15pm-5:30pm – Session 5a:
Securing the Physical CI Asset
The physical infrastructure asset requires just as much focus from natural disasters, terrorist or man-made threats. Ensuring our assets are protected and resilient ensures continuity of supply and service, so what technologies are emerging to secure physical environments?
An Inside Job: Protecting Chemical Facilities from Insider Exploitation – Todd Klessma, Deputy Associate Director, CISA
The Importance of Embedding Security into the Design of CNI Facilities – Sarah-Jane Prew, Security Consultant, Arup
Low-cost, Short-range Radar’s Role in a Safer, More Secure Critical Infrastructure Environment – Joe Morgan, Business Development Manager-Critical Infrastructure, North America, Axis Communications
Preparation and prevention of physical attack on your CI – Roy Smith, President, Viking Tactical Security
CIIP / CYBER SECURITY TRACK
9:00am-10:30am – Session 2b:
Cybersecurity Legislation, Standards & Best Practice
As the threat of cyber-attacks by state actors grows ever higher and attacks by criminals and malicious rogue players continues unabated the need to put in place robust legislation and standards and best practice becomes all the more urgent.
Starting the Journey: Cyber Incident Management Planning – Deron T. McElroy, Chief of Cybersecurity Services, CISA
Debra Kobza, President, ISAOs
Improving Cybersecurity Posture Using the UFC 4-010-06 – Dr. Jeffrey (Jeff) Struik, Cyber Strike Solutions, LLC
Col Kenny Donnolly – Louisiana Cyber Commission*
10:30am-11:15am – Networking Coffee Break
11:15am-12:30pm – Session 3b: The Developing Cyber Threat Environment
The ability to monitor the cyber threats to CNI can greatly assist the operators and agencies better prepare their defences against cyber attacks on systems and information/data. What is the latest strategic perspective on cyber monitoring and cyber defences for enhancing CIIP?
Robert Thibault, Supervisory Special Agent, FBI / Infragard Louisiana*
Securing Transportation’s Critical Infrastructure – Guerry Bruner, Assa Abloy
Defending Against OT Red Button Capabilities In Critical Infrastructure – Barak Perelman, CEO, Indegy
Adam Brickeen, IT & Security Chief, City of New Orleans Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness*
12:30pm-2:00pm – Delegate Networking Lunch
2:00pm-3:30pm – Session 4b:
Strategies and Collaboration in Cyber Defence
To prevent catastrophic disruption or collapse of critical infrastructure CNI operators must develop the strategies, procedures, controls and co-operation to ensure resilience against cyber threats and attacks.
Cyber Resilience: Keys to Protecting & Sustaining Critical Services – Deron T. McElroy, Chief, Cybersecurity Services, Region VI, CISA
A Case Study in Hacking Critical Infrastructure – Steve Povolny, Head of Advanced Threat Research, McAfee
Modeling and Spatial-Temporal Analysis of Cyber-Physical Impacts – Tim Klett, Cybersecurity Researcher, Idaho National Laboratory
Harnessing the Power of Apprenticeship to Bridge the Cybersecurity Workforce Gap – Brad Bently, President, FASTPORT
3:30pm-4:15pm – Networking Coffee Break
4:15pm-5:30pm – Session 5b:
AI, Machine Learning and Augmented Reality in Cybersecurity
How can we use AI, quantum computing capabilities, augmented reality and machine learning to create resilience in our infrastructure? How can it affect the environment, transport, smart cities, etc? What are the emerging technologies and how can they assist in disrupting threats?
Time FireWall – securing Critical Infrastructures against GPS Jamming and Spoofing attacks – David Fagelston, VP International Sales, AccuBeat
OT Threat Hunting: Act Before the Breach – Michael Rothschild, Tenable
Why Device-Level Security is the Surest Way to Safeguard Critical Infrastructures – Yanir Laubshtein, VP, Cybersecurity & Industry, NanoLock Security
A vision for tomorrow’s critical infrastructure security – Stephen Homrighaus, Account Executive, Enterprise, Genetec