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During this webinar, speakers explored how organizations can address cyber threats and weaknesses through readily-available and existing low-cost resources, toolkits, and training programs. They discussed the challenges and solutions for small to medium-sized organizations to prepare for and respond to the challenges of working from home. Panelists include:
For information related to Idaho's COVID-19 response, please see https://coronavirus.idaho.gov/
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King County Region 6 Critical Infrastructure Working Group Cybersecurity Webinar Series
Cybersecurity: Privacy and Risk
Small and medium-sized organizations - including businesses, state agencies, county and city governments, local districts, educational and healthcare institutions - all need guidance and suggestions for cybersecurity planning during the time of COVID-19 and the shift to working from home. During this webinar, speakers suggested templates, tools, and best practices for cyber continuity and cyber pandemic planning as employees continue working at home. Panelists include:
For information related to Idaho's COVID-19 response, please see https://coronavirus.idaho.gov/ King County Region 6 Critical Infrastructure Working Group
Cybersecurity Webinar Series
Cyber Threats & Trends: Impacts to the Connected Worker Today’s workforce is more connected than ever before. The onset of COVID-19 has brought about new challenges and vulnerabilities. There has been a massive shift in the workforce to employees working from home. This webinar explored the latest threats and trends that cybersecurity professionals, policymakers, business owners, emergency managers, first responders, critical infrastructure operators, and all public and private sector stakeholders should be aware of. Experts discussed how employers can safeguard connected devices and protect employees. They explored the future of cybersecurity, latest threats, updates, resources, and cyber best practices.
The shift to working from home has created numerous cyber vulnerabilities and Human Resources challenges. With employees when sharing networks and devices with family and/or roommates for work, education, and entertainment, this creates unique security challenges for companies to work through. The human element of our changing work realities was another major topic, especially roller coaster productivity, mental health, and stress of learning everything at once, combined with the psychology of working remotely and not physically with peers. This webinar also explored the successes and challenges of serving public expectations of performance in a different reality. Speakers include:
For information related to Idaho's COVID-19 response, please see https://coronavirus.idaho.gov/ King County Region 6 Critical Infrastructure Working Group
Cybersecurity Webinar Series
The Ever-Changing Role of the CISO and the Future of Cybersecurity Leadership during a crisis is crucial. The Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) is an essential and dynamic position that guides organizations towards safe IT operations in today’s digital workplaces. This webinar hosted a panel of expert CISOs from the public and private sector to discuss the changing role of the position and the future of these organizations in the virtual world. Speakers explored the impact of COVID-19 on how organizations are assessing cyber risk, security, and workforce challenges, and the impact this has on the role of a CISO. They discussed ways to create more resilient organizations with better cyber hygiene in part through clear communication from leadership. Moderated by Alicia King, State of WA IT "WaTech" Speakers:
The CRDR held a session on the future of drones during PNWER's 2019 Economic Leadership Forum in Seattle, WA. The Forum's program concluded with a robust look at the future of drones and the role that they can play in different aspects of our world. Drones are being utilized in ways that would seem impossible just a few years ago. The session was moderated by Charlton Evans, End State Solutions, and featured Tom Hagen, AUVSI-Cascade Chapter; Bryan Norton, City of Boise; and Douglas Spotted Eagle, Sundance Media Group. The manufacturing and innovative drone technologies happening right here in the Pacific Northwest gives us the chance to be a world leader on drones. This is a fast-evolving industry, and drones are being used to mitigate disasters, inspect critical infrastructure, increase public safety, and more. However, the speakers identified a major issue to the opportunities and effective use of drones which is misinformation and false perceptions regarding the legality and uses of this technology. Tom Hagen said, "We need more informed legislators, homeowners, drone users, and others. We need laws that allow the technology to work, but we need to work on education. PNWER is one way to do this educational outreach & bridge this gap." Douglas Spotted Eagle stated, "Technology is not to be afraid of. It is to be understood."
Presentations: Douglas Spotted Eagle, Sundance Media Group LLC Presentation Tom Hagen, AUVSI Presentation As part of its Critical Infrastructure Reentry and Situational Awareness Project (CIRSAP), the CRDR held a workshop on September 4, 2019 in Salem, Oregon. Over 80 public and private sector stakeholders from Oregon and around the region participated in the workshop focused on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), or drones. The workshop sought to highlight the current state of UAS usage within the State of Oregon and identify opportunities to collaborate more effectively between the public and private sector on drone usage and utilizing drones for situational awareness. The workshop brought together attendees and speakers from drone companies, industry associations and organizations, first responders, law enforcement, state and federal agencies, municipalities, emergency managers, and stakeholders from both the public and private sector.
The workshop was funded by a grant from the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) Challenge Grant program. Oregon is one of four states that participated in the CRDR's Resilience Challenge Grant project. Learn more about the CRDR's Resilience Challenge Grant project here. On August 28, 2019, the Center for Regional Disaster Resilience (CRDR), and the Montana Division of Disaster and Emergency Services held a statewide event in Helena, Montana. Fifty stakeholders gathered from emergency management, precision agriculture, transportation infrastructure, forest management, and other public and private sectors. The half-day workshop focused on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) situational awareness and featured presentations from drone manufacturers, experts and pilots from private companies, academia, and the State of Montana government. The purpose of the workshop was to educate stakeholders on current UAS policy, understand the use of UAS in Montana, and discuss utilizing UAS for improved situational awareness.
The workshop was funded by a grant from the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) Challenge Grant program. Montana is one of four states that participated in the CRDR's Resilience Challenge Grant project. Learn more about the CRDR's Resilience Challenge Grant project here. |
