Even as other types of crime drop, violence is soaring. FBI data for 2020 show a 30 percent increase in murder, the highest year-over-year increase ever. Aggravated assault is up 12 percent. Because of this, it is critical, now more than ever, that all organizations develop and implement comprehensive violence prevention programs for their employees, […]
China wanted to become a naval power, and needed syntactic foam to do it. But a Chinese manufacturing firm couldn't figure out a way to make the foam even with Chinese government funding. So instead, the Chinese firm hired a university professor to create a front company and gave him $3 million to recruit current […]
In this presentation Kevin will establish a foundation on key concepts surrounding the area of AI, explain how these main concepts work, then guide us through some examples and case studies on how AI is proving effective in helping to augment the tools and resources of cyber teams tackling today's modern and emerging threats. Presenters: […]
**This class is eligible for 3 CPE credits from ASIS The Digital Exhaust Removal course is a series of classes designed to instruct InfraGard attendees who work in critical infrastructure and key resources in the planning, assessment, and mitigation of their personal and/or organizations digital exhaust/digital footprint. The first class (Digital Exhaust 1.0) will cover: […]
This briefing is based on the findings of a cross-sector task force of CISOs, and staff led by Rockwell Automation, a leading developer of commercial software. The task force was organized in response to the software supply chain attacks, like SolarWinds and Kaseya, which have devastated entire commercial ecosystems. Objectives: The task force recommended five […]
The FBI and MSP will provide a presentation on Human Trafficking in Maryland and the Victim-Centered Approach used with victims of these crimes. Attendees will hear about the recruitment of victims, their victimization, signs of trafficking and a summary of several investigations.“ Chris Heid is a Corporal with the Maryland State Police currently assigned to […]
This presentation will show the basic mathematics behind Blockchain. The second part will focus on cryptocurrency. The next section will look at a variety of applications of Blockchain. Finally, we will focus on how to enhance security in the financial sector using Blockchain. Click to register - InfraGard Members use IG2021WWIGMbrDisc1 discount code; Patriots Circle […]
Mass shootings seem to be more prevalent nowadays. As the world focuses all its attention on the “why”, we must focus our attention on how we can better prepare ourselves, our critical infrastructure sectors and our communities alike. Learn about the latest statistics, the signs and pre-incident indicators (PII’s) of targeted violence, the OODA loop […]
This presentation is about lawyers’ duty to maintain technological competence. Lawyers and individuals in the legal industry will especially benefit from attending. Forget the old saying “What you don’t know can’t hurt you”. With 39 states now requiring lawyers to be technologically competent (including Texas), knowing the benefits and risks of relevant technology is now […]
An organization's ability to remain resilient during a high-severity cyber incident requires much more than world-class cyber security professionals, it requires a cross-organization and cross-functional integrated cyber crisis management capability. This session highlights an incident response maturity framework that spans from Board-level governance to technical and non-technical cyber crisis management planning, exercises, and after-action program […]
This briefing shares the findings of a cross-sector task force of CISOs and staff who developed a comprehensive guide and toolkit for preventing and responding to third- and fourth-party incidents. The Best Practices Guide addresses: (1) key regulations that require fourth party monitoring; (2) changes to risk classifications, communications, inventory, and incident management testing and […]
**This class is eligible for 3 CPE credits from ASIS. Open-source information (OSIF) lab series will cover the basics of conducting online research. This will be a “how-to” on intermediate and advanced search techniques (AST) on various search engines. The series will be structured in a manner where audience participation is encouraged (attendees can shadow […]