This session will be of benefit to all audiences, technical and non-technical, leadership or practitioners.

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Coordinator and Moderator:
Devi Momot, CISSP, GSLC, GISP, Board President, InfraGard Albany Members Alliance
Robert Polanco, SA, FBI and Private Sector Coordinator, InfraGard Albany Members Alliance

Speakers and Panelists:
Sarah Ruane, Public Affairs Specialist, Albany Field Office, FBI
Public Affairs Specialist Sarah Ruane joined the FBI in 2018, following a 12-year career in the Albany media market. As Assignment Manager at Spectrum News, Sarah was responsible for the coordination of daily news coverage, to include setting up stories for reporters, delegating live resources to crews, and throwing all plans out the window when breaking news occurred. That experience serves in helping her place impactful stories about the FBI through- out the six media markets within the field office territory (Albany, Utica, Syracuse, Binghamton, Watertown, and Plattsburgh/Burlington).

Redacted, Community Outreach Specialist, Albany Field Office, FBI

Jeff Wilson, Secretary, InfraGard Albany,
Jeff Wilson serves on the Board of the InfraGard Albany helping to lead the organization. Jeff works in the cybersecurity space and volunteers to help fulfill the mission of the InfraGard. Mr. Wilson has also attended the FBI Citizens Academy and many other InfraGard educational events.

The FBI engaging Community 12May2021 Invitation

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340,000 cyber related complaints are reported to the FBI annually with victims porting losses of $3.5 Billion in 2019 alone.

This educational session will help you plan for and understand how to respond to Cyber Incidents:

Join us March 3rd, 2021 online at (#webinar_location) for an InfraGard panel on Computer Incident Response Planning. Hear how subject matter experts across the public sector, private sector and FBI prepare for, identify and contain computer intrusions every day. Listen as they discuss their top considerations when creating a solid response plan. Have an opportunity to ask for their per spective. With your attendance you’ll receive documents and an InfraGard Incident Response training certificate of attendance.

Schedule:
Date: March 3rd, 2021

Time: 1:30pm est—2:30pm est—IR training and overview, discussion between circular prep aration involved in Incident Response Planning and linear response to Incidents .

2:30-3:30pm– Panel discussion and attendees opportunity to ask questions to create clarifica tion of concepts and principles.

Program materials will be provided

Each attendee will receive a certificate of attendance

Coordinator and Moderator:
Devi Momot, CISSP, GSLC, GISP, Board President, InfraGard Albany Members Alliance Gary Hoover, SA, FBI and Private Sector Coordinator, InfraGard Albany Members Alliance

Speakers and Panelists:
Roderick Link has over 7 years of experience working as FBI Albany’s Computer Scientist. In that time he has served as the division’s primary subject matter expert on digital forensics, cryptanalysis, network, memory and malware analysis in support of over 500 FBI operations including more than 40 computer intrusions. He is also a member of the FBI’s Cyber Action Team (CAT), a team that’s responsible for providing rapid incident response to the most criti cal attacks under FBI investigation. His recent deployments include combating the 2020 Sun Burst backdoor at US federal agencies and tracking and containing attackers accessing Super

Ed Golden currently serves as a director of information security services and chief infor mation security officer. Mr Golden is a retired Army Intelligence Officer and former defense contractor for Northrop Grumman Corporation. He has over 34 years of experience sup porting military and Department of Defense operations. He has served as both a Project Man ager and Cyber Operations Center Manager supporting US Army Cyber Command. His Profes sional Certifications include: Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Cer tified Information Security Manager (CISM), Project Management Professional (PMP). Mr. Golden holds an MA – International Relations – Troy State University and a BA – Political Sci ence – University of Maryland University College

Karen Sorady is the NYS Chief Information Security Officer at the Office of Information Technology Services. She has worked in NYS government for more than 30 years, serving for the past 15 years in the State’s central cyber security office. Her office is charged with providing for the protection of the state government’s cyber security infrastructure, including, but not limited to, the identification and mitigation of vulnerabilities, deterring and responding to cyber events, and promoting cyber security awareness within the state.

Ms. Sorady holds a Master of Business Administration from the University at Albany and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the State University of New York at Oneonta. She holds certifications as an Information Systems Security Professional

Rob Zeglen, NYSTEC’s Information Security Practice Leader, is an information security consult ant with more than 22 years of experience in information technology. He has a broad range of experience in information security and associated technologies that include leading the de velopment and execution of key risk-mitigating activities, risk assessments, and vulnerability testing projects. He has advised clients on HIPAA compliance and incorporation of security controls across various program areas, assessed existing Disaster Recovery readiness at sever al locations throughout NYC, performed a HIPAA Security Risk Assessment of central opera tions and organization in Albany, and led the RFI Review for Regional Health Information Ex change Organizations (RHIOs) Authentication. He has extensive experience in the private sec tor, having worked at Netscape, Sun Microsystems, GE Global Research, and Knolls Atomic Power Lab. Rob holds an undergraduate and MS degree in Computer Science and is is both a certified information security systems professional (CISSP) and HITRUST CSF practitioner.

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Date: May 6, 2020

Time: 11:00am – 12:00pm

Speakers: Marc Smith, Special Agent, FBI Albany

John Griffin, Director, Albany InfraGard Executive Board

Presentation Topics: Cybersecurity Best Practices in the Teleworking Environment

Platform:  GoToWebinar 

Registration:  Please register via the below link:

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4153505636006774797

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

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Meet and greet: Please join us during the registration period from 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. for coffee and breakfast, included with your registration.

Program: 

Opening remarks and cyber update

• FBI SA SS
• Devi Momot, Albany IMA President

Workplace Violence Prevention and Intervention: Threat Assessment Model

• Keith Jones, Security Consultant

Gas Pump Credit Card Skimmers

• John Griffin, New York State Cyber Command Center

Closing Remarks

• Devi Momot, Albany IMA President

Register:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/albany-infragard-members-alliance-spring-event-tickets-61034226013

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