US Cybersecurity Global Conference
US Cyber Command.NSA.US Dept of Homeland Security.DOD. Secret Service CID. CISA.FBI
Countering Ransomware with DHS SecretService CID CISA FBI
Ransomware – Attackers Defenders & FBI’S perspective
Future of Intelligence Community Workforce
On Tuesday, May 25, 2021, at 9:00 a.m. (Eastern Daylight Time), U.S. Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce and CyberSC, will virtually host NOW + NEXT: Cyber Conference.
This conference was designed with both small and large businesses in mind. Broadband and information technology are powerful factors impacting new markets and increased productivity and efficiency. However, businesses need a cybersecurity strategy to protect both organizational infrastructure and customer data from growing cybersecurity threats. This event will teach businesses to mitigate cybersecurity risks to identify and prepare for potential threats. It will also provide a primer on cybersecurity’s economic impact and how it can affect our state’s infrastructure.
Panel Session Speakers Include:
Collective Cyber Defense
General Keith Alexander, Founder and co-CEO, IronNet, former Commander, U.S. Cyber Command, and former Director, National Security Agency
Lieutenant General Bruce Crawford, U.S. Army (Ret.), Senior Vice President, Strategic Development, Critical Mission Solutions, Jacobs and former Chief Information Officer, U.S. Army
Christopher D. Roberti, Senior Vice President for Cyber, Intelligence, and Supply Chain Security Policy, U.S. Chamber of Commerce (moderator)
Cybercrime-as-a-Service and Ransomware
Raj Samani, Fellow, Chief Scientist, McAfee
Megan Stifle, Executive Director, Americas, Global Cyber Alliance
Harry W., Technical Director for Incident Management, National Cyber Security Centre
Small Business Cybersecurity
Kiersten Todt, Managing Director, Cyber Readiness Institute
Karen Painter Randall, Attorney, Cyber Law Task Force, University of South Carolina
Cyber Ecosystem-Central Savannah River Area (CSRA)
Sandra J. Jordan, Ph.D., Chancellor, University of South Carolina Aiken
Will Williams, President and CEO, Aiken Economic Development Partnership
Tom Scott, Executive Director, CyberSC (moderator)
Tomorrow, Tuesday, May 25, 2021, at 9:00 a.m. (Eastern Daylight Time), U.S. Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce and CyberSC, will virtually host NOW + NEXT: Cyber Conference.
About this conference: Broadband and information technology are powerful factors impacting new markets and increased productivity and efficiency. However, businesses need a cybersecurity strategy to protect both organizational infrastructure and customer data from growing cybersecurity threats. This event will teach businesses to mitigate cybersecurity risks to identify and prepare for potential threats. It will also provide a primer on cybersecurity’s economic impact and how it can affect our state’s infrastructure.
*New Speakers*
Kim Christ, Director, Technology and Cybersecurity Initiatives, South Carolina Council on Competitiveness
Scott Cooper, Chairman, Edgefield County Council
Chris Herron, Territory Manager – South Carolina, Check Point Software Technologies
Nitin Natarajan, Deputy Director, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Department of Homeland Security
Shannon Vavra, Reporter, CyberScoop
In the first portion of this conference, South Carolina’s Governor, The Honorable Henry McMaster, and the CEO of the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce, Bob Morgan, kicked off the event. General Keith Alexander, Founder and co-CEO, IronNet, former Commander, U.S. Cyber Command, and former Director, National Security Agency, and Lt. General Bruce Crawford, U.S. Army (Ret.), Senior Vice President, Strategic Development, Critical Mission Solutions, Jacobs and former Chief Information Officer, U.S. Army, engaged in a meaningful discussion about the need for public and private organizations to form a collective defense in cyberspace to share information, hunt, identify and stop threats together. The following panel discussed cybercrime-as-a-service and ransomware, which was moderated by Shannon Vavra, a reporter at CyberScoop, and included a group of expert government and industry speakers, including Nitin Natarajan, Deputy Director, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Department of Homeland Security, Raj Samani, Fellow, Chief Scientist, McAfee, Megan Stifel, Executive Director, Americas, Global Cyber Alliance, and Harry W., Technical Director for Incident Management, National Cyber Security Centre. Chris Herron, Territory Manager – South Carolina, Check Point Software Technologies introduced our final panel, which focused on the cyber ecosystem in the Central Savannah River area and included Kim Christ, Director, Technology and Cybersecurity Initiatives, South Carolina Council on Competitiveness, Scott Cooper, Chairman, Edgefield County Council, Dr. Sandra J. Jordan, Chancellor, University of South Carolina Aiken, Will Williams, President and CEO, Aiken Economic Development Partnership, and Tom Scott, Executive Director, CyberSC
The program featured keynote remarks from Kiersten Todt, Managing Director, Cyber Readiness Institute, who was in conversation with Karen Painter Randall, Attorney, Cyber Law Task Force, University of South Carolina, to discuss small business cybersecurity, as well as The Honorable Tom Young Jr., State Senator of South Carolina, who provided remarks on proposed cyber economic legislation.
Registration is opening soon for the Chamber’s NOW + NEXT: Cyber Essentials Webinar
We look forward to welcoming you to our upcoming event on Tuesday, June 29th. The Chamber will send event details and the registration link in the coming weeks.
Media Roundup:
McMaster: SC ready to lead crucial cybersecurity field (Yahoo News)
Cryptocurrency Crackdown Won’t Stop Ransomware, CISA Official Says (Nextgov)
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