INTERFACE Spokane
Presented by Dan Brown and Ronald Watters, Cybersecurity Advisors • Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Incident Management can be frequently looked at in a causal manner –– until it happens to you. Do you have the correct plan in action? Have you ever tested your incident plan? Join us for an extended workshop to discuss the parties that need to be involved in this response plan. Our speakers will also share strategies on how often you should test and update your plan.
The Cyber Risk Landscape will also be examined. While threat actors are coming from multiple areas, you will be prepared to consider the insider threat as well. Join us for this two-hour session for an extensive workshop for you to develop a thorough incident response plan.
The experts on this panel are Cyber Security Advisors for the federal agency known as CISA, The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. They will help you assess your environment, identify vulnerabilities, and provide education about the latest threats you will face. CISA has many resources available for you and those will be discussed as well.
Speaker Details:
Dan Brown serves as the Cybersecurity Advisor for Eastern Washington and is based in Spokane, WA. He supports CISA's mission of leading the national effort to understand, manage, and reduce risk to our cyber and physical infrastructure.
He offers CISA resources that coordinate cyber preparedness, risk mitigation, and incident response. He provides cybersecurity resources, including assessments, to public and private stakeholders in the nations’ sixteen critical infrastructures, including auxiliary support for state, local, tribal, and territorial government entities.
Prior to joining CISA, Dan worked in information technology and cybersecurity for more than 25 years. Most recently, he worked at the Community Colleges of Spokane as their Information Security Officer (ISO). Before that, he worked for 17 years at Washington State University as an Assistant Director of Systems and Security.
His education includes an undergraduate degree in Management Information Systems (MIS) from Eastern Washington University and an M.B.A. from Washington State University. Current certifications include CISSP, CISM, and ITIL foundation.
Ron Watters serves as the Region 10 Private Sector Cybersecurity Advisor for CISA. Based in Seattle, WA, he supports the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) mission of strengthening the security and resilience of the nation's critical infrastructure.
His program coordinates cyber preparedness, risk mitigation, and incident response, and provides cyber security resources, including assessments, to the nation’s sixteen critical infrastructure sectors and state, local, tribal, and territorial government entities.
Before joining DHS, Ron served 27 years with the U.S. Navy and Naval Reserve as a Submarine Sonar Technician and Diver. Ron interviewed and was hired as the Region X Cybersecurity advisor in June of 2017 and has filled that position presently.