Overview

April 25

The nation’s critical infrastructure is more connected and automated than ever before – and cyberattacks continue to rise. One recent study showed a 140% increase in cyberattacks on critical infrastructure in 2022.

State and local cybersecurity leaders must be prepared. These attacks don’t just threaten security and data privacy – they can impact the economy, transportation networks, crucial government facilities and utilities, and even public health and safety.

Join us for this important webinar on understanding the key strategies to protect critical infrastructure in your community. This interactive discussion will cover:

How to strengthen security for critical infrastructure
How to keep your agency running in the face of an attack
Best practices for responding, reacting and recovering from an attack
Understanding the latest federal rules for reporting attacks

Speakers

Travis Rosiek

Public Sector CTO, Rubrik

Travis Rosiek is a highly accomplished cyber security executive with more than 20 years in the industry. He has built and grown cybersecurity companies and led large cybersecurity programs within the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). His experience spans driving innovation as a cybersecurity leader for global organizations and CISOs to corporate executive building products and services. His impact has helped lead to successful IPOs (FireEye) and acquisitions (BluVector by Comcast). As a Cyber Leader in the U.S. DoD, he has been awarded the Annual Individual Award for Defending the DoD’s Networks. Travis currently serves as the Public Sector CTO at Rubrik helping organizations become more cyber and data resilient. Prior to Rubrik, Travis held several leadership roles including the Chief Technology and Strategy Officer at BluVector, CTO at Tychon, Federal CTO at FireEye, a Principal at Intel Security/McAfee and Leader at the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). He earned a Certificate from GWU in Executive Leadership and graduated from West Virginia University with Honors while earning multiple Engineering Degrees. He also was one of the first of ten students from across the nation to be awarded a scholarship from the DoD/NSA’s in cybersecurity. His pioneering mindset has helped him better secure our nation and commercial critical infrastructure. Additionally, Travis is an invited speaker, author (blogs, journals, books) and has also served on the NSTAC, ICIT Fellow, and multiple advisory board.

Derek Mueller

Cyber Security Advisor, State Coordinator, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

Derek Mueller serves as the Cyber Security Advisor, Cyber State Coordinator for Pennsylvania at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), where he leads the effort to protect and advance the resilience of the nation’s cyber infrastructure within the critical infrastructure while working with federal, state, local, and other stakeholders to maximize collaboration and minimize risk on matters of homeland security or emergency management.

Mark Weatherford — Moderator

Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Government

Mark Weatherford is a globally recognized information security professional with experience at some of the world’s largest public- and private-sector organizations. He was appointed as the first deputy under secretary for cybersecurity at DHS in the Obama administration and was chief information security officer for the state of Colorado and for the state of California under Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. In the energy industry, he was VP and chief security officer at the North American Electric Reliability Corporation, where he worked daily with Congress and electric utilities across North America on cybersecurity standards, regulations, and policy issues. He also served as a principal at The Chertoff Group and was VP and chief cybersecurity strategist at vArmour. Most recently, he was the VP and global information security strategist at Booking Holdings, the world’s largest online travel business with offices and employees in almost every country in the world and whose major companies include Booking, Priceline, Kayak, OpenTable and Agoda.

Webinar

Cyber Resiliency for Critical Infrastructure: Best practices, latest news and more