Critical Cybersecurity Briefing
Gold Level
Date and Time
Wednesday Mar 30, 2022
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CDT
Location
Online Webinar
Fees/Admission
No Charge
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Contact Information
Clark Kaericher, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs
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Description
The Illinois Chamber and US Representative Lauren Underwood will present a critical cybersecurity briefing on Wednesday, March 30 at 10 a.m. There is no charge to attend!
Join us for a cybersecurity briefing on how businesses can prevent, identify, and respond to malicious cyber activity, and how the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and FBI can help. The briefers will cover CISA's Shields Up guidance and include time for Q&A.
This is a free event for both members and non members on an issue of critical importance.
Briefing Agenda:
10:00 am - 10:03 am Welcome Remarks from Illinois Chamber and Representative Underwood
10:03 am - 10:18 am Update from CISA (Alex Joves)
10:18 am - 10:33 am Update from FBI (Eric Brelsford)
10:33 am - 11:00 am Q&A
Featured Speakers:
FBI Special Agent Eric Brelsford
FBI Special Agent Eric Brelsford has 15 years of experience with the FBI specializing in cyber-crime investigations. During this time, Agent Brelsford has been the lead investigator on a variety of cyber investigations including for example ransomware, data breaches, cyber extortion, financial account takeover, malware distribution, botnet operations, and denial of service attacks. Prior to joining the FBI, Agent Brelsford worked in the private sector performing computer & information security consulting. Agent Brelsford is currently assigned to the FBI Chicago Field Office’s criminal computer intrusion squad.
Regional Director Alex Joves
Alex Joves is the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Regional Director (RD) for Federal Region 5 covering Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Regional Directors serve as the CISA senior leader in each of the ten regions. Through their leadership and management of field-based resources and capabilities, RDs represent all CISA programs. CISA is the Nation’s risk advisor. The Agency protects the Nation’s critical infrastructure from cyber and physical threats by working with partners to defend against today’s threats and collaborating to build more secure and resilient infrastructure for the future. Mr. Joves assumed the CISA RD position in November 2018. He has 25 years of government service with the Federal Civil Service and U.S. Coast Guard. A career member of the Senior Executive Service, Mr. Joves is a graduate of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and The George Washington University Law School. The CISA Region 5 office is located in Chicago, IL.
