Washington Cybersecurity Incident Reporting Exercise
Wednesday, September 12, 2018
8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
DoubleTree Suites - Southcenter
Seattle, WA
Who, what, when, and where do you report?

Remarks from Rep. Zack Hudgins (WA), District 11

Hear from Experts on Election Security
Details

Time: 
Wednesday, September 12, 2018
8:00 AM to 1:00 PM

Registration begins at 8:00 AM. Exercise begins at 8:30 AM.

Location:
DoubleTree Suites - Southcenter
16500 Southcenter Pkwy
Seattle, WA 98188

FREE TO ATTEND

*Continental breakfast and lunch provided.
Be part of the cyber community looking at how to respond to major cyber events and tangible actions that can be taken to become more resilient.

Join us on September 12, 2018, for a half-day exercise to review a Concept of Operations (CONOPS) and take part in tabletop discussion scenarios for a Puget Sound regional reporting process developed to answer the question of who, what, when, and where to report during a cyber incident. The overarching goal of the workshop is to exercise and finalize the CONOPS that has been developed.

Hear remarks from State Representative Zack Hudgins.

Join with regional stakeholders to exercise the CONOPS by walking through a variety of cybersecurity incident scenarios.

During lunch, hear from Patrick Massey, Regional Director, Office of Infrastructure Protection, Department of Homeland Security, and Julie Wise, Elections Director, King County, present on the cybersecurity of our national and local election infrastructure.

This exercise is part of the Cybersecurity Situational Awareness Project by the Center for Regional Disaster Resilience and Pacific NorthWest Economic Region, funded by DHS.

Continental breakfast and lunch will be provided.
Opening Remarks from Rep. Zack Hudgins
Representative Zack Hudgins, Washington State Legislature, Chair of State Government Committee and Member of House Committee on Technology and Economic Development
Lunchtime Panel on Election Cybersecurity
Patrick Massey, Regional Director, Office of Infrastructure Protection, US Dept. of Homeland Security
Julie Wise, Elections Director, King County
Be prepared to:
  • Tabletop exercise the CONOPS through incident scenarios, ranging from minimal to severe
  • Discuss and provide input to finalize the CONOPS
  • Join other stakeholders in crafting the process for the reporting of significant cyber incidents in the region
  • Engage with stakeholders on the best methods and expectations for sending, receiving, and sharing information during and after the reporting of cyber incidents 
  • Network with partners that you should know and develop relationships NOW to know who to call when an incident happens
  • Hear from regional, state, county, local, and private sector representatives on what to do during incidents

Visit the event landing page here for more information and a detailed agenda.

Please email Nate Weigel at  nate.weigel@pnwer.org  with questions.
What is the Cybersecurity Situational Awareness Project?
The purpose of the Cybersecurity Situational Awareness Project is to create a clear process and method for reporting cybersecurity incidents, enhance situational awareness, and foster a regional information and resource sharing community across jurisdictions and sectors. The overarching goal of the project is to develop a Concept of Operations (CONOPS) to create a clear method for reporting cyber incidents and to define the who, what, when, and where of that process.

UAS Survey & Users Group
The CRDR in partnership with  Northeastern University’s Global Resilience Institute (GRI)   have been awarded a 2017 National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) Security and Resilience Challenge grant for critical infrastructure. The project seeks to develop technologies for UAS (drone) employment to inspect critical infrastructure in post disaster scenarios.

The CRDR has released the results of a UAS usage survey and is developing a users group.

2018 Pacific Northwest Disaster Resilience Symposium:
Election Security & Drone Use in Disasters


Emergency managers, critical infrastructure operators, and elected officials convened at the the Pacific NorthWest Economic Region's Annual Summit in Spokane, Washington on July 23rd to collaborate on election security & UAS applications in disasters.

Election Infrastructure & Cyber Security 
Elections were designated as part of our nation's critical infrastructure in late 2016 by the  Department of Homeland Security. The session examined federal guidance for state and local election officials; current threats to election infrastructure; policies to protect election infrastructure; and methods to reassure the public.

Speakers
  • Patrick Massey, Regional Director, Office of Infrastructure, U.S. Department of Homeland Security 
  • Chad Houck, Deputy Secretary of State, Office of the Secretary of State, State of Idaho
  • Julie Wise, Director, King County Department of Elections, Washington State
  • Dave Matthews, Cyber Expert, Consultant

Drones and UAS Impacts on Response and Recovery

The Pacific Northwest Economic Region (PNWER) and its Center for Regional Disaster Resilience (CRDR) in partnership with Northeastern University’s Global Resilience Institute (GRI) have been awarded a 2017 National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) Security and Resilience Challenge grant for critical infrastructure. The project seeks to develop technologies for UAS (drone) employment to technically inspect critical infrastructure in post disaster scenarios.

Topics:

  • Drone Survey and Users Group
  • Rapid damage assessment of critical infrastructure immediately following a disaster
  • Current and Emerging Federal and State Policy
  • Private Sector Use of Drones for Critical Inspections
  • Drones in Wildfire Response
  • Privacy Considerations

Speakers

  • Tom Hagen, President, AUVSI Cascade Chapter
  • Rob Hodgman, Senior Aviation Planner, WSDOT Aviation Division
  • Taskin Padir, Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northeastern, University 
  • Charlton Evans, Principal Consultant End State Solutions
ABOUT CRDR

The Center for Regional Disaster Resilience works on emergency preparedness and disaster resilience projects across the Pacific Northwest from its Seattle office. The CRDR operates under the umbrella of the  Pacific NorthWest Economic Region (PNWER), and is committed to working with states, provinces, territories, and communities to create public-private partnerships, develop action plans, and undertake pilot projects and activities to improve regional disaster resilience cooperation.

Our region's interconnected economies and shared critical infrastructures are subject to far-reaching and cascading impacts from disasters. The CRDR works with key public and private stakeholders to create and implement workable solutions to local and regional infrastructure vulnerability by raising awareness of infrastructure interdependencies; providing training and education; and developing tools, technologies, and approaches that build on existing capabilities. These can be utilized across the United States, Canada, and the international community. 
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