This is session 2 (PM session) of 2 in the Cybersecurity Summit for Government Contractors virtual event.
Afternoon Agenda
1:00 – 1:45 p.m. Cybersecurity Legal Framework and Executive Orders: Where we’ve been and where we are now.
Eric Crusius, Partner, Holland & Knight
Erin Estevez, Partner, Holland & Knight
1:45 – 2:30 p.m. Cyber Mafia: The Attack Network Today vs. 3 Years Back
Andrea Little Limbago, Vice President - Research & Analysis, Interos
Gina Yacone, Cybersecurity Consultant & vCISO, Agio
Presenters will focus on the sophistication of attackers now vs. back then; including threats such as hyperjacking and other malicious methods used to breach data.
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2:40 – 3:20 p.m. Ransomware Critical Infrastructure – Federal Investigations and Responses
Moderator: Chris Nissen, CEO and Founder, Intelwerks
Mary Beth Borgwing, President, The Cyber Guild
MJ Thomas, Director of Security, General Dynamics
Kellen Dwyer, Co-Chair, National Security & Digital Crimes practice, Alston & Bird LLP
June 4 (Reuters) - FBI Director Christopher Wray told the Wall Street Journal that, "the agency (is) investigating about 100 different types of ransomware," and compared the current wave of cyberattacks with the challenges posed by the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Presenters will discuss what they are currently seeing as ransomware is now an urgent national security threat.
3:20 – 4:00 p.m. Cyberwarfare – Data Breaches and Fighting Back
Michael McLaughlin, Cyber Counterintelligence, Dept of Defense
Cyberwarfare is the use of digital attacks, such as computer viruses and hacking, by one country against another’s critical computer systems to cause damage, death, and destruction. Cyberwarfare is more clandestine and difficult to track vs. traditional weaponry.
Presenters will take a look at the actual data that's being stolen.
The Cybersecurity Summit is co-chaired by Federal Publications Seminars and NeoSystems and sponsored by NeoSystems and Protiviti.
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Mary Beth Borgwing
President, Co-founder at The Cyber Guild
Digital Transformation Technology & Security Leader Mary Beth Borgwing is an accomplished Senior Executive, Advisor, and Board Member with more than 30 years of success across the information services and technology, government, insurance, non-profit, and management consulting industries. Her broad areas of expertise include strategic management, business development, enterprise business and information technology strategy, change management, and human capital resource planning and optimization. Mary Beth Borgwing has over 20 years of finance, technology, and security industry experience. Her experience with Wall Street insurance leaders, MMC, Willis Towers Watson in combination as an executive in technology companies for 15 years, empowers Mary Beth to work as an impactful change agent for growth in our current state dynamic fast-paced global economy. Mary Beth serves on the board of Red Lambda, a privately held EDR company and serves an advisor to ClearForce, Security Scorecard, and Bluewater International. In 2019 she co-founded The Cyber Guild [a 501c6] not-for-profit focused on cybersecurity workforce and diversity; and in 2018 founded the Uniting Women in Cyber annual conference in Washington, DC.
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Eric Crusius
Managing Partner, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
A regulatory attorney who focuses his practice on a wide range of government contract matters, including bid protests, claims and disputes, and compliance and sub-prime issues, Eric has extensive experience in government contract litigation. He has successfully prosecuted and intervened in numerous bid protests before the US Court of Federal Claims (USCFC), US Government Accountability Office (GAO), boards of contract appeals, and other federal agencies. He counsels clients regarding the Service Contract Act (SCA), Davis-Bacon Act and other labor issues, domestic preferences, export controls, cybersecurity, subcontracting and teaming agreements, and compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and other agency regulatory requirements, such as the Defense Federal Acquisition Supplement (DFARS). Eric also represents contractors in investigations and suspension and debarment proceedings, as well as in federal and state courts. Besides helping government contractors through contracting compliance and litigation issues, Eric provides strategic and practical advice with matters connected to cybersecurity and privacy in the government contracting space. Among other things, Eric counsels clients on obligations in the FAR (such as FAR 52.204-21) and on agency-specific requirements from the Department of Defense (DOD), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and others, including the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program and Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP). Eric also guides companies through cybersecurity incident responses and litigation, including potential ramifications under the False Claims Act (FCA). Eric is a government contracting thought leader, having appeared on Government Matters and Federal News Network, and has featured at conferences to provide his insight with respect to emerging issues.
EDUCATION JD, Hofstra University School of Law BA, Social Science, Hofstra University, with honors
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Andrea Little Limbago
Vice President, Research and Analysis at Interos Inc
Andrea Little Limbago is a computational social scientist specializing in the intersection of emerging technology, national security, and information security. As the Vice President of Research and Analysis at Interos, Andrea leads the company’s computational modeling and methodology regarding global supply chain risk. Andrea is also a Co-Program Director for the Emerging Tech and Cybersecurity Program at the National Security Institute at George Mason, an industry advisory board member for the data science program at George Washington University, a non-resident fellow at the Atlantic Council’s GeoTech Center, and a board member for the Washington, DC chapter of Women in Security and Privacy (WISP). She has presented extensively at a range of academic, government, and industry conferences such as Black Hat, RSA, SXSW, SOCOM’s Global Synch, BSidesLV, and Enigma. Her writing has been featured in numerous outlets, including Politico, the Hill, Business Insider, War on the Rocks, and Forbes. Prior to Interos, Andrea was the Chief Social Scientist at Virtru, Endgame, and Berico Technologies. She also taught in academia and was a technical lead at the Joint Warfare Analysis Center, where she earned the Command’s top award for technical excellence.
Andrea earned a PhD in Political Science from the University of Colorado at Boulder and a BA from Bowdoin College.
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Michael McLaughlin
Cyber Counterintelligence, Department of Defense
Lieutenant Commander Michael McLaughlin is the former Senior Counterintelligence Advisor for United States Cyber Command, where he managed all counterintelligence activities and support to DoD cyberspace operations worldwide. He presently serves as a Research Affiliate for the University of Maryland Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and Security. His work focuses on the intersection of military and intelligence cyberspace operations, domestic and international law, and defense industrial base security. LCDR McLaughlin routinely advises senior Department of Defense officials on cyberspace and counterintelligence operations and policy.
EDUCATION J.D. Candidate, University of Maryland School of Law, 2022 B.S., United States Naval Academy, 2010
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Gina Yakone
Senior Cybersecurity Consultant & vCISO at Agio
Gina Yacone is a Senior Cybersecurity Consultant & vCISO with Agio’s Raleigh, NC office. Gina is an information security strategist and speaker with a unique technical vision and business acumen. She is responsible for educating organizations about the ever-changing cybersecurity landscape and helping them build a dynamic cybersecurity and privacy programs. She loves focusing on the unique challenges today’s organizations face. Gina is a designated CompTIA Subject Matter Expert and holds certifications from ISACA as a Certified Data Privacy Solution Engineer (CDPSE), (ISC) 2 as a Systems Security Certified Practitioner, CompTIA in Security Plus (Sec+), as well as the Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST) as a Certified CSF Practitioner (CCSFP) and a Certified HITRUST Quality Professional (CHQP). Prior to her work in information security, Gina was a licensed private investigator for Barry A. Cohen, P.A., in Tampa, FL. While there, she specialized in high-profile, complex litigation.
Gina holds a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Miami, Miami, FL., and is pursuing her master’s degree in cybersecurity from the University of New Hampshire.
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