FPS Online Cyber

A Complete Set of Online Learning Programs
On Cybersecurity for Government Contracting Professionals

All organizations strive to achieve a Culture of Cybersecurity – where all employees understand their significant roles and responsibilities in protecting and defending their organizations against the persistent and pervasive threats of cyber malefactors – and where an impenetrable shield protects all organization-related information and data.

Here is a fast-track pathway to develop your Culture of Cybersecurity through a series of cost-effective online audio programs with slide presentation visuals. In building-block modular one-hour listening lessons, you and all employees can:

Learn how to build a Culture of Cybersecurity through:

Constant vigilance and awareness
Proactive stewardship of information and data
Deterrence

Employees can listen and learn when it’s most convenient personally or in groups and/or team meetings. Employees can space and pace the learning over time and at their discretion.

Decide to binge-listen to a number of modules and lessons in order of organizational preference.
Learn how to apply practical and relevant information immediately on the job.
Learn how to stay on top of changing requirements in the dynamic world of Cybersecurity.
Learn how and why this information is important for CEOs; COOs; CIOs; CFOs; General Counsels; CCOs (Corporate Compliance Officers); IT Managers; Security Managers; QA and QC Managers; HR and Training Officers; R&D Managers; Logistics Managers; Marketing and Sales Managers; Program and Project Managers; Directors of Contracts; and all Acquisition Professionals.

Order one, several, or all of the Programs and Sessions described here to start building your organization’s curriculum today. Call 888.494.3696.

THE BASICS

Program One: CyberContracting™ for Federal Government Agencies and Contractors

Instructor: David Z. Bodenheimer, Partner, Crowell & Moring LLP, Washington, D.C.

Session 1. The Statutory and Regulatory Framework of Cybersecurity Law and Contracting.
Session 2. Cyber in the Public Sector.
Session 3. Federal Privacy Laws and Cybersecurity.
Session 4. Cloud Computing, Security and Acquisitions.

NEW DEVELOPMENTS

Program Two: New Developments in Government Contract Law and Cybersecurity

Lead Instructor: Alex Major, Sheppard Mullin LLP, Washington, D.C.

Session 1. Cyber Incidents, Breaches, Cyber Crimes, and Threats.
Session 2. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
Session 3. Agency Contractual Efforts.
Session 4. Cloud Contracting; Data Breach Liability; Prevention and Defense.

UPDATE: THE DOD/GSA FINAL REPORT

Program Three: The DoD/GSA Final Report on Improving Cybersecurity and Resilience through Acquisition. The NIST Framework and Implementation.

Lead Instructor: Robert Nichols, Partner, Covington & Burling LLP, Washington, D.C.

Session 1. Overview, Cybersecurity Concerns in Contracting.
Session 2. Cybersecurity Governance.
Session 3. The President’s Executive Order; The Agencies and Contractors.
Session 4. Federal Legal and Policy Framework Governing Contractors and Agencies.

TECHNOLOGY BASICS

Program Four: Information Security and Information Assurance for Contracting Professionals

Instructor: Charles Cayot, Principal, Applied Solutions Group, Canaan, New York

Session 1: Basics and the Core NIST Documents.
Session 2. Security Categorization of Information Systems and Networks.
Session 3. Testing and Validation of Security Controls.
Session 4. Risk Management Overview and Process.

PRIVACY BASICS

Program Five: The Statutory and Regulatory Framework of Privacy Law and Practice for Contracting Professionals.

Lead Instructor: Mary Ellen Callahan, Partner, Jenner and Block LLP, Washington, D.C.

Session 1. The Legal and Regulatory Framework.
Session 2. International Privacy – An Analysis.
Session 3. Preparing a Privacy Program for Your Organization.
Session 4. Information Classification and Records Retention.

IT ACQUISITION BASICS

Program Six: The Basics of IT Acquisition and Contracting – Hardware, Software, and Continuous Monitoring Platforms

Lead Instructor: Fern Lavallee, Partner, Jones Day LLP, Washington, D.C.

Session 1. Federal IT Acquisition and Cybersecurity.
Session 2. IT International, Implications, New Developments, and Best Practices.
Session 3. Information Security/Technical Requirements.
Session 4. Compliance Programs and Best Practices – Summary.

GOVERNANCE, RISK, AND INSURANCE

Program Seven: Compliance, Acquisition Documentation, Risk Management, and Insurance

Lead Instructor: Eric S. Crusius, Counsel, Miles and Stockbridge P.C., Tysons Corner, VA

Session 1. Cybersecurity and Government Contracting – Threats and Regulations – An Introduction and Overview.
Session 2. Integrating Cybersecurity Into Federal Acquisition Documentation.
Session 3. Cyber Compliance and Supply Chain Risk.
Session 4. Mitigating Cybersecurity Risks.

AGENCY ENFORCEMENT

Program Eight: Agency Enforcement, Initiatives, and Remedies in Cybersecurity

Lead Instructor: Jeffery M. Chiow, Shareholder, Rogers Joseph O’Donnell, PC, Washington, D.C. Office

Session 1. Rules and Regulations – Review, Update, and Guidance on Cybersecurity and Enforcement.
Session 2. International Enforcement and Initiatives.
Session 3. Cybersecurity and the False Claims Act.
Session 4. Inspector General Enforcement.

INTERNATIONAL CYBERSECURITY

Program Nine: International Cybersecurity Initiatives and Developments in the EU, Asia, and the Middle East.

Lead Instructor: Bob Huffman, Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, Washington, D.C.

Session 1. Cyber Policy in a World of Opportunities and Threats.
Session 2. International Implications of the New DFARS Covered Defense Information Safeguarding and Reporting Rule.
Session 3. Export Controls, Sanctions, and Cybersecurity Update.
Session 4. Global Rules and Initiatives.