BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20170312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20171105T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20180103T192705Z UID:A77AEE67-9C99-11E7-8752-0050568D2FB3 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171010T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171010T200000 DESCRIPTION:Cyber risk is an underrated but all too real threat to organiza tions of every size\, industry\, and sector. From the boardroom to the ser ver room\, employees and board members\, as well as product and software d evelopers\, must view cybersecurity as an enterprise-wide risk issue and p lay an active role in the overall security posture of any organization ope rating in the digital age.\n\nSenior leaders can no longer treat cybersecu rity as an isolated ‘IT problem’ best left to their IT department and must instead consider it one of the most important aspects of managing the ir organization\, with duties and responsibilities extending through every level of the workforce. This requires them to have a deep understanding o f the cyber context in which they operate\, the ability to make informed d ecisions based on cyber risk metrics and reliable benchmarks\, the determi nation to integrate cybersecurity into the overall business process\, and the willingness to ask tough questions when necessary. At the same time\, hardware and software engineers\, coders\, and programmers can no longer o perate under the presumption that poorly-engineered products and vulnerabl e software can be “fielded fast and fixed later\,” and must instead co nsider the legal and ethical responsibilities that they also bear when dev eloping new innovative technologies and products.\n\nThis seminar will pro vide an overview of cybersecurity policies at the state and national level s in the US\, and of additional existing frameworks\, toolkits\, and other resources that senior leaders and decision-makers can consult to stay abr east of emerging cyber threats\, develop and update comprehensive cyber ri sk management strategies\, ensure minimum standards of security\, and impl ement effective mechanisms to combat cyber threats. The material presented is based on one of Spidalieri’s many White Papers on the subject titled \, “Understanding Cyber Threats: Lessons from the Boardroom\,” part of the ongoing Cyber Leadership Project at the Pell Center\, and follows pre vious reports that investigate critical issues in cyber leadership develop ment across the United States.\n\nSpeaker(s): Francesca Spidalieri\, \n\nR oom: 201\, Bldg: Engineering\, One Old Ferry Road\, Bristol\, Rhode Island \, United States\, 02809 LOCATION:Room: 201\, Bldg: Engineering\, One Old Ferry Road\, Bristol\, Rho de Island\, United States\, 02809 ORGANIZER:cthangaraj@rwu.edu SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:Understanding Cyber Threats: Lessons for the Boardroom and the Serv er Room URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/47146 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p><em>Cyber risk is an underrated but all to o real threat to organizations of every size\, industry\, and sector. From the boardroom to the server room\, employees and board members\, as well as product and software developers\, must view cybersecurity as an enterpr ise-wide risk issue and play an active role in the overall security postur e of any organization operating in the digital age.</em></p>\n<p><em>&nbsp \;</em></p>\n<p><em>Senior leaders can no longer treat cybersecurity as an isolated &lsquo\;IT problem&rsquo\; best left to their IT department and must instead consider it one of the most important aspects of managing the ir organization\, with duties and responsibilities extending through every level of the workforce. This requires them to have a deep understanding o f the cyber context in which they operate\, the ability to make informed d ecisions based on cyber risk metrics and reliable benchmarks\, the determi nation to integrate cybersecurity into the overall business process\, and the willingness to ask tough questions when necessary.&nbsp\; At the same time\, hardware and software engineers\, coders\, and programmers can no l onger operate under the presumption that poorly-engineered products and vu lnerable software can be &ldquo\;fielded fast and fixed later\,&rdquo\; an d must instead consider the legal and ethical responsibilities that they a lso bear when developing new innovative technologies and products. </em></ p>\n<p><em>&nbsp\;</em></p>\n<p><em>This seminar will provide an overview of cybersecurity policies at the state and national levels in the US\, and of additional existing frameworks\, toolkits\, and other resources that s enior leaders and decision-makers can consult to stay abreast of emerging cyber threats\, develop and update comprehensive cyber risk management str ategies\, ensure minimum standards of security\, and implement effective m echanisms to combat cyber threats. The material presented is based on one of Spidalieri&rsquo\;s many White Papers on the subject titled\, &ldquo\;U nderstanding Cyber Threats: Lessons from the Boardroom\,&rdquo\; part of t he ongoing Cyber Leadership Project at the Pell Center\, and follows previ ous reports that investigate critical issues in cyber leadership developme nt across the United States.</em></p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR