Archived National Webcast Initiative Presentations

  • December 15, 2011
    Social Networking: The Latest Security Issues and How to Manage Them
    As the explosion in use of social networking sites continues, so too does the increase in risks brought about by cyber criminals trying to take advantage of users. In this webcast, attendees learnt about the potential risks social networking brings to enterprises, including targeted attacks, phishing, exploitation of accounts, and spread of malware, and how to address the security risks so that you may use social networking more securely and minimize the potential of becoming a victim of an incident.

  • October 6, 2011
    Cyber Security and You: Top 10 Tips
    This webcast, conducted in recognition of October as National Cyber Security Awareness Month, provided useful guidance to the non-technical user on the necessary steps to protect themselves and their computers from cyber incidents including using secure passwords, identifying and avoiding phishing and social engineering attacks, shopping safely online, patching and updating systems, and securing mobile devices.

  • August 25, 2011
    Bring Your Own Device: Addressing the Security Challenges of Employee-Owned Devices in the Workplace
    This webcast explored many of the ethical, legal and operational aspects, with a broad look at some of the major issues, challenges, and security threats both public and private-sector organizations should consider given their respective risk posture. Practical references to resources that can give organizations a jump-start were provided, and hands-on, real-world experiences with mobile devices in enterprise settings provided insight into emerging threats to the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of sensitive organizational data, applications and network/systems.

  • June 22, 2011
    Federal Cybersecurity Initiatives for State and Local Governments
    This webcast provided attendees with an update on Federal Cybersecurity Initiaitives for States and Local Governments, including status of the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace and the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education.

  • April 21, 2011
    Advanced Persistent Threat
    Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) refers to a long-term pattern of targeted and sophisticated cyber attacks designed to access and steal information from compromised computers. These complex attacks are ongoing against both large and small organizations and are increasingly being used to pursue financial gain. APT attacks are difficult to detect and difficult to prevent.

    This webcast demystified APT and provided the knowledge you organizations need to plan their startegy to help detect, remediate and recover from these attacks.

  • February 16, 2011
    Emerging Trends and Threats for 2011
    This webcast provided a broad look at some of the major issues and challenges we face regarding cyber security threats. Current and emerging trends were discussed, including botnets, kits for attackers, DDoS attacks, security of mobile devices, and network based defenses. The presentation provided practical, timely advice on what we can do--in both the public and private sectors-to mitigate the risks and enhance our protection against these threats.

  • December 15, 2010
    Security and Risk Management

    This presentation provided a proactive and comprehensive approach that entities in both public and private sectors can use to manage security risks.  Topics covered included:

    • an overview of basic risk management concepts
    • how to begin applying information security and risk management to an organization
    •  an overview of Advanced Persistent Threats, and introducing the audience to successful techniques to defend against them

  • October 14, 2010
    Cyber Security Is Our Shared Responsibility

    As part of the October awareness month activities, the MS-ISAC coordinated a joint webcast with DHS and NCSA, along with several other sector-specific ISACs to discuss strategies on how to promote cyber security awareness at all levels, including government, businesses and academia, with specific advice about how individuals and entities can be actively involved to help facilitate a safe Internet experience. The goal is to help raise cyber security awareness nationwide and empower citizens, businesses, government and schools to improve their cyber security preparedness and help promote a safe Internet experience.

  • September 16, 2010
    Social Networking Sites / Web 2.0

    While there can be undeniable benefits from the collaborative, interactive and distributed approaches promoted by the use of social media, the information security concerns are real and significant. The presentation:

    1. described how Web 2.0 services, especially social networking sites, are being used
    2. described the potential security risks associated with the use of these services
    3. provided guidance for organizations, including modernizing related acceptable use policies, security risks and mitigation techniques for use of externally hosted social media, (e.g., Facebook, Twitter)
    4. provided guidance for organizationally hosted social media accessible by the public, (e.g., wikis, blogs, social networking, Internet forums, and file sharing).
    5. provided discussion on privacy and e-discovery concerns.
    provided general guidance for the end user to help them protect themselves and their information from the myriad cyber security scams and risks inherent in the use of social media.

  • June 23, 2010
    Incident Response

    This webcast provided best practices for developing and implementing strategies for effective incident response. Topics of discussion included the following:

    • Global Threats
    • Incident Response Policies
    • Why it’s important to have an incident response plan
    • What should be included in a plan?
    • How some plans differ and what might be best for your organization
    • What are common pitfalls?
    • How to pre-plan for the imminent incident:
      • Forensic Data Sources
      • Log Retention
      • Forensic Preservation
      • First Responder

  • April 21, 2010
    Cloud Computing -- "Security Considerations You Should Know"
    Cloud computing provides on-demand network access to a shared pool of computing resources such as networks, servers, storage and applications. Cloud computing can generally be divided into three models: Software as Service, Platform as Service, and Infrastructure as Service.

    While cloud computing can offer benefits - such as potential cost reductions and scalability of services - there are also security and privacy concerns that must be considered before moving to the cloud. The webcast included overviews of the different cloud computing models, discussion of the security challenges, and guidance for government, businesses and other organizations in addressing those issues to help protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of their data.

  • February 24, 2010
    Emerging Trends and Threats for 2010

    This webcast provided a broad look at some of the major issues and challenges we face regarding cyber security threats. Current and emerging trends were discussed along with practical, timely advice on what we can do--in both the public and private sectors-to mitigate the risks and enhance our protection against these threats.