Description
7:30 a.m. Registration and breakfast buffet
Main Program
08:10 a.m. – 08:15 a.m. “Welcoming Remarks”
Jeff Griffin, Greater Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce
08:15 a.m. – 09:00 a.m. “Cybersecurity: Are you giving it your best effort”
Jim Edman, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
09:00 a.m. – 09:15 a.m. “Beyond the Headlines: Reflecting on the first half of the 2021 Cyber Threat Landscape”
Theron McChesney, SDN Communications
09:15 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. “Cybersecurity Trends and Best Practices”
Dan Hanson, Marsh & McLennan Agency and Michael Nouguier, Eide Bailly LLP
10:00-10:20 a.m. Networking Break
Breakout Sessions
10:20 a.m. – 11:05 a.m. “Assessing your Cyber Risks: Exploring Technical and Non-Technical Controls”
Dr. Josh Stroschein, Dakota State University
10:20 a.m. – 11:05 a.m. “Consumer Perceptions and Behaviors around Cybersecurity”
Lisa Plaggemier, National Cybersecurity Alliance
Main Program
11:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. “Developing a thriving cybersecurity workforce in and for South Dakota”
Dr. Jose-Marie Griffiths, Dakota State University
11:45 a.m. Plated lunch served
11:45 a.m. – 11:55 a.m. “Special Message”
The Honorable Mike Rounds, U.S. Senate
11:55 a.m. – 12:40 p.m. “Nation-State Threats to the U.S. Private Sector: Risk Management and Threat Mitigation”
Robert Rohrer, National Counterintelligence and Security Center
12:40 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. “Closing Remarks”
Jeff Griffin, Greater Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce
*Conference agenda subject to change
Robert Rohrer
Robert “Bob” Rohrer is the Director of the National Insider Threat Task Force (NITTF). Created in 2011 by Executive Order 13587, the NITTF leads the implementation and maturity of federal programs to deter, detect, and mitigate insider threats. Mr. Rohrer also serves as the Assistant Director for Enterprise Threat Mitigation at the National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC). In this role, Mr. Rohrer leads the National Operations Security (OPSEC) program, and promotes the integration of insider threat, defensive counterintelligence, and security disciplines across the public and private sectors in support of national security and counterintelligence strategic goals.