2023 Agenda
Release October 24, 2023
Please note some times are subject to change closer to the event
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Wednesday, October 25, 2023
(Doors open at 0730 | All Presentations Located in Hamilton)
Registration & Light Breakfast : 0730 - 0830
Welcome Address : 0830 - 0850
Kathryn (Katie) Fry Hester : Maryland State Senator Senate Chair, Joint Committee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology and Biotechnology
Time : 0850 – 0905
Welcome by Maryland Department of Transportation
Jesse Whaley : VP, CISO, Amtrak
Time : 0905 – 0945
Keynote
Mark Grant : CEO, RiskSec Group & Former CSO, CSX
Time : 0945 – 1015
Building an ROI Model / Business Case for the TSA Security Directive Requirements
Coffee Break : 1015 - 1030
Carolyn Hayward-Williams : Director for the Office of Railroad Systems and Technology, Office of Safety Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
Time : 1030 – 1100
FRA’s focus and support to the rail industry
Joel Waugh : Sr. Director, Cybersecurity & CISO, WMATA
Time : 1100 – 1130
Striking the Balance: Compliance vs. Cybersecurity in Transportation
Thomas Farmer : Chair, Surface Transportation Security Advisory Committee (STSAC)
Time : 1130 – 1200
Whither the National Cybersecurity Strategy?
Josh Russell : Principal Security Architect, CSX
Time : 1200 – 1230
Secure Cloud Operations Gateway
Lunch Break : 1230 - 1330
Sponsored by
Nik Urlaub: Critical Infrastructure Resiliency and Safety Capability Area Lead, MITRE
M Schneider: Department Manager Cl Assessments,
Analytics, and Resiliency, MITRE
Time : 1330 – 1400
Railroad Resiliency: Securing the Tracks of Tomorrow
Fireside Chat with Peter Watts : Former Director for Cybersecurity Policy, National Security Council
Time : 1400 – 1500
Miki Shifman : Co-Founder & CTO, Cylus
Time : 1500 – 1530
From Cabin to Control Room: Real-World Cyber Lessons from Railways
Justin Smith : Director Cybersecurity Engineering, Amtrak
Time : 1530 – 1600
Warrior Mindsets in Cyber
Networking Social
Time : 1600 – 1730
Hack The Railroad Cyber Training Exercise
Hack The Railroad
Cyber Training Exercise Challenges
Time : 0900 – 1300
1400 - 1600
Training Participants May Receive Up To 16 CPE’s
Thursday, October 26, 2023
(Doors open at 7:30am | All Presentations Located in Hamilton)
Light Breakfast : 0730 - 0830
Welcome : 0830 - 0845
Tariq Habib : CISO, MTA
Time : 0845 – 0930
It Takes a Village
Bruno Corasolla : Global Head of Digital Trains, Hitachi Rail
Time : 0930 – 1000
The Role of Cybersecurity in Rolling Stock Design and Assurance
Coffee Break : 1000 - 1030
Jim McKenney : Practice Director, NCC Group
Time : 1030 – 1100
Forging Robust Cybersecurity Requirements
Shawn Taylor : Regional Technology Officer, Forescout
Time : 1100 – 1130
The Risks Facing Today’s Railway Systems and How Best to Combat Them
John J. Garstka : Director for Cyber within the Office of the Chief Information Security Officer
Time : 1130 – 1200
Lunch Break : 1200 - 1300
Susan Howard : VP ICS/OT Cybersecurity, Michael Baker International Engineering
Time : 1300 – 1400
Light Rail System Vulnerabilities
Olivia Phillips : Director Cyber Assessment, Amtrak
Time : 1400 – 1430
The Use of Social Engineering Methods in Transport: Methods, Protection, Facts, and Consequences
Break : 1430 - 1445
Forging Robust Cybersecurity Requirements Panel
Time : 1445 – 1530
US Cyber Command Closing Remarks
Time : 1530 – 1545
Hack The Railroad Cyber Training Exercise
Hack The Railroad Cyber Training Exercise Challenges Time : 0900 – 1230
Training Participants May Receive Up To 16 CPE’s
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