January 17, 2107 Susquehanna Section Dinner/Presentation: Cybersecurity

Topic: Cybersecurity

Abstract 

Cybersecurity is an issue that impacts a wide breadth and depth of global society. It can have effects for an individual at the very personal level, at their workplace, in their local community, as well as at the national security level. Identities can be stolen, proprietary company information can be stolen, utility services could be interrupted, military action could be disrupted, and National Essential Functions for continuity of government could be denied.

No security is perfect in either the physical or cyber domains, but everyone should be educated to make informed risk decisions in order to apply resources to reduce risk to a level that they can accept. Hope is not a method.

Cybersecurity is a team sport. The President signed the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 to strengthen the Nation’s cybersecurity with a strategy to enhance cybersecurity awareness and protections, protect privacy, maintain public safety, economic and national security, and empower Americans to take better control of their digital security.

LTC Eric Van Den Bosch is a Signal Officer in the U.S. Army with experience in Cybersecurity and protecting our military networks, but the principles apply to individuals as well as private and public organizations.

The intent of the topic is to bring additional awareness and dialogue across the IEEE community in order to enable a more proactive Cybersecurity approach in the environment that we live and work.Topics to be covered include: Protection of Critical Infrastructure (energy, water, transportation, etc.), American Values of both Security and Privacy, Being an Informed Consumer with the Internet of Things (IoT), and discussion of what you can do within your realm of influence.

Dinner menu

Tuscan Meatballs

Macaronie & Cheese

Riviera Blend Vegetables

Garden Salad with Ranch & Vinaigrette Dressing

Assorted cakes & pies

Iced Tea & Water

Coffee, Tea, Decaf 

Meeting location: Susquehanna Room, Elizabethtown College campus

Directions: Open maps in Bing.com.  Enter the following address: 460 E Cedar St, Elizabethtown, PA.  In the upper right corner of the map click on the rectangle box.  Select Birds Eye View and zoom in.  The dot will be in the middle of Cedar St.  Below the dot is the parking lot.  Park in area closest to the dot.  Above the dot follow the right diagonal path to the corner of the nearest building.  You will see a lighted sign “Susquehanna Room” on the building wall.  This is the entrance.

——————————————————————————————– ——————————————————————————————– Please use the registration system below. The system is available if the text “Click Here to Register” is displayed in large red letters on a yellow background below.

Please contact Bob Lesniewski (r.lesniewski@verizon.net) with any issues.

After selecting “Click here to Register”: If you wish to attend the dinner… Please select the “Dinner” option under the “Menu Selection:” Drop-down box. Now select dinner fee appropriate to you.  TWO WAYS TO PAY (You must Register) 1) PayPal – Use the [Register and pay the fee now] button. 2) Check or cash at the door – Use the [Register and pay the fee at the meeting] button.       Please make checks payable to “IEEE Susquehanna Section”.

If you wish to attend the presentation ONLY… Please select the “Presentation only no dinner” option under the “Menu Selection:” Drop-down box. Select the Presentation Only which has a 0 fee option under the “Registration Fee” drop-down box.  Then select (Register & Pay Later) button to complete registration.

DINNER RESERVATION CANCELLATION POLICY An email to Meeting Contact prior to the close of reservations is required to properly cancel your reservation. Refunds for PayPal payments are complicated, and we request that you leave the funds on deposit for a future meeting.

Speaker(s): Eric Van Den Bosch, T

Agenda:

Dinner: 6:30-7:30 (Reservation Required) Members/Guests: $20.00, Life Members: $10,  Students: $10.00 ———————— Presentation: 7:30-8:30 Members/Guests: FREE Students: FREE

Location:
Room: Susquehanna Room
One Alpha Dr.
Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania
17022