Tracks

Agenda – 2023 Edition

08:30a – 9:00a

Registration – Ballroom Lobby, EMU 244, Level 2

9:00a – 9:10a

Welcome Remarks – Ballroom, EMU 244, Level 2
José Domínguez – Interim Chief Information Security Officer, University of Oregon
Chass Jones – Protective Security Advisor, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, DHS

9:10a – 9:20a

Opening Remarks – Ballroom, EMU 244, Level 2
Abhijit Pandit – Vice President and Chief Information Officer, University of Oregon

9:25a – 10:15a

Keynote Conversation – Ballroom, EMU 244, Level 2
“The Journey for the Oregon Cybersecurity Center of Excellence”

Moderator – Charlie Kawasaki
Panelists:
Representative Nancy Nathanson, Oregon State Representative
Rakesh Bobba, Oregon State University
Margaret Banyan, Portland State University
Reza Rejaie, University of Oregon

10:15a – 10:30a

Networking Break – Gumwood Room, EMU 245, Level 2

10:30a – 11:00a

Breakout Session 1

Cyber Physical Track – Redwood Auditorium, EMU 214, Level 2
“Operational Technology (OT) Cybersecurity in Electricity Generation”
David Williams, Senior Cybersecurity Protection Analyst, Avangrid Renewables

Cyber Technical Track – Ballroom, EMU 244, Level 2
“In the Cross-Hairs: Public Sector Threat Brief​”
Matt Singleton, Executive Strategist, Crowdstrike

General Security Awareness Track – Crater Lake North, EMU 146, Level 1
“ORTSOC: A Clinical Rotations Approach to Professional Cybersecurity Education”
Dave Nevin, Asst. Prof/Practice, Oregon State University

11:00a – 11:15a

Networking Break – Gumwood Room, EMU 245, Level 2

11:15a – 11:45a

Breakout Session 2

Cyber Physical Track – Redwood Auditorium, EMU 214, Level 2
“Detection Showcase – Distilling the top threats, techniques, and trends” 
Evan Bredahl, Senior Solutions Engineer, Red Canary

NOTE: We regret to inform you that the audio for this session was corrupted due to a technical issue, and we could not recover a usable recording. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Cyber Technical Track – Ballroom, EMU 244, Level 2
“Hidden in plain sight: How adversaries hide their malicious content online” 
Nate Balmain, MSc. student in Computer Science and Security, member of UO’s Network and Security Research Lab, University of Oregon

General Security Awareness Track – Crater Lake North, EMU 146, Level 1
“Using Exercises to Make Communities More Resilient”
Tom Muehleisen, LTC (R), MIPM, CISSP, Director of Exercises, Norwich University Applied Research Institutes (NUARI)

11:45a – 12:00p

Networking Break and Lunch Line

12:00p – 12:40p

Lunch and OC3 Champion Award Celebration – Ballroom, EMU 244, Level 2

12:40p – 01:15p

FBI Oregon Update – Ballroom, EMU 244, Level 2
Yaqub Prowell, Supervisory Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation

01:15p – 01:45p

Breakout Session 3

Cyber Physical Track – Redwood Auditorium, EMU 214, Level 2
“Threats to IT & OT etc”
Nancy Laney, Owner, Peak IT Security & Solutions

Cyber Technical Track – Ballroom, EMU 244, Level 2
“Security Testing is an ART… and Science”
Alexander Lawrence, Principal Security Architect – North America, Sysdig

General Security Awareness Track – Crater Lake North, EMU 146, Level 1
“Coordination and Cooperation: K12 Information Security”
Mike Potter, IT Security Analyst, Northwest Regional Education Service District / Cascade Technology Alliance
Hasan Ali, Systems and Security Engineer, Multnomah Education Service District / Cascade Technology Alliance

01:45p – 02:00p

Networking Break – Gumwood room, EMU 245, Level 2

02:00p – 02:30p

Breakout Session 4

Cyber Physical Track – Redwood Auditorium, EMU 214, Level 2
“Hunt, Bourne and Ryan are Amateurs: Using CTI to Save the World”
Matt Singleton, Executive Strategist, Crowdstrike

Cyber Technical Track – Ballroom, EMU 244, Level 2
“Let’s Get a better understanding of SQL Injection”
Stephen Aldrich, Senior Information Security Specialist Operations, St. Charles Health System

General Security Awareness Track – Crater Lake North, EMU 146, Level 1
“Enhancing Maritime Cybersecurity Awareness and Hiring the Maritime Cybersecurity Workforce”  
James Merten, Port Security Specialist (Recovery/Salvage), USCG Sector Columbia River

02:30p – 02:45p

Networking Break – Gumwood room, EMU 245, Level 2

02:45p – 03:00p

Gold Sponsor Slot – Ballroom, EMU 244, Level 2
Samantha Meyer, CISSP, Sr. Systems Engineering Manager

03:00p – 03:30p

Breakout Session 5

Cyber Physical Track – Redwood Auditorium, EMU 214, Level 2
“Addressing Residual Risk Beyond NIST 800-53-5: Automated Moving Target Defense, Confidential Computing, & Post-Quantum”
Andrew Blume, VP West Coast Sales, Vector Zero

Cyber Technical Track – Ballroom, EMU 244, Level 2
“OSU Smart Access (aka Zero Trust) Journey”
Marjorie McLagan, Deputy CISO, Oregon State University

General Security Awareness Track – Crater Lake North, EMU 146, Level 1
“Lessons Learned from Curry County Cybersecurity Incident”
Ted Fitzgerald, County Legal Counsel, Curry County, Oregon

03:35p – 04:20p

Closing Keynote Speaker – Ballroom, EMU 244, Level 2
“Turning the Tables – How to Make Cybercriminals as Miserable as They’ve Made Us”
Ryan Kalember, Executive Vice-President of Cybersecurity Strategy at Proofpoint and Board Member at National Cybersecurity Alliance

04:20p – 04:30p

Closing Remarks – Ballroom, EMU 244, Level 2
José A. Domínguez – Interim Chief Information Security Officer, University of Oregon

04:30p – 05:45p

OCRS Social Event – Crater Lake North, EMU 146, Level 1

OCRS Gold Sponsors