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AAPA Anywhere: 2020 Port Security Seminar & Expo

July 13, 2020
Virtual

A week-long virtual event, delivering timely, relevant content from experts, exclusive networking and interaction with colleagues and educational opportunities from industry solution providers. From July 13-17, registered participants will be able to access pre-recorded content, participate in live Q&A sessions with presenters, exchange private messages with colleagues through an event app and meet with exhibitors in virtual, informal small groups. Paid participants will have access the pre-recorded content for six months after the event.

Click here to access the on-demand presentations

You will need the login information used to register for the event. If you do not have this information, please contact Renita Gross at rgross@aapa-ports.org 

7/13/2020
COVID-19 Pandemic

The global pandemic is causing unprecedented challenges in keeping supply chains open, safe, and secure.  Despite remarkable resilience, maritime transportation has been affected because of challenges with close-quarter vessels, ship-to-shore logistics, exploitative threat actors, and more.  We will hear from experts in the fields of critical infrastructure and transportation safety, public health, and cybersecurity. 

On-Demand Session Topics:
Mariner and Ship Safety during the Pandemic
Speaker: Captain Bradley Clare, United States Coast Guard

The Latest on the Ports’ Most Important Safety Grant & Modernizing it for Cyber
Speaker: Duane Davis, FEMA Port Security Grant Program

Maritime’s Critical Place in the Global Economy: Understanding Systemic Cyber Risks to Ports and How DHS, DOT, DOD are Addressing the Risk
Speaker: Norma Krayem, Vice President, Chair, Cybersecurity, Privacy & Digital Innovation Practice Group, Van Scoyoc Associates

Impact of COVID-19 on Port Security and Operations: Contact Tracing, Technology Automation, Community Engagement and Beyond
Speaker: Michael Cardarelli, Director, Transportation Practice, Everbridge

7/14/2020
Cyber Apprenticeship Training
Cybersecurity is everyone’s responsibility. This course is to provide a high-level overview of Cybersecurity for any person who would like to have a profession in Cybersecurity and/or needs to understand Cybersecurity for their organization. 

Who should attend:

  • People who are new to information security
  • People who are already in the Cybersecurity Profession
  • Those who feel bombarded with complex technical security terms they want to understand
  • Those who have decided to make a career change to take advantage of the job opportunities in information security and need formal training/certification.
  • Those who need to be conversant in basic security concepts, principles, and terms

On-Demand Session Topics:
What is Cybersecurity and Why is Cybersecurity So Important? Who are the Cyber Actors?
Speaker: Michael D. Mann, Cybersecurity and Networking Program Head, Thomas Nelson, The Peninsula’s Community College (TNCC)

What is Cybersecurity in the Maritime Industry and how does it align with the new Cyber Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular (NVIC) – 01-20?
Speaker: LCDR Kelly Edwards, United States Coast Guard Office of Port & Facility Compliance (CG-FAC-1)

Basic Cyber Terminology in the Maritime Domain
Speakers: Michael D. Mann, Cybersecurity and Networking Program Head, Thomas Nelson, The Peninsula’s Community College (TNCC)
Chris Hunt, Port of Grays Harbor, IT Manager
Robert Renzulli, San Diego Unified Port District, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

7/15/2020
Cyber Apprenticeship Training 

On-Demand Session Topics:
Maritime Cybersecurity Fundamentals
Speakers: Chris Hunt, Port of Grays Harbor, IT Manager
Robert Renzulli, San Diego Unified Port District, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

Staying Safe in an Interconnected World
User Awareness Training (Social Engineering, BEC’s, Phishing and Spear Phishing etc.)
Speaker: Michael D. Mann, Cybersecurity and Networking Program Head, Thomas Nelson, The Peninsula’s Community College (TNCC)

Uniting Cybersecurity Awareness Training into Maritime Operations
Speakers: Chris Hunt, Port of Grays Harbor, IT Manager

Cybersecurity of IT, OT, and IIoT
Speaker: Robert Renzulli, San Diego Unified Port District, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)

7/16/2020
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
Ports and port users rely on their vital daily relationship with CBP. Today’s programming will include different viewpoints on the nature and history of the relationship between ports and their inspection partners.

Hear directly from experts on the following topics:
CBP’s Expectations for Facilities Needs, Including in a Pandemic Environment
Speaker: Thomas O’Donoghue, Program Manager, Facilities & Technology Division, Mission Support Directorate, U.S Customs and Border Protection

The Outlook from Congress on Port Security, CBP Officers, and CBP Security Standards
Speaker: Chris Mulkins, Deputy Directory of Homeland Security, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Congress’s Historical View on CBP’s Facilities Programs, and Tools for Ports to Increase Both Security and Trade
Speaker: Paul Anstine, Associate Strategic Account Executive–DHS, Leidos

Lessons from the Airports on Their Security Asset Portfolios and Partnering with CBP
Speaker: Matthew Cornelius, Executive Vice President, Airports Council International – North America

7/17/2020
Emerging Threats & Regulations
For all the challenges of a global pandemic, it is a great time for industry security leaders to imagine the unimaginable; expect the unexpected; prepare for the impossible. Today’s emerging threats and technology programming is a chance to learn from the deepest experts and most ‘creative’ threat analysts in order think about what it really means to have a mindset of ‘security’ in actual and potential terms.

On-Demand Session Topics:
What Coast Guard Cyber Compliance Looks Like
Speaker: Captain David Nichols, USCG (ret.), Director, Business Development, ABS Group

Cutting-Edge Cyber Defenses
Speaker: Itai Sela, Naval Dome

Changing Paradigms about how to Detect and Deter Human Trafficking
Speaker: Mar Brettmann, PhD, Executive Director, Businesses Ending Slavery & Trafficking (BEST)