Risk Management: The Importance of Cybersecurity for Defense Manufacturing – Peoria

Emphasis on current and future defense contractors and sub-contractors

Identifying the risks facing your company is the first step. How is your team prepared to address and resolve potential threats – for the security of your products, customers and employees?

By attending this half day event, manufacturing leaders – with a particular emphasis placed on current and future defense contractors and sub-contractors – will learn more about risk management considerations and how to integrate an effective cybersecurity approach and mitigate the risks of cyber threats.

Attendees will also:

• Learn how to identify and combat these risks from industry solutions specialists
• Start developing their risk plan through a cyber security framework
• Leave with action steps to help improve their risk management
• Have to opportunity to sign-up for individual organization assessments and follow-on planning

The U.S. Department of Defense mandates specific risk controls – how are you implementing these in your operations?

AGENDA

• 8:00am – Networking Breakfast & Check-in
• 8:30am – Opening: Representatives from local organizations
• 8:45am – Risks within Your Information Security Environment
• 9:15am – Cyber Security: What Are Your Risks? Identify – Protect – Detect – Respond – Recover
• 10:00am – Break
• 10:30am – Organizational Risk Identification: Table Top Exercise: Assess Company Risks and Identify Actions for Mitigation
• 11:30am – Start Defending Against Cyber Risks Today: Closing and Cybersecurity Consideration for Initial Implementation
• 12:00pm – Networking Lunch

Presented in partnership by:

• Greater Peoria Economic Development Council
• Illinois Defense Network
• Illinois PTAC at Bradley University
• IMEC
• Turner Center for Entrepreneurship

Cost: $50 per person.  Registration includes light breakfast, lunch and training materials.

Contact Name: Emily Lee, IMEC Program & Partner Relations Coordinator

Contact Phone: (309) 677-4633

Contact Email: elee@imec.org