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POWER HOUR with the FBI:
Combating Ransomware Attacks Against
K-12 and Higher Education Institutions

Zoom | Wednesday, December 8, 2021 | 11:00AM-12:30PM PT


Ransomware is one of today’s most disruptive forms of cyber-attack and routinely brings entire organizations to a standstill. Last year alone, the United States experienced more than 65,000 ransomware attacks. This threat is a top concern for CISOs and it has become a national security issue.

Join special guest speaker, Joseph Hooper, FBI Special Agent in the Phoenix Field Office and Brian Reed, Proofpoint Cybersecurity Evangelist, as we discuss what can we learn from recent ransomware attacks, how K-12 and Higher-Education institutions can prepare to combat this evolving threat, and the Bureau's view on the current threat landscape and predictions for 2022.

As a thank you, each attendee will receive a $25 Uber Eats gift card.

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Agenda

  • 11:00AM-11:05AM PT
    Introductions
  • 11:05AM-11:50AM PT
    FBI 2021 Threat Landscape
  • 11:50AM-12:15PM PT
    Proofpoint Presentation
  • 12:15PM-12:30PM PT
    Q&A

Featured Host

Brian Reed
Brian Reed | Cybersecurity Evangelist, Proofpoint, Inc.

Brian Reed is our Cybersecurity Evangelist at Proofpoint. He comes to Proofpoint from Gartner where he focused on a wide variety of topics - cloud security, data security, incident response, insider threats and security awareness. Since 2015, he published over 50 thought-leading research notes at Gartner, including Cool Vendors reports, Market Guides for Digital Forensics and Incident Response Services and Security Awareness Training, Risk Management research, as well as the last two Gartner Magic Quadrants for Enterprise DLP. Previous to Gartner, he spent over 15 years in a variety of business development, product management, sales and system engineering roles, at companies including Sourcefire (acquired by Cisco), HP, McAfee and Internet Security Systems (acquired by IBM). He is well known in the information security industry and has spoken at numerous Gartner events, as well as other industry events globally. Brian also serves as an advisory board member and holds a BA degree from The University of Georgia and an MBA from Kennesaw State University.

Special Guest

Guest 1 Name
Joseph Hooper | Supervisory Special Agent, FBI Phoenix

Supervisory Special Agent Joe Hooper is the cyber supervisor for FBI Phoenix, where he leads a team of Special Agents, Intelligence Analysts, Computer Scientists and Data Analysts who conduct investigations in support of the FBI’s Cyber Division mission to impose risk and consequences on cyber adversaries. The FBI leads the U.S. Government’s response to significant cyber incidents by investigating, collecting evidence and intelligence, identifying additional victims, and pursuing disruption opportunities.

Who Should Attend

This event is suitable for information security decision makers, including: CXO, VP of IT, Director of IT; mid-level information security management (Senior Security Manager, IT Security Manager, IT Manager) and technical information security practitioners (Security Engineer, Messaging Architect, IT Analyst).

NOTE: Registration requires a valid email address from your organization’s domain. Gmail, Hotmail, AOL, Yahoo or similar ISPs are not accepted.
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Earn CPE Credit

This event is approved and endorsed by (ISC)2 and CPE credits will automatically be credited to your member account within four to six weeks.