Attacking the Grid:  Left and Right of Boom
November 16, 2016 | Tysons Corner, VA | 9:00 am – 6:00 pm

REGISTER

The mission of NCISRM is to bring critical infrastructure stakeholders from the public and private sector together to explore and share best practices to prevent and mitigate the consequences of a major attack on the nation’s critical infrastructure.  Since January of 2016, a steadfast group of infrastructure stakeholders have joined forces to evolve the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s NCISRM in November as one month devoted to assuring the other eleven months proceed without incident.  For 2016, stakeholders have focused on taking an in-depth look at a physical and cyber attack resulting in a major power outage in the United States.

This year’s NCISRM event will provide four things: 1) the most recent, accurate threat assessments from the FBI and ODNI; 2) an in-depth look at the December 2015 cyberattack on the electric grid in Ukraine and an analysis of the implications of a similar attack in the United States; 3) scenario-based facilitated breakout sessions with stakeholders across critical infrastructure sectors to discuss best practices for preventing, detecting, responding, and recovering from a large power outage; and 4) a closing keynote panel with executives from DHS, DOE, and NERC.

AGENDA

1. Welcome and Introduction
   Kristina Tanasichuk, President, InfraGardNCR and President & CEO, Government Technology & Services Coalition (GTSC)

2. FBI & ODNI Threat Assessments

3. Scenario:  The Ukraine Attack — What if it Occurred in the United States
   Marc Sachs, senior vice president and chief security officer, North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC)

4. Facilitated Discussion Part I:  Left of Boom

   1. Specific scenarios will be discussed in four separate groups (four critical infrastructure sectors per group) to discuss the following:

      • What would be early indicators of a large, imminent attack on the electric grid?

      • What are the key prevention and detection actions organizations should take in advance of such an attack?

      • What are the key interdependencies among critical infrastructure sectors?

        Facilitators:  Martin Kessler (AES), Bill Lawrence (E-ISAC)
        Breakouts:
        Energy, critical manufacturing, emergency services, healthcare
        Water, government facilities, transportation, IT
        Nuclear, financial services, defense industrial base, food and agriculture
        Commercial facilities, communications, dams, chemical

5. NETWORKING LUNCHEON

6. Facilitated Discussion Part 2 – “Right of Boom”

   1. Our four critical infrastructure sectors groups will discuss the following:

      1. “Hotwash”

         • In the event of such an attack, what are the key response and recovery actions organizations will take?

         • What are the key interdependencies among critical infrastructure sectors?

7. Closing Keynote Panel

8. Networking Reception

Special thanks to EY for their founding partnership in NCISRM.  Learn more about the month at: www.NCISRM.org