Webinar: Cyber Security related October 11, 2012

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The Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center 
and the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security's National Cyber Security Division

invite you to join us for the next session in the National Webcast Initiative Series:

 

Cyber Security: What You Should Know to Stay Safe Online
Thursday, October 11, 2012
2:00pm -- 3:00pm (Eastern)

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~ Opening Remarks By~

Bobbie Stempfley 
Deputy Assistant Secretary 
United States Department of Homeland Security

 

&

 

Michael Kaiser 
Executive Director 
National Cyber Security Division

 

~ Presenter~

 

Ron Woerner, CISSP 
Professor & Director, CyberSecurity Studies 
College of Science & Technology 
Bellevue University

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Why This Session is Important to You:
As part of the October awareness month activities, the MS-ISAC is coordinating a joint webcast with DHS and NCSA, which will provided useful guidance to the non-technical user on the necessary steps to protect themselves and their computers from cyber incidents.

The Internet is a great place to explore and is a new playground of brilliant possibilities, but there's trouble often hiding in its shadows. That trouble can come in many forms, including malicious software, trickery, and identity theft. In this presentation, Ron Woerner will talk about the evils of the Internet, how the bad hackers can take over your computer and how they get your private information. It's not all doom and gloom, though. He will also show you some easy, everyday steps to protect yourself and others online. This session will focus on the basics of computer security, such as using strong passwords, use of external devices, phishing and social engineering, and protecting mobile devices. Come to this interactive presentation and learn simple tips for online safety and security for you, your organization, and your family.

Format of Webcast:
This session will feature an interactive Powerpoint presentation accompanied by audio.
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The National Webcast Initiative:
The Department of Homeland Security's National Cyber Security Division and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC), a division of the Center for Internet Security, have partnered to establish the National Webcast Initiative comprising a series of national webcasts which examine critical and timely cyber security issues. Embracing the concept that security is everyone's responsibility, these webcasts are available to a broad audience to help raise awareness and knowledge levels. A number of vendors have offered their services at no cost to help develop and deliver the webcasts.

The National Webcast Initiative is also coordinated by the New York State Forum. For more information about the Initiative, please visit: http://www.msisac.org/webcast/. If you have any questions, please contact the MS-ISAC via phone at 518/880-0686 or email at info@msisac.org. 

REQUESTING USER NAMES AND PASSWORDS: STATE LAW CHANGE EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2012

The Maryland General Assembly recently passed a new law prohibiting employers from requesting or requiring employees or applicants disclose usernames, passwords, or other information aimed at accessing their personal, electronic accounts.  This includes social media accounts such as Facebook and Twitter. 
The law is effective October 1, 2012.


http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/md-employers-cannot-collect-facebook-passwords/2012/04/13/gIQAZwQtJT_story.html


The Washington Post


By Catherine Ho, Published: April 15

Maryland employers: hands off your employees’ Facebook passwords.

Employers cannot require workers and job applicants to turn over passwords to private social media accounts as a condition of employment, state legislators decided last week in the passage of a first-of-its-kind bill.

Maryland is the first state to pass such a measure; similar proposals are pending in California, Illinois and Michigan. Employment law experts say the move sets important limits on employers’ reach when it comes to the privacy of their employees — and that of friends and family in their online networks — at a time social media plays an ever-increasing role in people’s personal and professional lives.

SB 433 (HB 964), which needs the signature of Gov. Martin O’Malley to become law, was not part of the batch of bills the governor signed Tuesday and O’Malley’s office said it did not know if and when it would land on the governor’s desk.

The bill doesn’t mention social media platforms by name, but the issue surfaced last year after Robert Collins, a former officer with the state’s Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, complained about being asked to provide his Facebook log-in information during a recertification interview. The department in 2010 began asking prospective employees for user names and passwords to Facebook accounts as part of a background check to screen employees for gang affiliations, but suspended the practice after the American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland filed a complaint on Collins’s behalf, claiming the practice violated his personal privacy.

A second bill, SB 434 (HB 746), which would have outlawed universities from requiring students and college applicants to disclose user names and passwords for personal electronic accounts, passed in the Senate but died in the House. The bill came on the heels of a growing number of universities hiring third-party vendors to monitor student athletes’ Tweets and Facebook posts by having students install social media monitoring software onto personal electronic devices.

Brad Shear, a Bethesda attorney who worked with state Sen. Ronald Young’s (D) office on both bills, said banning employers from collecting password-protected information is a win for both employees and companies.

“It not only protects employees’ privacy, it also protects employers,” said Shear, who in 2010 helped draft Maryland’s election laws regulating candidates’ use of social media pages. “It protects [employers] from having to create new legal duties and liabilities and compliance costs.”

Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency: Bulletin. Issue 1 2012

Region Four officials being trained by CDC in shelter management Guyana Times, Guyana, September 19th, 2012 (http://www.guyanatimesgy.com/) - The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) continues its efforts to have officials trained in various aspects of disaster management, with the aim of boosting the country’s responsiveness in the event of a catastrophe. Read more...   CDEMA director notes significant progress Antigua Observer, Antigua, September 8th, 2012 (www.antiguaobserver.com )- Executive Director of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) Jeremy Collymore lauded the strides that have been made in disaster management over the past two decades. Collymore, who will be demitting office, has been a part of CDEMA from its inception in 1991. He said over the course of his tenure he has noticed institutional change in the way member states manage disasters. Read more...   Tsunami Watch for Caribbean cancelled The public is asked to note the cancellation of the Tsunami Watch issued today, September 5, 2012 at 10.45 a.m for the Caribbean by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC). The Tsunami Watch was issued in error by the PTWC following a 7.9 magnitude earthquake off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. Click here for details.   Tropical Storm Isaac - Information Note #2: -Tropical Storm Isaac nearing the Lesser Antilles (as of 8.00am EST Wednesday, August 22, 2012) MESSAGE:  Tropical Storm warnings are in effect for Dominica, St.Kitts/Nevis, Antigua and Barbuda, Montserrat and Anguilla and the Virgin Islands as of 8.00pm Wednesday, August 22, 2012. A Hurricane Watch is also in effect for the Virgin Islands. Read more...   Tropical Depression 9 -Information Note #1: Tropical Storm warnings and watches issued for several CDEMA States as Tropical Depression 9 moves closer to the central Lesser Antilles (As of 2:00pm EST Tuesday, August 21, 2012).