Federal Computer Security Managers Forum Meeting - August 16, 2017

Presentations & Speakers at a Glance: 

• Overview of NCCIC and Unclassified Threat Briefing, Jeremiah Glenn & Austin Cusak, DHS; 
• Developing a Cybersecurity Scorecard at USDA Farm Service Agency, Jeff Wagner, USDA Farm Service Agency.

NOTE:  FORUM MEETINGS ARE OPEN TO ONLY FEDERAL/STATE EMPLOYEES, HIGHER EDUCATION EMPLOYEES, AND THEIR DESIGNATED SUPPORT CONTRACTORS.  REGISTRANTS MUST USE A .GOV, .EDU, OR .MIL ADDRESS FOR SIGN-UP.  SUPPORT CONTRACTORS MUST INDICATE THE AGENCY OR ORGANIZATION THEY SUPPORT. 

The Federal Computer Security Program Managers Forum (the "Forum") is an informal group sponsored by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to promote the sharing of system security information among federal, state, and local government, and Higher Education employees. The Forum maintains an extensive e-mail list and holds quarterly meetings to discuss current issues and items of interest to those responsible for protecting non-national security systems.  For more information about the Forum and instructions on how to join, see: https://csrc.nist.rip/Projects/forum

AGENDA

9:30 AM                Overview of National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) and Unclassified Threat Briefing

Jeremiah Glenn, Department of Homeland Security

Austin Cusak, Department of Homeland Security

10:35 AM              Break

10:55 AM              Developing a Cybersecurity Scorecard at U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency

Jeff Wagner, Chief Information Security Officer and Information Security Office Director, USDA Farm Service Agency

Mr. Wagner will discuss how they started and created a balanced scorecard for the Farm Service Agency, what metrics and key performance indicators are used, share best practices and lessons learned, examples of pre-emptive and corrective actions that management has taken based on data, and next steps.

12:00 PM              Adjourn