February 23 , 2004— The Coastal Empire Chapter of the National InfraGard Program will hold a CyberSecurity Conference on February 26. The InfraGard Coastal Empire Conference is the first event of its kind in the Coastal Empire. This halfday event, hosted by Armstrong Atlantic State University, will present CyberSecurity awareness in the business community and its impact on critical information infrastructure. This event brings together local, regional, and national agencies and other interests that help each other by sharing critical information in a timely manner. It provides the opportunity for diverse groups to network with each other by creating a wide coooperative spectrum on situations that affect us all. Many influential speakers and guests will be there. This event will also kick off the Coastal Empire Membership Drive for our local InfraGard program.

What is InfraGard?
InfraGard is a cooperative undertaking between the U.S. Government (led by the FBI) and an association of businesses, academic institutions, state and local law enforcement agencies, and other participants dedicated to increasing the security of United States critical infrastructures.The Coastal Empire InfraGard Chapter is a domestic nonprofit corporation as incorporated in the State of Georgia, and is one part of a national network organization called, The National InfraGard. All InfraGard participants are committed to the proposition that a robust exchange of information about threats to and actual attacks on these critical infrastructures is an important element for successful infrastructure protection efforts. Our regional chapter is one of 80 national chapters, which encompasses over 10,000 members nationwide who work cooperatively together on this aligned mission.This chapter's membership encompasses the geographic regions of coastal Georgia (from Statesboro to Savannah and down to St.Simons Island), as well as extending up to the South Carolina areas of Beaufort and Hilton Head. Our mission is to educate and inform our region's businesses, organizations, law enforcement agencies, educational institutions, as well as private citizens on issues surrounding cybersecurity.

What does it do?
The InfraGard task is an information sharing and analysis effort serving the interests and combining the knowledge base of its wide range of members. InfraGard applies that fusion of knowledge and experience toward alerting and consulting on information security matters, cybercrime, potential malicious electronic activity, and general trends in information technology, hacking, and safeguarding important systems and services. Private business, government agencies, public interests, and even common Individuals all benefit from the InfraGard effort. It is much more than just a hacker or security group, it strives to serve the community building confidence and relationships between many diverse groups that have not historically worked together.

To register for the event, go to http://www.infragardcoastalempire.org/2events/m_022604.htm and click on the REGISTER HERE NOW link.


For more information, contact Demery Bishop, director of CrimeStoppers, at 912.652.3560.

 

Courtesy of CrimeStoppers