February 2025 Chapter Meeting: Cyber Risks to National Security: What the Private Sector Needs to Know
The ISC2 New York City & Long Island Chapter presents: Cyber Risks to National Security: What the Private Sector Needs to Know.
Additional details and registration information can be found at the “Register Now” link below. Chapter members can get their promo codes by logging into the Chapter website and going to their “My Page”. Non-members and the public are invited to attend and can register for a nominal fee. This event will qualify for two Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credits.
Agenda
5:00 – 6:00 In-Person Registration, Networking and Event Setup
5:15 – 6:00 Remote attendees join via Teams and can participate in virtual networking
6:00 – 6:10 Welcome and Chapter Business – Michael Gluckman, ISC2 NYCLI President
6:10 – 6:30 An Introduction to InfraGard
6:30 – 8:00 Main Panel: Cyber Risks to National Security: What the Private Sector Needs to Know
Presenter 1: New York Metro InfraGard
Topic Summary: An introduction to InfraGard
Presenter 2:US Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation New York and BakerHostetler LLP
Main Panel: Cyber Risks to National Security: What the Private Sector Needs to Know
Join a panel of current and former law enforcement—including federal national security prosecutors and special agents from the FBI—to understand the latest cyber risk environment. The panel will touch on a wide array of topics, including recent case studies (Salt Typhoon, SolarWinds and others) and attacker trends; the use of offensive and disruption operations; compliance and counterintelligence challenges in offshoring IT and other business practices; the use of AI; the latest developments in public-private cybersecurity partnerships; and more.
About the Moderator: Artie McConnell
Artie McConnell is a partner on BakerHostetler LLP’s White Collar, Investigations and Securities Enforcement and Litigation team and serves as the co-leader of the firm’s National Security Investigations and Litigation Task Force. In that capacity, he helps businesses of all sizes – from incubators to multinational corporations – navigate a wide array of cybersecurity and national security challenges and related litigation, including responding to critical incidents such as cyberattacks and terrorism. Before joining BakerHostetler in January 2025, Artie was an Assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern District of New York for 10 years, where he held several leadership positions, including serving as the Deputy Chief of the National Security and Cybercrime Section and head of the district’s Disruptive Technology Strike Force.
Alexander Mindlin – Panelist
Alex Mindlin is Deputy Chief of the National Security and Cybercrime Section in the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York. He leads EDNY’s transnational cybercrime prosecution practice and targets the entire spectrum of cyber national security threats, from nation-state actor sets to overseas ransomware criminals and homegrown cyber actors. He has previously served on detail to the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team, the federal government’s centralized component for prosecuting of crypto-related crime. He is a GIAC certified cyber incident handler.
Joseph Lawlor – Panelist
Joseph Lawlor is a supervisory special agent within the Cyber Division of the New York Field office of the FBI. In this role, Lawlor manages a team of computer scientists, intelligence analysts, special agents, and task force officers on complex investigations involving foreign nation-state adversaries targeting U.S. critical infrastructure. Lawlor has also served as a supervisory special agent of the Global Operations and Targeting Unit, where he led several FBI Cyber Division initiatives and programs including data collection and analysis and partnerships with foreign law enforcement. Before taking on these supervisory roles, he was assigned to the Cyber Branch in the New York Division, where he was a lead incident responder, trainer, and investigator of computer intrusions perpetrated by the world’s most sophisticated adversaries. Before joining the FBI, Lawlor was the managing director of a proactive cyber defense practice for an international consulting firm, where he led a team that provided services including compliance audits, risk assessments, penetration tests.
Eric Gyasi – Panelist
Eric is a Partner in BakerHostetler’s Digital Risk Advisory and Cybersecurity Practice where he strategically guides clients in addressing cybersecurity enterprise risks and proactively implement cybersecurity governance frameworks in compliance with complex state, federal and sector-specific cybersecurity regulatory requirements in a risk-informed manner. Eric shepherds clients through cybersecurity incidents, including ransomware attacks, network breaches, wire transfer fraud, business email compromises, financial crimes, corporate espionage and state-sponsored critical infrastructure intrusions. A strategic thinker valued for his business-minded judgment, Eric advises boards of directors regarding the duty of oversight related to cybersecurity governance.