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"ExecTech" Webinar #1: "HACK the SHIP" -- Sponsored by Pierce Atwood and Thomas College 11:00 AM ONLINE at http://mtug.webex.com , ONLINE (Brunswick, ME)
Please join fellow chamber member, the nonprofit Maine Technology Users Group for one of our top workshop proposals of the 2020 Season: "HACK the SHIP: An overview of Shipboard ICS Cybersecurity, ...or... the Security, Functionality, Usability Triangle Gone Wrong."

MTUG thanks our generous ExecTech Sponsors for September -- Pierce Atwood and Thomas College -- for helping to make this series possible.

SPEAKERS: Joshua Moss, Cyberspace Operations Officer, U.S. Coast Guard Reserve, and Jockel Carter, Sr Cybersecurity Advisor, Tyler Technologies.

In this session, presenter Joshua Moss explores the lack of applied security across the Maritime Transportation System (MTS). Merchant shipping is especially vulnerable due to the insecure protocols used in the Industrial Control Systems (ICS) aboard large merchant ships. Josh walks users through the network layout of a merchant ship, and discusses how a malicious attacker can take control of ships similar to the large, liquid natural gas, and bulk carriers that come to port here in Portland, Maine. The lack of "baked in" security is then used as an analogy and a reminder to Maine technology users to have foresight when designing processes and technologies, and ensure that security is always a thought, not an afterthought.

Participants will be exposed to a common security situation that is typical for naval systems, industrial controls systems, and other infrastructure that is often considered beyond the reach of cyber-attack but is not. Co-collaborator in this session, Jockel Carter, will represent the layman's voice, assisting in clarifying concepts and questions to key sections of Josh's presentation, and how similar issues impact a variety of environments.

To register, please visit www.mtug.org, and click Events.

Direct Event Link: https://mtug.org/mtug-events/2020-09-30-exectechwebinar-hack-the-ship

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