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2024 Port Cybersecurity Workshop

Date:
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Location:

U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, Sector Houston-Galveston
2nd Floor Training Room
13411 Hilliard St
Houston, TX 77034

Details:

INVITATION TO PORT OFFICIALS AND CYBERSECURITY PERSONNEL

Texas and Louisiana Port Executives and Cybersecurity personnel are invited to participate in a Port Cybersecurity Workshop, to be held December 10-12, 2024, from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm, at U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, Sector Houston-Galveston, 2nd Floor Training Room, at 13411 Hilliard St, Houston, TX 77034. 

The Port Cybersecurity Workshop is co-sponsored by the U.S. Coast Guard, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Borders, Trade, and Immigration Institute.  It is supported by the State of Louisiana Department of Transportation (Ports), the State of Texas Department of Transportation (Maritime), the Texas Division of Information Resources, and the Port Associations of both Louisiana and Texas.

While there is no cost for registration, all participants must register in advance. 

The purpose of the Port Cybersecurity Workshop is to provide a focused cyber threat update for our  region’s seaports and inland ports; present case studies of recent cyber intrusions/attacks at U.S. ports; discuss current port and maritime facilities’ cyber readiness; and review government assets and resources available to assist.

A handout on the Port Cybersecurity Workshop is found at INFORMATION PAPER.

Workshop Objectives may include:

  1. Create an Appendix for Port Security Plans of contacts to Federal, State, and Regional cybersecurity assets and intelligence agencies;
  2. Create a Port protocol for response to a cyber intrusion and/or attack;
  3. Identify recommended actions to be performed at various MARSEC levels;
  4. Develop a “road map” of recommended actions to improve ports capabilities and readiness to defend against cyber attacks
  5. Develop template position (job) announcements with recommended hiring prerequisites for various levels of port cybersecurity personnel 
  6. Develop draft legislation for the creation of Port Cyber Resilience Center(s) as used in Europe and at Port Los Angeles 
  7. Create the format for a periodic report of cyber activity and updates for dissemination to ports

Click Here to Register.

Agenda:

The scheduled of presentations in this workshop are at AGENDA.

Presentations:

2024 Conference Presentations

Lodging:

Please find below the reservations link to reserve rooms for the Port Cybersecurity Workshop (December 10-12th, 2024). This room rate covers arrivals on Monday, 9 December through departure on Thursday, 12 December at a rate of $128/per night.

For questions, contact Kevin Clement, Executive Director, Strategic Partnerships, Borders, Trade, and Immigration Institute at 512.626.5413 or email at KClement [at] uh.edu.