Name
B5. Should We Be Afraid of the Russians? A Case Study In Collaboration From The 2016 Elections
Date & Time
Wednesday, May 10, 2017, 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Speakers
Stephen E. Coury - The City and County of Denver
Rich Schliep - Colorado Department of State
James Stoner - City and County of Denver
Rich Schliep - Colorado Department of State
James Stoner - City and County of Denver
Description
Session Description:
During the summer and fall of 2016, concerns were reported in the media, that foreign actors, namely the Russians, were going to hack or at least try to influence the outcome of the American elections. A Congressional hearing asked whether adequate protections were being taken. Could hackers get in and change results?
In this presentation you will learn how The City and County of Denver collaborated with Colorado's Secretary of State and other state and federal agencies to come together to defend the election process long before there was any talk about the Russkies crashing the party.
Location Name
Room 610/612
Full Address
Colorado Convention Center
700 14th Street
Denver, CO 80202
United States
700 14th Street
Denver, CO 80202
United States
Category
Incident Response
Learner Objectives
This presentation is well-suited to a non-technical audience; however, some innovative uses of technology will be explained. Participants will learn:
- How autonomous elections systems interact
- How innovation in technologies, such as Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana (ELK Stack) were used to capture potential threat intelligence data
- What was the one success factor that nobody thought about
Speaker Bio(s)
Mr. Coury is Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for the City and County of Denver. He oversees the City's Information Security team and its Governance, Risk and Compliance program. With over 25 years experience in information technology, including 15 years in IT Audit, Steve's background includes municipal government, consumer and investment banking, insurance, and telecommunications.
Mr. Stoner is an Information Security Manager for the City and County of Denver. He is responsible for integrating Information Security into the City 's architecture and projects and oversees the City's Security Operations Center. With over 15 years of experience in information technology, his background includes state government, high-performance scientific computing, and higher education. He previously served as the architect and Information Security Officer for the Colorado Supreme Court and Colorado Judicial Department.
Mr. Schliep is the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and Network Manager at the Colorado Department of State. He oversees the Colorado Secretary of State's information security program and network, including security over the State's voter registration database. With over 15 years of experience in information technology, Rich has performed the roles of Network Engineer, Microsoft Windows & Citrix Engineer, Unix/Linux Engineer, Windows Systems Manager, Network Systems Manager, and CISO.
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