Regional Response Team September 21, 2006 Hot Topics What Is InfraGard?

1. Regional Response Team September 21, 2006 Hot Topics What Is InfraGard?

2. InfraGard National Conference • National Speakers: • SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE MIKE JOHANNS • Tommy G. Thompson, Independent Chairman of the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions and former secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services • John Hofmeister, President of Shell Oil Company

3. Big Topics This Year • Business Continuity for Surviving the Coming Pandemic Flu • Not a question of “if” but only a question of “when” • Good News: 98% of the world’s population will live • That means that 2% will perish. This is HUGE • 131 Million worldwide • 6 Million US Citizens (based on population 9/1/2006) • At any given time, 20-40% of workforce will be disabled by illness, or need to give care to family members • Police, teachers, medical profession, food suppliers, transportation workers, government workers, etc.

4. Big Topics This Year • SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) • These software applications manage vital control systems that manage live or death processes, such as • Chemical Manufacturing systems • Train Switching system • Water Treatment systems • Traffic Control systems • Power Plants • No longer isolated from the Internet - - potential hacking targets • Can be exploited – Will be demonstrated by INL at October meeting.

5. Big Topics This Year • BotNets • Used by organized crime • Can mail millions of fraudulent e-mails (phishing) • Can create Distributed Denial of Service Attacks • Extortion: “Pay our demand, or we’ll shut you down” • Are assembled and sold to perpetrators • Can distribute viruses, spyware, spam • Difficult to locate the criminal – offers anonymity

6. What is InfraGard? • Started in 1996 in Cleveland, Ohio to assist the FBI with Cyber Investigations. • In 1998 became a national program • Assigned to FBI Cyber Division in 2003 • Today InfraGard is 16,000 members strong, and growing

7. Mission Statement • It is our goal to improve and extend information sharing between private industry and the government, particularly the FBI, when it comes to critical national infrastructures

8. What is a Critical Infrastructure? • “….physical and cyber-based systems essential to the minimum operations of the economy and government” • “…so vital, that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on the defense or economic security of the United States.”

9. Critical Infrastructure Industries • Agriculture • Banking/Finance • Chemical • Computer Security • Defense • Emergency Services

10. Critical Infrastructure Industries • Energy • Food • Postal/Shipping • Public Health • Transportation • Telecommunications • Water Supply

11. West Virginia Member’s Alliance • Local Chapters are called IMA’s • West Virginina Chapter started in 2003 • WV IMA Incorporated 501-C3; Not for Profit • Currently have around 50 secured members • Applicants are vetted with an FBI background check • Meetings Spring and Fall (at this time) • Fairmont in Spring; Charleston in Fall

12. West Virginia Member’s Alliance Sectors Agriculture – 1 Banking/Finance – 7 Defense – 2 Drinking Water – 1 Emergency Svcs.– 9 Energy – 4 Government – 3 InfoTech. – 19 Transportation – 1 Public Health – 8 Telecommunications 3

13. West Virginia Member’s Alliance • Benefits of Membership: • Networking with peers in your sector, and in other sectors • Special Events • Tour of the National White Collar Crime Center • Meetings, with relevant presentations. Examples: • Idaho National Labs • MicroSolved • Emergency Services • Ham Radio Operations • FBI

14. West Virginia Member’s Alliance • Benefits of Membership • Access to InfraGard’s CyberCop Portal • Secured Bulletin Board – Information Exchange • Potential Qualification for Government Emergency Telephone System (GETS) • National Conference • Guardian Newsletter • Cyber Alerts from Jim Richards, and potentially others in notification groups

15. InfraGard National ConferenceAugust Time Frame • Network with similarly interested participants from other states • Tracks (12 this year) provide variety of information • First Responders • GIS - Geographic Information Systems • Gang Violence • Homeland Security • Cyber Security • SCADA and Control Systems Security • Computer Forensics • Financial Industry • Regulatory Compliance • Water Security • Food and Agriculture Terrorism • Business Continuity Planning • Excellent Overall Quality of Presentations and Content • Relatively low cost ($595 for members) - Possible Certification CEU

16. Joining InfraGard • Visit our WEB site: www.wvinfragard.org • Download Application – send to Ken • Register for October Meeting – Includes Lunch! • Idaho National Labs – Hacking SCADA systems • Ham Radio 101 • The State of Emergency Services in WV • CyberCop – What it is and how to register (members) • FBI Update – Ken Lavictoire, Special Agent, WV Coordinator • Election Nominations for 2007 Alliance Officers • Individual Membership - $45 / year. Corporate - $150 / year • Corporations: Multiple Members, Logo, Info. And Link on IMA WEB site, Tax Deductible, Good Corporate Citizenship

17. Questions? • Thank you for your interest in InfraGard • Help yourself to Information and Handouts • www.wvinfragard.org