Has your agency been hacked yet? When it is, do you have a plan in place to respond? Last year’s massive US agencies hack makes it clear that it is not a matter of ‘if’ but ‘when’. How helpful would it be to you to have an opportunity to talk to other transportation professionals about what they and their agencies are doing – what works and what doesn’t work?
This course, led by two instructors from Virginia DOT who have extensive knowledge and experience, will be highly interactive. You learn terms, concepts and strategies then discuss and deliberate them with the instructors and other students. Walk away with real actions you can take to improve cybersecurity at all levels – in your individual responsibilities, your work unit, and your organization.
Course Dates: Thursday, April 8 through Sunday May 23, 2021
Course Description
Learn key concepts that separate operations technology environments from traditional information technology environments. Data, technology, and Internet of Things (IOT) are playing a prominent role in delivering today’s transportation services. This is likely to grow significantly as the Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs) emerge on our highways. Information and operations technology professionals need a practitioner’s perspective to vigilantly address these evolving threats. This course is designed to take a strategic view of these influences, filter it through the practitioner perspective and equip participants to know what to do and what to look for in relation to cybersecurity.
- Learn - On-demand lessons walk you through the types of threats, vulnerabilities, and targets of cybersecurity attacks and give you a summary of good practices. These lessons are reinforced and expanded during the first live, interactive webinar where the instructors will present an overview of ideas and concepts.
- Deliberation and Application – Through the workshop assignments and the second interactive webinar apply your knowledge, ask questions, deliberate approaches and strategies.
- Action – By the final webinar, you will be armed with potential – now, how are you going to use it? What do you need to do next? Discuss the course of action you will take based on what you have learned.
Instructors – Murali Rao and Micah Dalton
Murali Rao is the Director of Technology Strategy and Cybersecurity in the Office of Strategic Innovation for the Virginia Department of Transportation. Prior to his current position, he was the Chief Information Officer and Information Security Officer at VDOT. He has several innovative initiatives underway that tackle the cyber physical systems, and is developing strategies for fiber and other backhaul communications for the expected exponential growth of data due to proliferation of IOT devices, 5G, and CAV.
Micah Dalton is a consultant in the Office of Strategic Innovation for the Virginia Department of Transportation. With over 20 years of management experience, Micah has expertise in organization management, operations strategy and execution, operations technology and security, financial analysis, procurement strategy and cost management, operations analysis and management, and root cause identification. His talents include organizational and business analysis, change management, strategy development, and implementation of customized solutions.
Course Cost: $350
Sponsorship or discounts may be available to members of these organizations:
- The Eastern Transportation Coalition - Contact Mai Quynh Le at mqle@tetcoalition.org
- Institute of Transportation Engineers - Log into the Learning Hub on theITE website for more information or contact Kellyanne Broom at pdinfo@ite.org
