On February 12, 2013, President Obama issued Executive Order 1636, Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity in response to the increased Cyberthreats to US infrastructure. This established that “it is the Policy of the United States to enhance the security and resilience of the Nation’s critical infrastructure and to maintain a cyber-environment that encourages efficiency, innovation and economic prosperity while promoting safety, security, business confidentiality, privacy and civil liberties.”
The National Institute of Standards and Technology published Version 1.0 of “Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity” on February 12, 2014. This framework provides all businesses guidance on how to improve critical cybersecurity activities including: Identify, Protect, Detect, Respond and Recover.
In this session, Wipfli will provide:
• Overview of Executive Order 1636
• Overview of NIST Cybersecurity Framework
• Tips on how to use the framework within your organization to improve Cybersecurity
- Improve cybersecurity utilizing the NIST framework
- Self-assessment of Cybersecurity Program
- Using NIST Framework as ongoing process
About Jeff Olejnik
Jeff Olejnik was the founder and CEO Assurity River, a leading information security services firm that he sold to WIPFLI LLP in 2014. Currently, Jeff is responsible for the growth and development of Wipfli’s Risk Advisory Services practice. Wipfli is the one of the largest CPA and Consulting firms in the country With the merger of Assurity River with Wipfli’s Risk Advisory Services, the firm is one of the largest security services firm in the upper Midwest.
