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Seminar HS5.1: National Sheriffs’ Association’s Global Center for Public Safety, Institute for Cybersecurity: Social Media for Law Enforcement

Saturday 3:15 PM - 5:15 PM

Room: 214

Law Enforcement is entering into a new multifaceted area of cybersecurity. Cyber attacks on government, business, healthcare, universities and even police agencies are occurring every day. Malicious cyber activity cost the US economy over 59 billion dollars in 2016. In 2017, new forms of ransomware increased by 46% and the attacks on Internet of Things devices increased by over 600%. Law enforcement officers must now become knowledgeable about the growing threats that cyber imposes, as well as the actors and motivation behind the threats. Additionally, law enforcement officers must now educate themselves on the new criminal using cyber as their weapon. This 2 hour seminar will educate participants about the National Sheriff’s Association’s Global Center for Public Safety, Institute for Cybersecurity, which has been created to address the specific needs of the Sheriff’s Officer to comprehend and combat these new law enforcement challenges. The seminar will provide an overview of the Institute’s course offerings and certification programs that are currently being offered to equip Sheriff’s Officers with the training and tools they require to be effective in preventing and reacting to cybersecurity incidents. During this seminar, participants also will get a “sneak peek” of the Social Media for Law Enforcement Course offered through the Institute for Cybersecurity. Social media is a current challenge for the law enforcement officer. It has evolved in our society to become an essential method of communication. It is a positive investigative and intelligence tool that law enforcement can use to assist them in understanding and responding to the communities they serve. Social media can also be hijacked by criminals and terrorist for illegal activity. We will discuss strategies that Sheriff’s Officers can use to build their capacity to use social media to prevent and solve crimes, gather intelligence, strengthen police-community relations, and enhance essential services. We will also discuss the criticality of developing effective policy guidance for the use of social media by your agency.

SPEAKERS

Bray Barnes, Esq. NSA Global Center for Public Safety, Institute for Cyber Security; Leonard Nerbetski, Captain (Ret.), New Jersey State Police, Immediate Past Executive Officer, NJ Regional Operations Intelligence Center