Strengthening Security for Today’s Public Gatherings

Speakers

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  Christopher Brogger Program Specialist, Security Planning Branch, Office of Security Programs, Infrastructure Security Division Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
  

  Christopher Brogger

  Program Specialist, Security Planning Branch, Office of Security Programs, Infrastructure Security Division
  Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

  Chris Brogger serves as a program specialist in the Security Planning Branch, Office of Security Programs, Infrastructure Security Division of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

  Brogger oversees public-facing product development and stakeholder engagement on various critical security topics. His responsibilities include assisting CISA partners in understanding and mitigating insider threats, developing comprehensive security and safety planning measures, addressing the use of fire as a weapon and advocating for the business case for security. He collaborates extensively with government at the federal, state and local levels, as well as critical infrastructure partners int he private sector.

  Brogger also serves as a lead instructor for training workshops and development of tools designed to improve the capabilities of security professionals across various critical infrastructure sectors. He has over a decade of experience in the national security mission space.

  Prior to his current role, Brogger worked in the private sector as a senior consultant supporting various offices within CISA, including the Office for Bombing Prevention and Infrastructure Assessments and Analysis. He currently serves as a captain in the US Army Reserve and has deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq, where he worked as a logistics officer supporting missions across the Middle East. He holds a bachelor’s degree in international studies from Dickinson College.

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  Ashley Jones Cybersecurity Advisor DHS CISA
  

  Ashley Jones

  Cybersecurity Advisor
  DHS CISA

  Ashley Jones is currently the Cybersecurity Advisor for Washington D.C in Region 3 with DHS CISA, responsible for proactively engaging with members of the private and public sector to ensure the nation’s critical infrastructure is resilient and protected from cyber-attack. Previously, Ms. Jones has worked at the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), Department of the Army-Central United States Registry (CUSR), and Federal Student Aid (FSA). In her career, she has served as an Information System Security Manager (ISSM) as well as a subject matter expert (SME) on various cybersecurity topics related to risk management, vulnerability management, assessments and authorizations and cyber policy. Ms. Jones currently holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and a Master of Science in Management Information Systems with a concentration in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance and possesses the following professional industry certifications: Security+ and Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA).