Diseases - What's Next...How Are We Preparing? (November 21, 2008)
(Nov 3, 2008 - 1:47:57 PM)
This event was held on November 21, 2008 at the UGA Georgia Center for Continuing Education in room K-L. It was hosted by the UGA Office of Security and Emergency Preparedness and the UGA Center for International Trade and Security as part of the Academic-Professional Sercurity Series.
The forum featured three prominent experts in their respective fields of study.
Dr. Chris Whalen, University of Georgia College of Public Health, spoke on how diseases spread and ways the spread can be prevented. Dr. Whalen is an epidemiologist who recently returned from Uganda where he has been studying the spread of tuberculosis and HIV.
Dr. Corrie Brown, College of Veterinary Medicine, spoke about which diseases should be of concern to the public, with emphasis on diseases that transmit between animals and humans.
Dr. Stan Edwards works for the Georgia Division of Public Health. He recently retired from a position as an emergency coordinator. Dr. Edwards' topic included how public health responds to disease outbreaks and what individuals can do to protect themselves should an outbreaks occur.
For more information or questions on the Academic-Professional Security Series, please contact John Newton at 706-542-2778 or jmnewton@uga.edu.
Responding to Emergencies on Campus: UGA and YOU
(Sep 11, 2008 - 1:49:47 PM)
On September 11, 2008 , the Office of Security and Emergency Preparedness and the Center for International Trade and Security hosted a forum on responding to emergencies at UGA. The focus of the forum discussed emergency preparedness at UGA. This event coincides with September as National Preparedness Month and is part of the Academic-Professional Security Series.
Specifically, speakers addressed what progress has been made since the Emergency Preparedness and Communications Committee report was issued last year, challenges at UGA, what needs to be improved, trends on college campuses, how individuals can be involved, what to expect from the police in an emergency and what role culture plays in emergency preparedness. The speakers have a tremendous wealth of experience and come from a variety of backgrounds including law enforcement, security studies, public health and pharmacy, higher education and public affairs, and emergency management. A complete list of the speakers and their biography is listed below.
Please contact the Office of Security and Emergency Preparedness with any questions at 706-542-5845 or e-mail at osep@uga.edu.
Speakers:
Tim Burgess
Tim Burgess serves as the Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration at the University of Georgia. In this capacity, he manages UGA's fiscal, human and physical resources which encompass safety and security functions. Burgess has nearly three decades of service to the State of Georgia, having served as the director of the Office of Planning and Budget, chief financial officer for the Georgia Technology Authority, commissioner of the Georgia Department of Motor Vehicle Safety, and as commissioner of the Georgia Department of Community Health. He holds a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Georgia and a master's degree in public administration from Georgia State University.
Kathy Pharr
Kathy Pharr serves as assistant vice president for finance and administration at the University of Georgia and coordinates administrative matters and special projects. She chaired the University of Georgia Emergency Preparedness and Communications Committee, formed in May 2007, which assessed the University's emergency response, emergency notification and communication, and awareness and education efforts in the wake of the Virginia Tech tragedy. Prior to joining Finance and Administration, Pharr served as assistant to the president and as director of communications and public relations at the UGA School of Law. Pharr earned a bachelor's degree in journalism and a master's degree in public administration, with a specialization in higher education, from the University of Georgia.
Trina Von Waldner
Dr. Trina von Waldner graduated from the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy with her Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy in 1986, and began practicing hospital pharmacy in Savannah. For the next 15 years she served as a rural hospital pharmacy director at four different South Georgia health systems. In 1998 she entered the Nontraditional Doctor of Pharmacy Pathway Program at the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy, graduating in 2001. After receiving her Pharm.D. degree, she accepted a position with Public Health and served for six years as the Director of Pharmacy and Emergency Preparedness at the Southeast Health District in Waycross, GA. She was responsible for Public health emergency preparedness activities and pandemic influenza planning for 16 counties in Southeast Georgia. Dr. von Waldner joined the College of Pharmacy faculty in July of 2007, as the Director of Postgraduate Continuing Education.
Steve Harris
Steve Harris is the director of the UGA Office of Security and Emergency Preparedness for the University of Georgia. Previously he served as the State School Safety Unit Manager with the Georgia Office of Homeland Security-Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA) from 1999-2006. Steve has served as a Police Officer and as an Assistant Security Administrator of a school district. Steve graduated from Georgia Southern University with a degree in History and continued his education at the University of Georgia by receiving a Master's degree in Social Science Education with teacher certification. Steve serves on several advisory councils and technical working groups associated with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Education.
Jimmy Williamson
Jimmy Williamson has been the University of Georgia Police Chief since August of 2004. He served as the Assistant Chief of Police for the previous 8 years and prior to that he held numerous ranks and worked in many different units within the department. He also served as Police Chief for Middle Georgia College. During is career he has been involved in many different aspects of law enforcement. In 1996, Jimmy was an Assistant Venue Commander for State Olympic Law Enforcement Command (SOLEC) for the Athens Venue. Jimmy is on the Advisory Council for Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Council. He also serves on several other boards like the University of Georgia Criminal Justice Program, Athens Technical College Criminal Justice Program and the Athens Regional Police Academy. He has a B.S. in Agronomy and a Master's in Public Administration. He has served the University of System of Georgia for 20 years and has a total of 22 years in Law enforcement.
Igor Khripunov
Dr. Khripunov worked in the Russian Foreign Service for 15 years prior to joining the Center for International Trade and Security at the University of Georgia. At UGA, Dr. Khripunov has been studying security from many different perspectives including WMD proliferation, terrorism, physical protection, disaster management, risk communication, export control, chemical and biological weapons, conventional weapons trade and arms control compliance and verification. Dr. Khripunov's area of emphasis is security culture. He has been widely published and regularly speaks at international forums including events hosted by the International Atomic Energy Association.
Computer Security Seminar (April 4, 2008)
(Apr 4, 2008 - 11:23:24 AM)
Hosted by the UGA Office of Security and Emergency Preparedness, the UGA Center for International Trade and Security and UGA Enterprise Information Technology Services, this event was part of the Academic-Professional Security Series.
This seminar was held on April 4, 2008. Due to the demand and positive feedback from this seminar,a second Computer Security Seminar was scheduled for May 16th. Although there is no charge for the seminar, pre-registration was required. (To view Power Point presentations from this seminar,click on the title in this section) Presenters: Supervisory Special Agent Terry Fisher, Federal Bureau of Investigations Stan Gatewood, UGA Chief Information Security Officer James Metcalf, IT Manager, UGA Terry College of Business
The seminar was aimed at IT professionals on campus and researchers who use computers and IT to both conduct and store research. Many of the IT professionals run computer labs on campus used by undergraduates, graduate students, as well as faculty members. IT professionals also provide IT support to departments on campus including support to faculty and staff who use both desktop computers and laptop computers. Many researchers collaborate with researchers on other campuses as well as use a laptop computer when they travel. All of these areas present challenges to keep data secure and free from intrusions and harmful programs.
Members of the UGA community also travel extensively both for research and to attend conferences. This travel normally includes the use of a laptop computer in unfamiliar areas. Additionally, UGA is a research institution where open collaboration and sharing of information is common. It is often difficult to determine a legitimate request for assistance from individuals who wish to steal either personal or professional information.
Additionally, the seminar addressed:
- Means of protecting laptops & tips for traveling with a laptop - Trends in security and vulnerabilities - How the UGA computer environment is constructed - Steps that should be taken to protect sensitive data
- Resources available to assist members of UGA community - How to determine if unsolicited e-mail is genuine or spam (something that should concern the researcher) - Problems and concerns in implementing effective security - The creation of a security culture for computer security
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Presenters: Terry Fisher, Supervisory Special Agent, FBI
Terence B. Fisher is the current Supervisor of the Atlanta, Georgia Cyber Squad. SSA Fisher transferred back to the Atlanta office after spending two years in Washington, DC at FBI Headquarters in the Cyber Division. SSA Fisher was previously assigned to the Atlanta office from 8/87 through 9/01.
He graduated from Howard University in Washington, DC, having earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering. In 1987, SSA Fisher was accepted in to the FBI Training Program. After completing training at Quantico, Virginia he was assigned to the Atlanta field office. While assigned to the Atlanta office he has been assigned to a property crime squad, the Special Operations Group, the Technical Services Squad, and the National Infrastructure and Protection Squad. SSA Fisher, while assigned to the National Infrastructure Protection Squad, was also a Computer Forensics Certified Examiner.
Stan S. Gatewood, UGA Chief Information Security Officer, Enterprise Information Technology Services (EITS) Stan Gatewood, one of United States leading experts on information security,
Gatewood is the principal advisor to the CIO/Associate Provost and the University's senior administration on matters related to cyberspace security. He is currently leading the development of a "holistic approach" to securing a higher education environment, utilizing "defense-in-depth" techniques and industry best practices to achieve a self-defending, proactive security stance at UGA Jim L Metcalf, IT Manager, Terry College of Business
infrastructure protection and electronic privacy, is often referred to as
the "InfoSec Evangelist".
Chief Gatewood is a member of the President's Critical Infrastructure Advisory Committee (Department of Homeland Security)".
As an acknowledged and certified global expert in the field of information security, electronic privacy and computer/data forensics, Gatewood has testified before the U.S. Senate, advised committees, and has consulted as an expert witness.His expertise in computer/data forensics and information security has enabled the University of Georgia to become a leader in implementing effective information security program.
Jim L. Metcalf's chief concerns include UGA's Terry College of Business' infrastructure design and security implementation. While at Terry, the infrastructure team has made a number of security improvements, including:
- Established a change and configuration process for all Terry servers
- Moved from switch ACLs to Firewall and IPS protection
- Established a secure server for the college
- Achieved comprehensive scanning for sensitive data on all file systems
- Designed and built a hot backup using VMWare and NetApp
Prior to coming to the UGA Terry College of Business, Jim was at Lockheed-Martin as a Sr Computing Infrastructure Analyst for the classified portion of the F-22 program.This included implementing Department of Defense classified requirements for Secret and Top Secret/SCI environments.
Computer Security Seminar (May 16, 2008)
(Mar 11, 2008 - 11:16:45 AM)
Hosted by the UGA Office of Security and Emergency Preparedness, the UGA Center for International Trade and Security and UGA Enterprise Information Technology Services, this event was part of the Academic-Professional Security Series. This seminar, held on May 16, 2008, was identical to the seminar held on April 4, 2008. Due to the demand and positive feedback from the first seminar,a second Computer Security Seminar was scheduled for May 16th from 1:00 - 4:30 in room 248 of the Miller Learning Center. Although there is no charge for the seminar, pre-registration was required. (To view Power Point presentations from the previous April 4th seminar,click on the title in this section) Presenters: Supervisory Special Agent Terry Fisher, Federal Bureau of Investigations Stan Gatewood, UGA Chief Information Security Officer James Metcalf, IT Manager, UGA Terry College of Business
The seminar was aimed at IT professionals on campus and researchers who use computers and IT to both conduct and store research. Many of the IT professionals run computer labs on campus used by undergraduates, graduate students, as well as faculty members. IT professionals also provide IT support to departments on campus including support to faculty and staff who use both desktop computers and laptop computers. Many researchers collaborate with researchers on other campuses as well as use a laptop computer when they travel. All of these areas present challenges to keep data secure and free from intrusions and harmful programs.
Members of the UGA community also travel extensively both for research and to attend conferences. This travel normally includes the use of a laptop computer in unfamiliar areas. Additionally, UGA is a research institution where open collaboration and sharing of information is common. It is often difficult to determine a legitimate request for assistance from individuals who wish to steal either personal or professional information.
Additionally, the seminar addressed:
- Means of protecting laptops & tips for traveling with a laptop - Trends in security and vulnerabilities - How the UGA computer environment is constructed - Steps that should be taken to protect sensitive data
- Resources available to assist members of UGA community - How to determine if unsolicited e-mail is genuine or spam (something that should concern the researcher) - Problems and concerns in implementing effective security - The creation of a security culture for computer security
.
Presenters: Terry Fisher, Supervisory Special Agent, FBI
Terence B. Fisher is the current Supervisor of the Atlanta, Georgia Cyber Squad. SSA Fisher transferred back to the Atlanta office after spending two years in Washington, DC at FBI Headquarters in the Cyber Division. SSA Fisher was previously assigned to the Atlanta office from 8/87 through 9/01.
He graduated from Howard University in Washington, DC, having earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering. In 1987, SSA Fisher was accepted in to the FBI Training Program. After completing training at Quantico, Virginia he was assigned to the Atlanta field office. While assigned to the Atlanta office he has been assigned to a property crime squad, the Special Operations Group, the Technical Services Squad, and the National Infrastructure and Protection Squad. SSA Fisher, while assigned to the National Infrastructure Protection Squad, was also a Computer Forensics Certified Examiner.
Stan S. Gatewood, UGA Chief Information Security Officer, Enterprise Information Technology Services (EITS) Stan Gatewood, one of United States leading experts on information security,
Gatewood is the principal advisor to the CIO/Associate Provost and the University's senior administration on matters related to cyberspace security. He is currently leading the development of a "holistic approach" to securing a higher education environment, utilizing "defense-in-depth" techniques and industry best practices to achieve a self-defending, proactive security stance at UGA Jim L Metcalf, IT Manager, Terry College of Business
infrastructure protection and electronic privacy, is often referred to as
the "InfoSec Evangelist".
Chief Gatewood is a member of the President's Critical Infrastructure Advisory Committee (Department of Homeland Security)".
As an acknowledged and certified global expert in the field of information security, electronic privacy and computer/data forensics, Gatewood has testified before the U.S. Senate, advised committees, and has consulted as an expert witness.His expertise in computer/data forensics and information security has enabled the University of Georgia to become a leader in implementing effective information security program.
Jim L. Metcalf's chief concerns include UGA's Terry College of Business' infrastructure design and security implementation. While at Terry, the infrastructure team has made a number of security improvements, including:
- Established a change and configuration process for all Terry servers
- Moved from switch ACLs to Firewall and IPS protection
- Established a secure server for the college
- Achieved comprehensive scanning for sensitive data on all file systems
- Designed and built a hot backup using VMWare and NetApp
Prior to coming to the UGA Terry College of Business, Jim was at Lockheed-Martin as a Sr Computing Infrastructure Analyst for the classified portion of the F-22 program.This included implementing Department of Defense classified requirements for Secret and Top Secret/SCI environments.
Psychological Effects of a Large Scale Disaster (January 29, 2008)
(Jan 31, 2008 - 3:15:32 PM)
This was the first event in the Academic-Professional Security Series. It was held on January 29, 2008 and was designed to bring together professionals and academics working in the area of security to increase collaboration between the two groups. This event was limited to fewer than 30 participants in order to encourage discussion.
The topic of the seminar was the Psychological Effects of a Large Scale Disaster. The seminar was highlighted by a thorough presentation from Dr. Igor Khripunov of the Center for International Trade and Security covering broad areas of the topic including the likelihood of a disaster, the public’s perception of disasters and disaster preparation, and steps for mitigating psychological issues. Dr. Jerry Gale of the UGA Department of Child and Family Development spoke briefly about a crisis counseling team for the
The attendees for the seminar represented a diverse group of disciplines. Included among the attendees were representative from federal, state, and local law enforcement, emergency planners, psychologists, psychiatrists, hospital personnel, and others.