Stephanie S. Christensen, Chief, Cyber and Intellectual Property
Crimes Section, National Security Division, U.S. Attorney’s Office,
Central District of California, will deliver the keynote address
SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
The Travelers
Institute, the public policy division of The Travelers Companies,
Inc. (NYSE: TRV),
today will hold its Cyber:
Prepare, Prevent, Mitigate, Restore℠ educational symposia series
in collaboration with the RAND Institute for Civil Justice and The
Sullivan Group. The event will be held at RAND Corporation, a nonprofit,
nonpartisan institution that helps improve policy and decision making
through research and analysis. The symposium will focus on the current
threat landscape for small and midsized organizations and offer
strategies for preparing for and responding to a cyber incident.
“Information sharing is critical to increasing cybersecurity,” said
Stephanie S. Christensen, Chief of the Cyber and Intellectual Property
Crimes Section, National Security Division, U.S. Attorney’s Office,
Central District of California. “The lessons learned from past cyber
attacks can help businesses with limited resources to be better prepared
when a breach occurs.”
More than half of the small and midsized business owners surveyed for
the 2017 Travelers Risk Index said cyber threats were among their top
concerns, yet less than half of the respondents said they regularly
reviewed their data security plans and practices.
“Just one cyber attack can devastate a small organization, but our
research shows that many have not taken basic preventive measures,” said
Joan Woodward, President of the Travelers Institute and Executive Vice
President of Public Policy at Travelers. “Our goal is to recommend
effective ways for business leaders to protect private information about
their companies and customers, as preparation is critical when it comes
to avoiding cyber incidents.”
Christensen will deliver the event’s keynote address. A panel
discussion, “Tackling Evolving Cyber Threats,” will be moderated by
Woodward, who will be joined by the following panelists:
- Lillian Ablon, Information Scientist, RAND Corporation; Professor,
Pardee RAND Graduate School
- Tim Francis, Enterprise Lead for Cyber Insurance, Travelers
- Will Rasmussen, Director, Brunswick Group
- Gerald J. Sullivan, Chairman, Gerald J. Sullivan & Associates
“As individuals and businesses embrace new technologies to connect
socially and advance their business competitiveness; there is a
significant increase in confidential data being viewed, stolen or used
by unauthorized individuals,” said Sullivan. “It is imperative that we
equip ourselves with information and resources to protect our sensitive
data.”
The Travelers Institute has held its Cyber:
Prepare, Prevent, Mitigate, Restore℠ educational initiative
across the United States since 2016, and expanded the series to Canada
this year. For more information about the series, visit the Travelers
Institute website.
About the Travelers Institute
The Travelers
Institute, the public policy division of The Travelers Companies,
Inc., engages in discussion and analysis of public policy topics of
importance to the insurance marketplace and to the financial services
industry more broadly. The Travelers Institute draws upon the industry
expertise of Travelers’ senior management, as well as the technical
expertise of many of Travelers’ underwriters, risk managers and other
experts, to provide information, analysis and solutions to public
policymakers and regulators. Travelers is a leading provider of property
casualty insurance for auto,
home
and business.
For more information, visit www.travelers.com.
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The Travelers Companies, Inc.
Judy Senechal, 860.277.2366
jlsenech@travelers.com
Source: The Travelers Companies, Inc.