U.S. Department of Justice cyber lead to deliver keynote address
WESTPORT, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
The Travelers
Institute, the public policy division of The Travelers Companies,
Inc. (NYSE: TRV),
will host its Cyber: Prepare, Prevent, Mitigate, Restore℠educational
series in Westport, Connecticut, today for leaders of small and midsized
organizations. The event will focus on cyber threats and steps business
owners can take to help protect their company. Sachs Walsh Insurance and
the Westport-Weston Chamber of Commerce will join the Travelers
Institute in hosting the symposium.
Josh Goldfoot, Principal Deputy Chief (Acting), Computer Crimes and
Intellectual Property Section, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of
Justice, will deliver the keynote address, and Anne Hunt, District
Director, U.S. Small Business Administration Connecticut District
Office, will give opening remarks.
“Cyber threats are becoming more sophisticated, and many small business
owners have not taken basic preventive measures,” said Joan Woodward,
President of the Travelers Institute and Executive Vice President of
Public Policy at Travelers. “Our educational series provides a forum for
entrepreneurs and professionals to discuss the current threat
environment and best practices to prepare for and respond to cyber
incidents.”
Woodward will moderate a discussion, joined by Goldfoot and the
following participants:
- Edward Chang, Second Vice President, Cyber Risk Management, Travelers
- Dominic Paluzzi, Member and Co-Chair, Data Privacy and Cybersecurity
Practice, McDonald Hopkins
- Will Rasmussen, Director, The Brunswick Group
Visit the Travelers
Institute website for information on upcoming Cyber: Prepare,
Prevent, Mitigate, Restore events.
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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Media:
The Travelers Companies, Inc.
Judy Senechal,
860-277-2366
jlsenech@travelers.com
Source: The Travelers Companies, Inc.