Travelers Institute Hosts Cybersecurity Symposium in Hartford, Conn.
March 22 2017 - 7:30AM
Business Wire
Connecticut’s Chief Cybersecurity Risk
Officer Arthur House to Deliver Keynote Address
The Travelers Institute, the public policy division of The
Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TRV), today will bring its
national Cyber: Prepare, Prevent, Mitigate, Restore℠ educational
series to Hartford, Connecticut, to help small and midsize business
leaders learn how to prepare for and respond to cyber threats. The
Connecticut Business & Industry Association, reSET and the
Janet & Mark L. Goldenson Center for Actuarial Research at the
University of Connecticut will join the Travelers Institute in
hosting the event at the UConn Graduate Business Learning
Center.
Arthur House, Chief Cybersecurity Risk Officer for the State of
Connecticut, will give the keynote address, “A Cybersecurity
Strategy for Connecticut: Prevention and Recovery.”
“The more sophisticated a state’s economy, the greater the need
for effective cybersecurity at the state, regional and national
levels,” said House. “We are receiving excellent cooperation
throughout the state as we craft Connecticut’s cybersecurity
strategy.”
The Cyber: Prepare, Prevent, Mitigate, Restore series convenes
public- and private-sector industry leaders around the country to
discuss current cyber risks and solutions to protect
businesses.
“Many smaller companies and organizations may not have the
resources to invest in a strong cybersecurity protocol, placing
them at greater risk for an incident,” said Joan Woodward,
President of the Travelers Institute and Executive Vice President
of Public Policy at Travelers. “This educational series provides
valuable insights and solutions businesses can use to help protect
sensitive information.”
Woodward will moderate a discussion, joined by the following
panelists:
- Linda Betz, Chief Information Security
Officer, Travelers
- Jennifer Coughlin, Founding Partner,
Mullen Coughlin LLC
- Thomas S. Lawler, Supervisory Special
Agent, Cyber Crime Squad,Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Jay Vadiveloo, Professor and Director,
the Janet & Mark L. Goldenson Center forActuarial Research at
the University of Connecticut
For more information on Cyber: Prepare, Prevent, Mitigate,
Restore events, visit the Travelers Institute website.
About the Travelers InstituteThe 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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