March 2023 Meeting

PROGRAM DETAILS:

Session 1:  "The FBI and Cyber Safety”

Special Agent Kara Sidener is a private sector coordinator in the FBI's Washington Field Office.  She'll discuss the various outreach mechanisms the FBI leverages, including InfraGard, to partner with private industry.

Speaker: Kara D. Sidener, Special Agent / Private Sector Coordinator, FBI - Washington Field Office / Northern VA Resident Agency

Kara Sidener is a Special Agent with the FBI and currently serves as a Private Sector Coordinator for the Washington Field Office (WFO).  Her 24+ years with the FBI have all been in the Washington, DC area, having had assignments at WFO, FBI Headquarters, and the FBI Academy. Kara has experience in a number of areas, including counterintelligence and cyber investigations, evidence response, instruction and training, and private sector outreach. She is a member of the Behavioral Analysis Program team; and was a member of WFO’s Evidence Response Team and a first responder to the Pentagon on 9/11/01. Kara has a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology and a Master of Forensic Sciences degree, both from The George Washington University in Washington, DC.

CPE, CAE, CTP, FP&A CREDIT INFORMATION

Course attendance recommended for 1 CPE, CAE, CTP and FP&A credit per 50 minutes.

Delivery Method: Group-live

Program Level: Intermediate

Prerequisites: No Prerequisites Required

Advanced Preparation: No Advanced Preparation Required

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