Note for In-Person Attendees: We have booked a private tour of the Dayton Arcade for our group.  Please plan to stick around after the event for another 30 minutes for this!

Speaker: Brent Riley - VP of Digital Forensics and Incident Response, CyXcel a Weightmans Company

Topic: Ransomware: Everyone has a Plan Until They Get Punched in the Mouth

Description:

Ransomware attacks can be devastating for businesses. In the wake of recent attacks that have affected organizations in the Southwest Ohio area, our presenter will discuss how ransomware attacks work and provide a timeline of recovery and industry best practices. 

CPE: 1 hour

CPE credits are based on a 50-minute hour.  CPE is offered through the ACFE as well as the Accountancy Board of Ohio (sponsor number CPE.00467).  Attendees must attend 50 minutes of the meeting and answer 3 polling questions during the meeting to validate attendance. 

Learning Objectives: 

Promotion of improved fraud detection and deterrence and through expansion of knowledge in relation to the session's topic.

Prerequisites: None

Speaker Bio: 

Brent currently runs the digital forensics and incident response practice in North America for CyXcel. He is an expert in the cyber insurance claims process, incident preparedness, and incident management. Prior to this role, Brent co-founded Lyra Recovery, a major network recovery firm. He began work in the cyber incident response field as a Detective and Special Agent investigating cybercrimes for a Sheriff's Office in Virginia and Ohio's Bureau of Criminal Investigation. Brent holds a Master's degree in Forensic Computing and Cybercrime Investigation from University College Dublin in Ireland and also maintains certifications in digital forensics and incident response from SANS.

https://www.cyxcel.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/brent-riley-147832a2

Note on Box Lunches: For in-person attendees who select and pay for a box lunch, we will order a box lunch from Dorothy Lane Market. You will be emailed the week of the event for your specific order of an Original Box Lunch or Salad Box Lunch.

https://catering.dorothylane.com/category/box-lunches

Join us for another Southwest Ohio ACFE Chapter community service event! At this event, we will assist The Foodbank with warehouse work.  This will be based on the needs of the day, but may include sorting food, preparing senior boxes, and/or preparing emergency boxes.

We committed to bring a group, so please email president@swohacfe.org to let us know you can attend.  Volunteers should wear closed-toed shoes.

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For over 40 years, The Foodbank has served as the primary source of food for the hunger relief network in the Miami Valley. The Foodbank – the only one of its kind in the area – relieves hunger in the community through a network of partner agencies by acquiring and distributing food. The Foodbank provides the infrastructure for more than 110 member food pantries, community kitchens, and shelters that serve as the charitable hunger relief network in Montgomery, Greene, and Preble Counties.

Our annual conference will offer 8 hours of CPE!  This includes 2 hours of ethics/Ohio PSR credit (pending approval).

The conference will be held on Wednesday November 19 and Thursday November 20 from 12pm-4:30pm (Eastern) during International Fraud Awareness Week.

Check back for full session info.  The topics for this conference are:

• How Data Analytics Can Help Address Fraud in Federal Grants
• Interview Techniques and Detecting Deception
• The Billion-Dollar Heist of a Generation – and How We Stop It
• Wrongful Convictions and the Limits of Investigative Objectivity
• Cyber-Crime: FBI Update
• Building Your Investigative OSINT Toolkit
• Ethics in the Anti-Fraud Profession

International registrants are welcome! When registering, select the blank choice in the state dropdown - there is no other work-around to this field for international registrants. You can select the correct country in the country dropdown.

Note: This is a partnered event with the ACFE Twin Cities Chapter.  This event will consist of a panel of experts in various industries.  Stay tuned for more info!