Plan to attend the December Member Forum on Tuesday, December 5, 2023, at the SFU Centre for Dialogue in Vancouver. Get an update of the National Cybersecurity Assessment report, learn more about Firewall as a Service, find out how RPKI and ARIN can protect your network, and participate in an incident response tabletop exercise with KPMG. Join us afterwards at our annual holiday party, where you can mix and mingle with members and enjoy beverages and delicious cocktail food.
Date: Tuesday, December 5, 2023
Time: 9:30 AM–4:00 PM *breakfast at 9:30 AMLocation: SFU Morris J Wosk Centre for Dialogue, 580 W Hastings St, Vancouver, BCMeeting room: Room 320
Online: via Microsoft Teams (details provided upon registration)
Time |
Agenda Items |
Speakers |
| 9:30 AM | Breakfast | |
| 10:00 AM | Territorial Acknowledgment and Welcome Remarks | Peter Gregorowicz Chief Information Officer, JIBC |
| 10:00 - 10:05 AM | President’s Update | Bala Kathiresan President & CEO, BCNET |
| 10:05 - 10:35 AM |
National Cybersecurity Assessment: An Update We unpack the Regional NCA Report to define the next milestones within the R&E sector and create an investment roadmap to rise the tide of cybersecurity within our membership. |
Alex Doradea-Cabrera |
| 10:35 - 11:00 AM | Coffee break | |
| 11:00 - 11:30 AM |
RPKI and ARIN What you need to know. Understand the first steps your institution needs to take to protect your network from routing hacks. |
Tom Samplonius Network Manager, BCNET |
| 11:30 - 12:00 PM |
BCNET Firewall as a Service (FWaaS) BCNET is piloting Firewall as a Service with three of our member institutions. Learn how you will be able to use the service to protect your institution’s perimeter. |
Glen Montgomery |
| 12:00 - 12:45 PM | Lunch | |
| 12:45 - 1:30 PM |
Lessons Learned from Ellucian ERP Cloud Transitions ERP cloud transition is being positioned as the path forward by many vendors and it is key that institutions understand what is involved in making the switch. Camosun College and Thompson Rivers University have both made the transition from on-premise hosted Ellucian ERP systems to cloud solutions. They will present on their reasons for making the transition, thoughts on the process and lessons learned from the experience. |
Alex Morgun Clifton Dildy |
| 1:30 - 2:30 PM |
Incident Response Tabletop Exercise (Part 1) Experience an interactive cybersecurity incident situation where you test your instincts and decision-making skills. |
KMPG |
| 2:30 - 3:00 PM | Coffee break | |
| 3:00 - 4:00 PM | Incident Response Tabletop Exercise (Part 2) | KMPG |
| 4:00 PM | Wrap-up |