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AWR 376: Understanding Targeted Cyber Attacks

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Add to Calendar 2025-08-20 08:00:00 2025-08-20 17:00:00 AWR 376: Understanding Targeted Cyber Attacks This course provides participants with specific information regarding targeted cyber-attacks, including advanced persistent threats. This information will place them in a better position to plan and prepare for, respond to, and recover from targeted cyber-attacks. This course will fill the gap in threat-specific training for cybersecurity as a community-driven course that focuses on the phases of targeted cyber-attacks and the attacker methods used during each phase. Participants will also receive valuable information on cyber-attack prevention, mitigation, and response.Please be advised registration is reserved for emergency services personnel in the nine-county Kansas City metropolitan area: Cass, Clay, Jackson, Platte and Ray counties in Missouri and Leavenworth, Johnson, Miami and Wyandotte counties in Kansas. Travel costs are not provided.                                                   Kansas Speedway Corporate Office noreply@marc.org America/Chicago public
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This course provides participants with specific information regarding targeted cyber-attacks, including advanced persistent threats. This information will place them in a better position to plan and prepare for, respond to, and recover from targeted cyber-attacks. This course will fill the gap in threat-specific training for cybersecurity as a community-driven course that focuses on the phases of targeted cyber-attacks and the attacker methods used during each phase. Participants will also receive valuable information on cyber-attack prevention, mitigation, and response.

Please be advised registration is reserved for emergency services personnel in the nine-county Kansas City metropolitan area: Cass, Clay, Jackson, Platte and Ray counties in Missouri and Leavenworth, Johnson, Miami and Wyandotte counties in Kansas. Travel costs are not provided.

                                                  

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Topics include 

Describe Targeted Cyber Attack/Advanced Persistent Threat, Phases of a Targeted Cyber Attack, Developing the Attack Surface, Types of Reconnaissance, Inside the Target’s System and Managing Targeted Cyber Attacks

Prerequisites

FEMA / SID Number. Students must have a FEMA Student Identification Number (SID) to attend class. You can look up your FEMA SID, or register for a new one, at the following site: https://cdp.dhs.gov/femasid.

Please note that all non-U.S. citizens who wish to attend must be pre-approved by DHS before the start of class. Individuals will need to bring their photo ID to attend the course.

Recommended Prerequisites

FEMA SID

You must have a FEMA SID # to attend. Non-U.S. citizens must have DHS approval to participate. You can look up your FEMA SID, or register for a new one, at the following site: https://cdp.dhs.gov/femasid.
Please refer to your registration confirmation for further instructions on the two step registration process.

Target Audience

Information security and cybersecurity personnel and managers, Emergency responders, Risk management personnel, Planners, Emergency Management, Healthcare, Public Works, Schools/Universities, Critical infrastructure representatives from both private and public sectors, other personnel responsible for identifying and responding to cyber incidents and those who are involved in developing organization strategies.

Topics: Emergency Services Training

Focus Area: Safety & Security