IT Networking Committee Education & Meeting

Description

Located within IPRA's Administration & Finance Section, the IT Networking Committee consists of park, recreation, and forest preserve professionals that either specialize or work in and around information technology.   If you are interested in joining the committee or simply wish to attend for educational and networking purposes, you are encouraged to register.

Timeline:
10:00am:  Introductions
10:05-10:50am:  Presentation on "Tangible Strategies for Improving Cybersecurity in Park Districts" with Nils Lindokken
11:00am-12:00pm:  Tabletop Exercise
12:00-1:00pm:  Lunch
1:00-2:00pm:  Open Group Discussion

Tangible Strategies for Improving Cybersecurity in Park Districts

In 2025, cybercrime is estimated to reach $10.5 trillion globally. The expanding cyber-attack surface of park districts is putting increased pressure on current IT operations. Park districts invest in good technologies, but monitoring and managing all these solutions 24x7 poses an immense hurdle to overcome for an organization managing and storing critical information.

Park districts of all sizes are struggling to see everything connecting to their network, getting visibility across their different systems and where they are vulnerable, providing a secure environment, and protecting all their systems at a reasonable cost.  Mindsight, and our partner, UncommonX can help. UncommonX is the fastest and easiest cybersecurity solution for entities who are trying to improve their security posture.

UncommonX provides Complete Visibility leveraging patented Agentless Discovery to See Everything, including devices, apps, IoT/OT, and cloud services. UncommonX is a 24x7 fully managed and “always on” solution, providing continuous monitoring and threat detection across endpoints, network, and cloud environments. Not only does UncommonX process alerts and threats from existing tools, but it uses patented discovery and detection capabilities to identify and investigate anomalies before they become issues.

Experience how complete visibility moves your park district from being “reactive” to “proactive” in the face of cyber threats.The VMware landscape has changed, leaving many city and state IT leaders facing escalating costs, complex licensing, and uncertainty about the future of their virtualized environments. Scale Computing offers a modern, cost-effective, and proven alternative designed specifically for organizations that need enterprise-grade performance without enterprise-level expense or complexity. In this session, you’ll see how municipalities are replacing VMware with Scale Computing to simplify infrastructure, cut costs, and deliver more reliable services to the communities they serve. 

Learning Objectives:
1.    Understand the benefits of management and storage of critical information.
2.    Experience how complete visibility moves your park district from being “reactive” to “proactive”.
3.    Discover replacement options for the VMWare landscape.

Lunch:  If you are interested in purchasing lunch for $25, a separate registration is required.  Lunch includes Lemon Chicken, Rice, Vegetables, Cheesecake, Tea/Pop/Water.  To register and pay for lunch, click here.

Members can click here to log into their accounts and opt-in to the IT Networking Committee list and CommUnity Group through Lists/Committees. Not an IPRA member? Click here and join today! 

CEUs: Event is not approved for CEUs (Continuing Education Units are for certifications such as CTRS, CPRE and CPRP certification).