The Syracuse InfraGard held it’s April Conference on 4/29 at the Syracuse University Campus. Over 65 attended with many of our newest Alliance Members! Special thanks to our Host Drew Buske, Deputy Chief – Syracuse University Public Safety , our Speakers, Sponsor – SRC and our Partner the FBI who supported our event with 5 of our local Officials attending.
The topics that our speakers covered were:
“Shots Fired!”
Active Shooter–defined as an armed person who uses deadly physical force on other persons and continues to do so while having unrestricted access to additional victims. Speaker: Trooper George Murphy, Jr. NY State Police
Workplace Violence
This presentation will cover how domestic violence can spill over into the workplace. Protection and incident response challenges of a public safety facility
Speaker: John Heisler, III, Security Director – Onondaga County Executive’s Office
Department of Homeland Security – PSA Program
Protective Security Advisors are federally funded infrastructure protection resources for our communities. The PSA’s assist local efforts with protecting critical assets and provide a local perspective to the national risk picture.
Speaker: Al Stenson, DHS – Protective Security Advisor
The Dangers of Social Networking
This FBI perspective on cyber security includes an overview of the current threats and trends in cyber exploitation.
Speaker: FBI Special Agent (SA) Josh Ratzlaff
Who attended?
Public & Private Sector Security Professionals, Law Enforcement Professionals, First Responders, Human Resource Managers, CSO’s, CIO’s, Business Owners.
Speaker Biographies:
Trooper George Murphy, Jr. New York State Police, Troop G
Trooper Murphy serves as a School and Community Outreach Coordinator for the New York State Police and is responsible for consulting with businesses and school districts regarding their safety plans in the 10 county region encompassed by Troop G. Trooper Murphy conducts presentations regarding workplace violence, threat assessments, terrorism, incident command training, step away for safety, internet safety, school violence awareness, preparedness and effective response, domestic violence, and identity theft. In addition, Trooper Murphy conducts safety audits of schools and businesses to facilitate physical safety and to develop security policies to meet situational needs.
Prior to joining the New York State Police, Trooper Murphy served as a Corrections Officer for the New York State Department of Correctional Services at the Great Meadow, Attica, Coxsackie and Greene Correctional Facilities, and was a member of the Corrections Emergency Response Team. Trooper Murphy served in the United States Marine Corps from 1976 through 1979 and received an Associates degree in Applied Science from Columbia Greene Community College. Trooper Murphy has been recognized with a commendation from the Superintendent of the New York State Police, honored with a resolution from the New York State Legislature, and honored on the floor of the United States Congress.
Al Stenson, DHS PSA Protective Security Advisor – Bio will be provided
With roughly 85% of all critical infrastructures and key resource assets owned privately, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recognizes that its core mission to secure America can only be accomplished in partnership with the businesses that own these assets and with the state governments and local communities within which these assets are located.
Special Agent (SA) Josh Ratzlaffhas been a Special Agent with the FBI for a period of three years. SA Ratzlaff is assigned to the FBI’s Albany Division and primarily addresses cyber intrusion matters. SA Ratzlaff has worked in the field of information technology since 1995 and was formerly employed by IBM as an e-business advisor.
John E. Heisler, III, Director of Security, Onondaga County- John was appointed to his current post, Director of Security, by County Executive Joanie Mahoney, in 2009. John is responsible for maintaining safe and secure buildings, owned by the County. John conducts yearly state mandated training for county employees, on topics relating to workplace violence prevention. John graduated from the State University of New York at Cortland with a Bachelor’s degree in English. John began his career as an intern in the Onondaga County District Attorney’s Office, while in college, and after he graduated became an employee of the DA’s Investigations Bureau. John graduated from law school in Michigan and returned in 2005, as a criminal law associate, prosecuting misdemeanors in Syracuse City Court.
Thank you to our Event Corporate Sponsor and Leadership Board Member, Frank Cirillo –Director of Security/SRC
