
Closing General Assembly - Spotlight on Cybersecurity: Trends for 2025
Recorded On: 03/19/2024
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Spotlight on Cybersecurity: Trends for 2025 In this era of accelerated, AI-driven digital transformation and expanded reliance on external technology partners, cybersecurity remains a critical worldwide concern. As cyber threats evolve, police leaders and organizations must adapt to protect sensitive information and ensure operational resilience. This insightful discussion will examine risk tolerance for modern agencies, the importance of data-driven and interoperable systems, and the growing need for robust cybersecurity measures to manage risk and safeguard police systems and staff from ransomware, phishing, and other cyber threats. Further, police executives can support cybersecurity by staying informed about trends and investing in training to ensure their teams are equipped to mitigate and prevent cyber threats. This session will provide a comprehensive overview of the latest trends, emerging threats, and cutting-edge technologies in cybersecurity. Whether you're a cybersecurity professional or police leader, join us as we explore the tools and insights needed to protect your digital assets and drive secure innovation.

James Emerson
Vice President
National White Collar Crime Center, NW3C
LtCol James J. Emerson USMC (Ret) is Vice President at the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C).
Jim has more than 45 years of law enforcement and security experience with a 20-year focus on cybercrime investigation, computer forensics, and related criminal intelligence. He is an IADLEST National and International Certified Instructor and currently an instructor in the NW3C Digital Forensic Examiner Expert Witness Course. Jim is a member of the Scientific Working Group on Digital Evidence (SWGDE) and currently the PI for a NIST Grant to develop Quality Management Standards for Digital Multimedia Evidence, has been the Chairman of the International Association of Chiefs of Police Computer Crime and Digital Evidence Committee for over twelve years, a member of the IACP Law Enforcement Information and Technology Section Board of Officers, Co-Chair of the IACP CJIS Security Policy Modernization Working Group, and is the 2022 IACP G. Thomas Steele award recipient for Excellence and Innovation in Law Enforcement Information Technology.

Timothy Myers
Deputy Chief
Columbus Division of Police

Stacey Wright, CISSP
Director of Cyber Threat Intelligence
CyberWA
Stacey A. Wright is the Director of Cyber Threat Intelligence at CyberWA and teaches graduate cybersecurity and threat intelligence courses at the State University of New York. Her work includes co-chairing the IACP Cyber Security Working Group, membership on the Cybercrime and Digital Evidence Committee; the National Sheriff’s Association (NSA) Cybersecurity and Crime Work Group; the IJIS Institute Cyber Security Task Force and the National Academies of Science (NAS) Committee on Cybercrime Classification and Measurement.
Previously, Stacey worked at the Cybercrime Support Network (CSN) and was the Director of Cyber Threat Intelligence and then the Director of Partnerships for the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) at the Center for Internet Security (CIS). Stacey began her intel career as a Cyber Intelligence Analyst for FBI Albany and her technical career as an Information Systems Specialist for the Cambridge, MA, Public Safety departments. She is a formally trained Intelligence Analyst with more than 20 years’ experience in cyber, published thought leader, CISSP, and a national speaker on cybercrime and cybersecurity. IACP CCDE & LEIT member.