Josh Corman
Joshua Corman is the founder of I Am The Cavalry, a grassroots organization focused on the intersection of digital security, public safety, and human life. He was formerly chief strategist of CISA’s COVID Task Force, where he advised on the pandemic response, provided cybersecurity expertise on healthcare infrastructure, and supported control systems and life safety initiatives. Prior to CISA, Josh was SVP and chief security officer at PTC, where he accelerated cyber safety maturity across industries. Previously, he served as director of the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative, on the Congressional Task Force for Healthcare Industry Cybersecurity, and in leadership roles at Sonatype, Akamai, IBM, and the 451 Group.
Sessions
Framing for our two-day track: Disruptions across lifeline critical infrastructure are getting serious. We need to get serious in kind. Day one will cover hot topics, and troubling developments affecting lifeline critical infrastructure: Food, Water, Health Care, and Energy.
Day two is focused on urgency, the art of the possible, and action plans for this community - both in advance of 2027* as well as “Right of Boom.”
*2027 will be explained
Josh will recap Day One, and set up the following discussion points across three workshop segments
• Preparing for 2027 -What can be done to buy down risk?
• What can be done in 3 years, 3 months, 3 weeks –
• Wars/ rumors of war
• Seeing societal impact Affecting real people hospitals, water,
• Cyber Spill-over examples: Not Petya 1B – Merck
• We Should anticipate more disruptions
• Volt typhoon
• We are not prepared.
• We can adjust
This portion of the event is focused on no-kidding short-term measures to take to reduce risk. Instead of “shields up” how about connectivity down. This segment will identify measures and methods to consider when the attack on critical infrastructure is imminent. This is not about becoming an Anti-social prepper. This is about leaning into resources and community to be able to ride out the storm.