The Honolulu Chapter of the National Infragard Members Alliance, in association with the Hawaii Department of Education is assisting the DHS with a special one day introductory Cyber Security training course taught by expert trainers from the Department of Homeland Security.

This full day workshop will cover:

 ...The challenges facing the nation’s critical infrastructure

 ...The importance of securing control systems

 ...How cyber attacks can be launched & concepts for mitigating them  
 ...Protecting control systems from Cyber Attacks and why they are susceptible
 ...Risks and potential consequences of Cyber Attacks

 ...Common vulnerabilities in industrial control systems
 ...System exposures to attacks, attack scenarios, & associated mitigation strategies
 ...Control System Security Program products and services available to asset owners.

Update, Thursday, Nov 19, 2009

Huge mahalos to Kiman Wong, Infragard Hawaii's treasurer and our host for the Time Warner Cable 4G RoadRunner Wireless Introduction party at the Pacific Aviation Museum, November 17th. Check out Arnold Laanui, Chris Duque and Jason Fujihara below, proud winners of brand new Netbooks!! Wow
how lucky!!! hehehe

Update, Thursday, Oct 14, 2009

October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month - "Our Shared Responsibility"

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) have designated each October as National Cyber Security Awareness Month.

The security of the Internet is dependant on each one of us. We must all do our share in protecting the computers and networks that we use. This year's theme "Our Shared Responsibility" focuses on the steps that each one of us should follow to protect ourselves on the Internet.

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Update, Thursday, Oct 6, 2009

Breaking News - The official date for The 2010 Internet Safety Awards, sponsored by Infragard Hawaii, along with the Hawaii State Department of Education has been set for Friday, April 16, 2010 and will once again, take place again at Farrington High School.

FBI Citizens Academy - Nominations now open - Once again, the Honolulu FBI office is looking for nominations of individuals to attend the FBI Citizen's Academy. This exciting community outreach program is open to worthy individuals interested in participating. Click HERE to download the official Nomination Sheet to submit yourself or someone else. Class size is limited so act now!

Update, Thursday, Oct 1, 2009

October 2009 is National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NSCAM), which the FBI endorses and participates. The NSCAM event has been held every October since 2001, as a national awareness campaign to encourage everyone to protect their computers and our nation's critical cyber infrastructure.

Cyber security requires vigilance 365 days per year. However, the Department of Homeland Security, the FBI, the National Cyber Security Alliance, and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center, coordinate to shed a brighter light in October on what home users, schools, businesses and governments need to do in order to protect their computers, children, and data.

Update, Tuesday, Aug 4, 2009

The 2010 Internet Safety Awards - It's Happening!!!

The 2010 Internet Safety Awards, sponsored by Infragard Hawaii, along with the Hawaii State Department of Education and others is now in full planning stage. The tentative date for the event has been moved until Friday, March 5, 2010 and will take place again at Farrington High School. We are actively looking for sponsors and volunteers to help make the event another great success as has been the case in the last 2 years. If you would like to be a sponsor or volunteer, please contact Chris Duque at isa.808@gmail.com.

ISSA International Web Conference Update:

For those of you interested, the ISSA is putting on an exciting international
web conference on "The Truth of Securing Mobile Devices" on August 11, 2009 6am Hawaii time. If you are interested you can register HERE

Update, Friday, June 19, 2009

All MEMBERS click HERE for details on the new Infragard Hawaii Quarterly Security Tip Contest. You can win GREAT prizes!!

Jest a short reminder that June is National Internet Safety Month. The purpose of this observance is to raise awareness of the dangers to which children may be exposed on the Internet and ways in which they an be protected from them. (MORE)

Update, Tuesday, June 16, 2009

There is a general membership meeting on Monday, June 22, 2009. Checking
the Member's Page for Details.

Update, Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Press Release -

Washington D.C.
FBI National Press Office
(202) 324-3691

Charlene B. Thornton Named Special Agent in Charge of FBI Honolulu Division

Charlene B. Thornton has been named Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of the FBI’s Honolulu Division. Director Robert S. Mueller, III appointed her to this position to replace SAC Janet Kammerman, who was recently appointed Associate Executive Assistant Director of the Human Resources Branch at FBI Headquarters. Most recently, Ms. Thornton served as SAC of the San Francisco Division.

Ms. Thornton entered on duty as an FBI special agent in 1979. Upon completion of training at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia, she conducted a variety of criminal, counterintelligence, and counterterrorism investigations at the Indianapolis and Los Angeles Divisions. In 1985, she was promoted to a supervisory position in the Legal Counsel Division at FBI Headquarters, where she assisted in the defense of the FBI and FBI employees. In 1989, she became Chief of the Legal Research Unit, responsible for providing legal advice and guidance to FBI executives and field offices.

Mrs. Thornton left FBI Headquarters in 1991 to return to the field. After three years supervising applicant, civil rights, white collar crime, and violent crime squads in the Baltimore Division, she was promoted to Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the Honolulu Division in 1995. While there, she managed all investigative programs and had primary responsibility for administrative management. She also oversaw the FBI's extraterritorial investigations throughout Asia and the Pacific.

In 1997, Ms. Thornton returned to FBI Headquarters as Deputy General Counsel, overseeing the FBI's legal training, forfeiture, and legal advice programs. She served in that role until 1999, when she moved to the FBI’s Inspection Division. As an Inspector, she was responsible for overseeing comprehensive audits of the FBI's investigative and administrative operations.

Ms. Thornton was named SAC of the Birmingham Division in 2000. In that capacity, she directed all FBI operations in the Northern District of Alabama. In 2002, she assumed the duties of SAC Phoenix, responsible for all FBI operations in the state of Arizona. She served in Phoenix until 2004, when she was appointed Assistant Director of the Inspection Division at FBI Headquarters. In that role she was responsible for the oversight of internal investigations of employee misconduct, as well as for evaluating the FBI’s investigative, financial, and administrative programs. In 2006, she was named SAC of the San Francisco Division.

Ms. Thornton graduated from Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion, Indiana, with a degree in Political Science and Economics. She earned a Juris Doctorate, with honors, from the Indiana University School of Law in Indianapolis, and a Masters of Law in Taxation from the University of San Diego Law School. She is a graduate of the National Executive Institute and is a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police. In 2005, Mrs. Thornton was awarded the Presidential Rank of Meritorious Executive in recognition of her sustained high level of achievement in managing demanding and multifaceted FBI operations.

Update, Friday, March 13, 2009

The 2009 Internet Safety Awards was once again a tremendous event in its second year of existence. Our Infragard membership can be very proud of the job our chapter did to make this unique event, which we orginally authored so successful and ground breaking.

Update, Sunday, February 8, 2009

The 2009 Internet Safety Awards are in full swing. This is one of Infragard Hawaii's most important projects year round. This year's event is going to be fantastic with terrific new videos by the talented students around the state and fabulous prizes provided by our generous sponsors.

One thing of which we are very proud is that our President, Chris Duque, former HPD detective for 25 years has been awarded the FBI's Directors Community Leadership Award for 2008. Chris will travel to Washington DC FBI Headquarters
to receive the award personally from Robert H Mueller, Director FBI.

Here's a photo at FBI Hqtrs Honolulu where Chris and his lovely wife Trish pose with SAC Janet Kameramann, ASAC Eric Dean, SA Arnold Laanui and part of the Infragard Hawaii team, Jodi Ito and David Kawika Talisman That's Robert H. Muller, Director of the FBI pictured behind the group.

Update, Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Once again, Infragard Hawaii is sponsoring the Internet Safety Awards for 2009. Submissions are in and judging will begin shortly to see who the winner of this exciting contest will be. Please go to this URL to get an update:

http://www.internetsafetyawards.org

We also had a terrific meeting with our colleagues from the North Dallas Infragard Chapter who gave us the exciting news that they will be sponsoring their own Internet Safety Awards next year.

Update, Friday, October 17, 2008

Infragard Members and Friends...The FBI is interested in our recommendations for potential candidates to attend the Class of 2009 Citizens’ Academy, scheduled to begin January 20, 2009.  Classes will be held on six consecutive Tuesday evenings from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m..  The seventh session will be 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. on Saturday, February 28, 2009, and the graduation is tentatively scheduled for the evening of Tuesday, March 3, 2009.  Class size is limited to approximately 18 members. 
Potential candidates must meet the following criteria:

¨      Be recognized as a business or civic leader;

¨      Reside and/or work within the field division’s territory;

¨      Be at least 21 years of age;

¨      Have no prior felony convictions;

¨      Have no misdemeanor convictions within 6 months prior to application;

¨      Consent to a background investigation - indices/criminal checks;

¨      Be prepared to execute a non-disclosure of information agreement;

¨      Agree to attend all sessions, with only one absence allowed.

Download the information and application HERE.

Update, Thursday, October 2, 2008 - National Cyber Security Awareness Month

October has been designated as National Cyber Security Awareness Month to bring attention to the importance of protecting yourself, your family and your information online.

Every October, the National Cyber Security Division of Homeland Security coordinates with states, universities and the private sector to educate the public and provide tools to help them engage in safe online activities. Through education on cyber security, American will be empowered to protect themselves online and protect their computer from being used to attack others.

By protecting yourself on the Internet, you also protect others.

Partnerships are the Key to National Cyber Security Awareness Month

Homeland Security has key awareness partners to help effectively educate all citizens. These partnerships make National Cyber Security Awareness Month happen by bringing multiple events and people to participate in this national event. These key partners are:

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The National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) focuses on home users, small businesses, kindergarten through high school plus university students.
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The Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) focuses on state and local employees and helps them communicate about Cyber Security to the public.

September 6, 2008 Update:

Infragard Hawaii Members check the Members Homepage for details.

July 31, 2008 Update - General Membership Meeting has been scheduled for September 3, 2008 at 5PM to 6:30PM at the University of Hawaii, Kuykendall Hall, Room #209. This will be a very important meeting because of the many exciting changes with both Infragard nationally and locally. Please confirm your attendance to: infragard.honolulu@Gmail.com. WE NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE. Volunteers are actively and aggressively being sought for the 2009 Internet Safety Awards Contest. Because of the national recognition of last years's ISA project we have a lot to live up to in the new year. Please contact, President Chris Duque (infragard.honolulu@Gmail.com) if you are able to assist ISA this year.

InfraGard National Members Alliance Announces Dr. Kathleen Kiernan as Chairman of the Board of Directors

(Washington, DC) – (July 28) – A 29-year Federal Law Enforcement official is the new leader of the InfraGard National Members Alliance. InfraGard was started by the FBI 12 years ago as an alliance between the FBI and the over 26,000 FBI-vetted members to provide two-way rapid interface with the Bureau and the leaders and experts of this country’s critical infrastructure. Dr. Kathleen Kiernan, retired Assistant Director for the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and
Explosives (ATF), has been named as the Chairman of the InfraGard National Board of Directors.
Dr. Kiernan has been a member of the Board of Directors for the last two years.

The Hawaii Infragard Chapter sends out our heartiest congratulations to our great friend, Ms. Sheri Donahue who has been re-elected by the Board of Directors to serve as the Secretary of the INMA as well as having been contracted as the Managing Director. Ms. Donahue is currently with Norwich University Applied Research Institutes (NUARI), an affiliate of Norwich University, Northfield, VT.

See the IF mailing list for full details on the full list of INMA executives.

July 19, 2008 Update - Infragard Hawaii welcomes our new FBI Co-ordinators:

Special Agents Carolyn Nakamura and Greg Sheffield of the Honolulu, Hawaii field office have been assigned as the new FBI Infragard Co-ordinators for the Honolulu Infragard Chapter..  Both bring a vast array of experience to the FBI and promise to be fine coordinators of the program. We express our deepest appreciation to our former FBI Coordinator, Special Agent Arnold Laanui who helped bring national recognition to the Honolulu Chapter Of Infragard and be one of the innovators of the ground breaking Internet Safety Awards Program.

Update June 4, 2008 - The Hawaii Chapter of Infragard has been awarded the prestigious National Community Outreach Award and Special Agent Arnold Laanui of the Honolulu FBI Office has been awarded the 2008 Infragard Coordinator of the Year Award.

Jodi Ito/VP, Chris Duque/ Pres,Sheri Donahue & son, Ryan	Arnold Laanui, FBI Coordinator, Sheri Donahue, Kawika Talisman, Infragard Webmaster