Meeting/Event Information

Facility management systems, including building automation, access control, and energy management, are increasingly vulnerable to cyberattacks. These attacks can compromise building functionality, safety, and efficiency, as well as expose sensitive data. Common cyber risks include ransomware attacks, data breaches, and IoT vulnerabilities, which can lead to disruptions, financial losses, and reputational damage. 

Our presentation will discuss the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) of these systems and environments, the current threats and risks associated with them, and industry best practices to protect your facilities.

About The Speaker

Jerry Irvine CIO Prescient Solutions
Master’s Cybersecurity Strategy and Information Management

As CIO for Prescient Solutions, a nationwide IT outsourcer, Irvine provides strategic direction for all clients, overseeing product innovation and implementation aimed at minimizing IT resources and reducing costs. He has been deeply involved with the IT industry since 1987. His experience includes the creation, development, and management of IT, with extensive work in the design, implementation, and security of IT infrastructure and servers, and LAN / WAN / Wireless / VPN network architecture, as well as systems and network security and communications protocol analysis.

Since then, Irvine has filled MIS and CIO positions at multiple facilities and has managed hundreds of technicians and thousands of devices. He has led multiple project teams, such as one of the largest Microsoft Directory migration projects ever. From 2008 - 2017, Irvine was a member of the US Chamber of Commerce’s Cybersecurity Working Group.  This task force is responsible for advising federal decision-makers on cybersecurity policy and sharing best practices related to this urgent and ongoing need. From June 2015 to 2017, Irvine sat on the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Cybersecurity Leadership Council, a group of professionals that had come together to promote cybersecurity policy. Irvine is currently involved in the Chicago Chapters of the US Secret Service’s Electronic Crimes Task Force (ECTF), FBI InfraGard, and IT-ISAC.

His expertise on cybersecurity has been featured in several national and industry publications, including ABC News, NBC News, FOX Chicago News, WGN TV/ Radio, WBBM Radio, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Chicago Tribune, CIO Magazine, Forbes, and Wired magazine.