Critical infrastructure is under attack in the Western Balkans. Kosovo, North Macedonia, Albania, and other countries in the region have all been victims of major cyberattacks in the past two years. Critical infrastructure owners and operators must be cognizant of the nature of these attacks and take steps to incorporate resilience into their systems. Otherwise, cyber incidents will continue to result in physical damage to systems, heavy financial burdens, disruption to essential services, and reduced public trust in institutions.
Speakers from Deloitte Consulting, Sentry Cybersecurity, and the Kosovar Center for Security Studies will bring their depth of experience to the fore to explore these issues and discuss the future of critical infrastructure resilience.
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Disclaimer: Technological difficulties and/or user errors renders an offering or an individual ineligible for CPE credit.
CPE certificates for eligible viewers are emailed 4-6 weeks following the conclusion of the live webinars.
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Florina Hajdini is a Senior Consultant at the Tax and Legal Department in Deloitte Kosova. Ms. Hajdini joined Kosovo’s labor force in early 2009 as a Researcher and has since then built a diverse experience, specializing in Project Management and Management Consulting. Prior to Deloitte, Ms. Hajdini worked in various institutions and organizations, including DAI Europe (England), Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Lecturer at RITK, and a Trainer of Management, Finance and Soft Skills for various institutions.
Ms. Hajdini holds a double BA in International Relations and Psychology from Webster University, Geneva., an MA from Sussex University in Contemporary European Studies and studied Project Management at UCLA.
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Anne Robbins has over 20 years of experience designing, implementing, securing, and managing enterprise and operational technology systems that support critical business processes, such as SCADA, Industrial Control Systems, Building Management Systems, virtualization platforms, data repositories, as well as general system and user support. As a Microsoft Windows subject matter expert, she has led multiple projects securing enterprise and OT platforms, as well as creating and implementing comprehensive organization-wide initiatives for information assurance and cybersecurity policy. Ms. Robbins focuses on excellent client support that builds trust by consistently exceeding their expectations and building mutually respectful relationships with clients and team members to achieve results for her organization.
Drinor Selmanaj is a cybersecurity pioneer with over a decade of experience in penetration testing, cyberterrorism combat, and global privacy amidst NATO representatives, multinational corporations, tech giants, and heads of state. He is a prolific investor in the tech scene with several cybersecurity-related companies and initiatives under his name.
At Sentry Cybersecurity, Mr. Selmanaj leads a global team of cybersecurity researchers while providing cutting-edge penetration testing and other cybersecurity services to unicorn corporations.
Mr. Selmanaj is well-known for his efforts in cybersecurity education, having trained thousands of students while continuously responding to the chronic cybersecurity talent shortage. His students are renowned professionals employed in leading application security firms and have received multiple recognitions from numerous organizations, including the United States Department of Defense. At Cyber Academy, he has developed state-of-the-art courses covering a variety of topics, ranging from the foundations of cybersecurity to red teaming and adversary emulations. Additionally, Mr. Selmanaj has developed cyber ranges equipped with the latest offensive and defensive scenarios for training the new cybersecurity workforce.
As a consultant, he has assessed vulnerabilities, opportunities, and mitigation pathways for critical information infrastructures on a national level, the finance/health sector, and electoral systems. As a result, Mr. Selmanaj found success in providing a clear vision of cybersecurity in Kosovo while delivering a comprehensive and concrete action plan.
Mentor Vrajolli is the Executive Director of the Kosovar Centre for Security Studies (KCSS). Mr. Vrajolli has been involved on a significant number of projects within the Western Balkans, playing a crucial role on their implementation. As a result of engagement in numerous research based and advocacy platforms, Mr. Vrajolli has authored numerous research papers for KCSS. Many of his publications have found space in journals with regional and wider audience.
Mr. Vrajolli has been engaged as researcher in the regional think tank consortium, Civil Society Capacity Building in Mapping and Monitoring the Security Sector Reform in the Western Balkans. Mr. Vrajolli has represented KCSS in the European Peacebuilding Liaison Office (EPLO), a Brussels-based European think tank and NGO network. He has also been a coordinator, and later the methodologist, of the Kosovo Security Barometer Programme of KCSS. Mr. Vrajolli has been engaged in different Horizon 2020 Consortiums, in which KCSS has members. These projects include Peacetraining.Eu (Led by SYNYO, Austria) and EUNPACK.Eu (Led by NUPI, Norway).
Alongside his primary engagement at KCSS, Mr. Vrajolli occasionally is engaged as a consultant in the various projects implemented by domestic and international organizations. Mr. Vrajolli has a legal background and has engaged on policy-oriented research studies within the areas of security sector reform, integrity in the security and defense sector, regional cooperation in the security sector, gender and minority inclusion in the security sector, rule of law and enforcement, post-conflict issues and state-building, resilience building, and prevention and countering the violent extremism.