December 5, 2022

Leveraging Federal Resources to Improve Museum Security and Resilience

Thursday, December 8, 10:00 a.m. CT?This week!

Lee Otten,?Protective Security Advisor, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

Does your museum utilize the no-cost security resources, analyses, and tools available from the federal government? The?Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) leads the national effort to understand, manage, and reduce risk to cyber and physical infrastructure. Lee Otten, CISA's Protective Security Advisor for Central Texas, will provide an overview of the resources available to help build and maintain cyber, communications, and physical security and resilience at your museum. ?

Upcoming Free Webinar from Museum Services

• Throwing Flames (Safely): Building Safety Programs at Living History Sites, Thursday, January 26, 10:00 am. CT

In addition to Museum Services' own free webinars, we also maintain a list of free webinars hosted by other organizations, which is updated daily. Upcoming highlights include:

• Water Incidents: Case Studies, December 6, 12:00 p.m. CT, Conserv
• Building Community in the Museum Workplace, December 6, 2:00 p.m. CT, Oklahoma Museums Association
• Where Does the Mold Go? A Conservator's Decisions about Dry Cleaning, December 8, 11:00 a.m. CT, Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts
• We Don't Know What Collections Cost: Let's Find Out, December 13, 1:00 p.m. CT, New England Museum Association
• Measuring the Social Impact of Museums, December 16, 11:00 a.m. CT, Museum Association of New York
• An Introduction to the Collections Management Policy Toolkit, December 19, 1:00 p.m. CT, Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts

About Us

The Texas Historical Commission?s Museum Services Program provides support, resources, and training to history museums in Texas. Museum Services staff are available to provide individual consultations to museum staff and supporters. We encourage museums to contact us with questions or to schedule a phone consultation.

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