There are few public issues more daunting than protection from cyber attacks, both on the personal and corporate level. IUP today holds its annual Cyber Security Day, and the day-long event is open to everyone.
Hosted by the Institute for Cyber Security in collaboration with I.T. Support Services, the Cyber Security Day will feature nationally-recognized security experts and speakers from government, the security industry, and academia.
In addition to expert speakers from IUP, guest speakers will include Dr. Bryant Wysocki of the U.S. Air Force; Dr. Joel Michael Schwarz, a senior principal for Global Cyber Risk and associate professor at Albany Law School; Brian Gouker, Division Chief in the National Security Agency’s College of Cyber; and Dr. Guido Cervone and Kyle Crain, who are both from Penn State; and IUP cyber security faculty and administrators
HERE’S THE AGENDA:
9:00–9:10: Opening Remarks (Event history, ICS work and recent achievements, and logistics)
Dr. Waleed Farag, Director, Institute for Cyber Security and Professor of Computer Science
9:10–9:20: Provost’s Remarks
Dr. Tim Moerland, IUP’s Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
9:20–9:30: Chair’s Remarks.
Dr. Francisco E. Alarcón, Chair, Department of Mathematical and Computer Sciences
9:30–10:20: Cyber Science in an Exponentially Changing World
Dr. Bryant Wysocki, Senior Level executive, Technical Advisor for C4I and Cyber Systems for the Air
Force and Associate Director, Information Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Rome, NY
10:20–10:35: A.M. Break
10:35–11:25: Is IoT Safe for Me?
Dr. Joel Michael Schwarz, senior principal for Global Cyber Risk and associate professor at Albany Law School.
11:25–12:50: Lunch Break
12:50–1:00: Dean’s Welcome Message
Dr. Deanne Snavely, Dean, Kopchick College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
1:00–1:50: Cyber Career Opportunities
Mr. Brian Gouker, Division Chief in the National Security Agency’s College of Cyber
1:50–2:00: P.M. Break
2:00–2:50: CyberScience and Geoinformatics for Target Detection
Dr. Guido Cervone, Associate Director of the Institute for CyberScience and Professor of Geoinformatics, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science at the Pennsylvania State University
2:50–3:00: P.M. Break
3:00–3:50: Cybersecurity in High Education: Securing Data In an Unsecured Environment,
Mr. Kyle Crain, information Security Architect at the Pennsylvania State University
3:50–4:00: Conclusions
Dr. Waleed Farag, Director, Institute for Cyber Security at IUP
