ECU Cybersecurity Awareness Month
Speaker Series for October 2024
Since 2004, the President of the United States and Congress have declared the month of October to be Cybersecurity Awareness Month, a dedicated month for the public and private sectors to work together to raise awareness about the importance of cybersecurity.
Over the years it has grown into a collaborative effort between government and industry to enhance cybersecurity awareness, encourage actions by the public to reduce online risk and generate discussion on cyber threats on a national and global scale. October 2024 marks the 21st Cybersecurity Awareness Month.
Starting in 2023 with the launch of CISA’s cybersecurity awareness program, Secure Our World will also be the enduring theme for all future Cybersecurity Awareness Months. This theme recognizes the importance of taking daily action to reduce risks when online and connected to devices.
In observance of this year’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month, ITCS’s Information Security Office is hosting several Cyber Security presentations throughout October.
Note: Due to some restrictions required by the presenting agencies, sessions are limited to ECU faculty, staff and students only.
Speaker Series for the Month of October
Date: October 1, 2024
Topic: Cloud Infrastructure Overview
Speaker: Mr. Brian Miller
Agency: ECU Department of Technology Systems
Location: Click here for MS Live Event
Time: 12PM to 1PM
Date: October 3, 2024
Topic: Cyber Threats According to the FBI
Speaker: Supervisory Special Agent, Jessica Nye
Agency: Federal Bureau of Investigation Cyber Squad Raleigh
Location: Main Campus Student Center Room 253
Time: 12PM to 1PM
Date: October 4, 2024
Topic: Cybersecurity Challenges in Higher Ed and Yale’s Approaches to Counter
Speaker: Assistant Vice President for IT & Chief Information Security Officer, Jeremy Rosenberg
Agency: Yale University
Location: Click here for MS Live Event
Time: 12PM to 1PM
Date: October 9, 2024
Topic: RANSOMWARE 101 and CISA’s Pre-Ransomware Notification initiative (PRNI)
Speaker: Cybersecurity State Coordinator, Rob Main
Agency: Department of Homeland Security | Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
Location: Main Campus Student Center Room 249
Time: 12PM to 1PM
Date: October 11, 2024
Topic: Merging Privacy and Security into a Single Program (PRIVSEC)
Speaker: Chief Information Security and Data Privacy Officer, Michael Tran Duff
Agency: Harvard University
Location: Click here for MS Live Event
Time: 12PM to 1PM
Date: October 14, 2024
Topic: Mission Overview and Cybersecurity
Speaker: Director, Cyber Security Office, Chief Information Security Officer, Gary Buchanan
Agency: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Location: Main Campus Student Center Room 253
Time: 12PM to 1PM
Date: October 15, 2024
Topic: Threat Landscapes and AI – Separating Fact from Fiction
Speaker: Security Researcher, Joe Marshall
Agency: Cisco Talos Intelligence Group
Location: Click here for MS Live Event
Time: 12PM to 1PM
Date: October 16, 2024
Topic: Emerging Cybersecurity Risks
Speaker: Brig Gen (ret.) Gregory Touhill, Director CERT Division
Agency: Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute CERT Division
Location: Click here for MS Live Event
Time: 12PM – 1PM
Date: October 17, 2024
Topic: Cloud Attacks
Speaker: Security Global Blackbelt, Jeff Schnegelberger
Agency: Microsoft IT Corporation
Location: Click here for MS Live Event
Time: 12PM – 1PM
Date: October 18, 2024
Topic: How To Manage Your Data Risk
Speaker: Cybersecurity Executive Advisor, Helen Patton
Agency: Cisco Systems, Inc.
Location: Click here for MS Live Event
Time: 12PM – 1PM
Date: October 21, 2024
Topic: Outer Space Cyberattacks: Seven Factors Driving Space-Cybersecurity Concerns \\ NASA – Safety First, Safety Always
Speakers: Randy Santarelli, Information System Security Officer & Justin Jackson, Cybersecurity Mission Integration Advisor Team Lead
Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Location: Click here for MS Live Event
Time: 12PM – 1PM
Date: October 22, 2024
Topic: Social Media Awareness, Sextortion and Artificial Intelligence
Speaker: Special Agent Marcos Uvalle
Agency: North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation Computer Crimes Unit
Location: Main Campus Student Center Room 307
Time: 12PM – 1PM
Date: October 23, 2024
Topic: Ctrl+Alt+Assault: Tales from the Trenches of an Incident Responder
Speaker: Dr. Shannon Tufts, Director, Center for Public Technology, Senior Advisor, The University of North Carolina System, Member, NC Joint Cybersecurity Task Force
Agency: University of North Carolina
Location: Main Campus Student Center Room 253
Time: 12PM – 1PM
Date: October 24, 2024
Topic: Current Threat Environment and the Capabilities of the NC National Guard
Speaker: LTC Seth Barun, NCNG G6, Cyber/Mission Command Branch Chief
Agency: NC Joint Cybersecurity Task Force
Location: Main Campus Student Center Room 307
Time: 12PM – 1PM
Date: October 30, 2024
Topic: Cybersecurity Overview with the U.S. Senate
Speaker: The Honorable Thom Tillis
Agency: U.S. Senate, North Carolina
Location: TBD
Time: TBD
Date: October 31, 2024
Topic: Cybersecurity Overview with the U.S. Air Force
Speaker: Chief Information Security Officer James “Aaron” Bishop
Agency: U.S. Department of the Air Force
Location: Click here for MS Live Event
Time: 12PM – 1PM
Date: November 1, 2024
Topic: Mission Overview and Cybersecurity
Speaker: Mr. Nicholaus Thomas
Agency: National Reconnaissance Office
Location: Click here for MS Live Event
Time: 12PM – 1PM
If you have any questions regarding our speaker sessions, please contact Mike Barry, Information Security Specialist, ITCS.
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