Registration for the 30th FISSEA Conference closes March 7, 2017! Check out our Keynote Sessions

Have you registered for the 30th FISSEA Conference, to be held on March 14-15, 2017? REGISTRATION CLOSES Tuesday, March 7th at 11:59pm EST.  The keynote sessions include: Updates on Federal Cybersecurity from OMB: Grant Schneider is the Acting Federal Chief Information Security Officer within the Office of Management and Budget, Grant Schneider leads a team of professionals who are responsible for enhancing Federal Government cybersecurity.  This is accomplished through the establishment of strategy, development of policies and oversight of agency cybersecurity programs. Prior to joining OMB, Mr. Schneider served as Director of Cybersecurity Policy on the National Security Council and as the Chief Information Officer of the Defense Intelligence Agency.  Achieving Critical Mass in Cybersecurity Education: Laurin Buchanan, CISSP, Principal Investigator, Secure Decisions. Researching decisions made by cyber defense analysts led to reflections on the current state of cybersecurity education:  Cybersecurity decisions are being made, but are they the decisions that NEED to be made, or the simply decisions we have the data to make?  Are we, as a community, teaching what needs to be taught for future success, or what we individually have the ability to teach? How might we achieve critical mass in cybersecurity education so that innovation has a sufficient rate of adoption to become self-sustaining and create further growth?    Cybersecurity Leadership: The Missing Link: Dr. Emma Garrison-Alexander, Vice Dean, Cybersecurity & Information Assurance, University of Maryland University College (UMUC). The world of cyber continues to evolve and accelerate at an unprecedented pace. The proliferation of computers and mobile devices, and the need for businesses to operate in the digital domain, pushes the need for the right type of leadership. While technology is at the heart of the cybersecurity challenge, an informed and knowledgeable leader who understands the vulnerabilities and threats to an organization is crucial to ensuring the protection of data and assets. Don’t leave early, our last conference session is: Cybersecurity – The Human Factor: Dave Witkowski, Managing Director, Deloitte Consulting; Lisa Holman, Acting Deputy CISO for USPS, and Pilar Jarrin, Manager, Deloitte Consulting Human factors play a vital role in the information security of an organization. Security begins with people - their behaviors, their motivations, and an organization’s ability to manage its cyber workforce. In this session, presenters will discuss (1) how leaders can analyze and transform the human factors of an organization to build a culture of shared ownership for cyber risks, (2) how to set up partnerships with leadership across organizations and ensure that leadership engage and support cybersecurity programs, and (3) share some success stories where organizations have done so.