We invite interested students to join us in person or remotely for this exciting cybersecurity learning opportunity. Please pass along this information to faculty, staff, and technology support personnel so that they can attend in-person or via stream this year.
Representatives of
the military, law enforcement, financial services, and other sectors are
scheduled to speak at the 2022 Academic Cybersecurity Seminar hosted by Middle
Georgia State University’s School of Computing.
The seminar, which is
free and open to the public, will take place from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday,
April 21, at the University's Hatcher Conference Center, located in the
Professional Sciences building on the Macon Campus. This year marks a return to
the annual seminar's in-person sessions, which have been suspended for two
years due to the COVID pandemic. Participants will discuss innovations in IT
and cybersecurity challenges.
Student should stop by Dr. Morton's office and get a parking pass for free parking if you are attending this event!!
"We are thrilled
to return to a face-to-face format, although sessions will be livestreamed as
well," said Dr. Scott Spangler, assistant professor of information technology and the
seminar's lead organizer. "Cybersecurity attacks are the greatest threats
to our community and nation today. The seminar supports the Department of IT’s
mission of broadening our community's knowledge and engagement through
professional knowledge-sharing. Our cybersecurity curriculum and the Academic
Cybersecurity Seminar educates the community about cybersecurity risks, methods
hackers utilize to disrupt our devices and lives, and possible cyber breaches
and tactics."
Scheduled speakers
include:
- Jennifer Solari - U.S. District
Attorney, Southern District of Georgia
- Patrick Sullivan - Director, Xacta
Support Services, Telos Corporation and Part-time Faculty at Middle
Georgia State University
- Ryan Bennett - Digital Forensic
Investigator, Georgia Bureau of Investigation
- Stephen McNamara - Digital
Forensic Investigator, Georiga Bureau of Investigation
- Justin Brooks - Director of
Information Technology, Southern Trust Insurance
- Medi Jaafari - Engineer, Cisco
Systems
- Eyric Williams - Warner Robins
Police Forensic Investigator
- Alex Koskey - Baker Donelson
- Adam Hudnall - System
Administrator, Silvervine Software
- Alex Young - Software Engineer,
Center Capital
- Sarah Talmage - U.S. Air Force
Dr. Kevin Floyd,
associate dean of the School of Computing, said the seminar
reflects Middle Georgia State's designation as a Center of Academic Excellence
in Cybersecurity (CAE-C).
"The designation
is awarded to regionally accredited U.S. institutions of higher education that
meet rigorous requirements in their commitment to producing cybersecurity
professionals who will reduce vulnerabilities in our national
infrastructure," Floyd said.
Seminar sponsors
include CompTIA, SimpleNexus, EC-Council, and the MGA Foundation. Registration
and other information available at https://www.mga.edu/computing/information-technology/academic-cybersecurity-seminar/index.php.
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