CISA Announces Featured Speakers for 5th Annual National Cybersecurity Summit

A summit addressing issues such as cybersecurity human resource development and government-industry cooperation

The Washington-Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) today announced an amazing group of special guests to headline the 5th Annual National Cybersecurity Summit.

The summit will be held on Tuesday, October 4, at the Ray Charles Performing Arts Center in Atlanta, Georgia, in partnership with the Atlanta University Center Consortium (AUCC), the world’s oldest and largest consortium of historically black colleges and universities. It would be held. and university.

The all-day agenda will feature statements from CEOs and prominent cybersecurity experts, including Southern Company CEO Tom Fanning and cybersecurity journalist Nicole Pearlroth. They discussed how companies should think about innovating and embedding security into their core business functions, understanding that cyber-hi risks are business risks, and the CEO’s suite of Have a thoughtful discussion about the lessons learned from and future prospects. .

Tennisha Martin of Black Girls Hack and Ally Hopkins of Microsoft will also be at the summit to discuss their perspectives on cyber. The two women will bring diversity to the forefront of the workplace and further discuss how organizations can be more diverse today, how industry and government can prepare for tomorrow’s threats, and more.

Girls Who Code’s Ashley Gramby and Lauren Zabierek, Director of the Cybersecurity Project at Harvard Belfer Center and Co-Founder of #ShareTheMicInCyber, join the Lightning Round Discussion to talk about diversity in cybersecurity . In addition, she from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Ria Aiken joined a panel to discuss the evolution of cyber threats to local governments, hospitals, private businesses, and individuals, as well as ransomware and what organizations and individuals alike can do. discuss about. Protect yourself.

CISA Director Jen Easterly will host the summit and provide opening and closing remarks.

“I couldn’t be more excited about CISA’s 5th Annual Cybersecurity Summit in Atlanta. Their partnership has helped set the direction for how our country will address cybersecurity in the years to come, and their insights are great. I can’t wait,” said CISA Director Jen Easterly. “This year’s agenda is jam-packed with thoughtful panel discussions and candid dialogue to help make a difference in cybersecurity and better understand ourselves in cyber.”

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Registration for CISA’s 5th Annual National Cybersecurity Summit is still open. You can join us in person or virtually. You can register here: CISA’s 5th Annual National Cybersecurity Summit Tickets | Event Bright.

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