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Defending Cyberspace - Are We Ready?

Prospective Digital Learning Students
Annual Event,
Lecture / Panel
 
Open to the Public
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Cybersecurity Lecture Two
Sponsored by The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

In NYU Tandon School of Engineering’s second, eagerly anticipated Sloan Cyber Security Lecture, the National Security Agency’s Information Assurance Director discusses current cyber security threats, vulnerabilities and trends. Debora A. Plunkett outlines critical steps that must be taken to ensure our nation is ready to meet future cyber security challenges. While exploring key technology trends affecting our security posture, IA Director Plunkett highlights the importance of building a robust cyber workforce.

Continuing the theme covered by the first lecture in the series, Ms. Plunkett underscores the essential importance of strong industry, government, and academic partnerships, and highlights the tactical benefits of information sharing. The lecture concludes with a call to introduce standard processes and practices, across industry and government, to combat the growing cyber threat.

Panelists include:

  • Debora A. Plunkett - Director of the Information Assurance Directorate, National Security Agency
  • William J. Wansley - Senior Vice President, Booz Allen Hamilton
  • Bill Phelps - Managing Director, Accenture Security Practice; Lead, Global Cyber Security Lead, Accenture
  • Joanne Martin - Vice President, Information Technology Risk, IBM [Joanne Martin was unable to attend]


 

A networking reception will follow the panel discussion. We hope you will join us for an engaging discourse around this critical topic.

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