Cybersecurity Conference (2011)

Thursday, Sept. 15, 2011

NYIT Auditorium on Broadway
1871 Broadway at 61st Street
New York City

Presented by NYIT's School of Engineering and Computing Sciences, information technology experts and government officials explored vulnerabilities, privacy issues, and widespread security breaches within government and business systems with a crowd of professionals from the banking, finance, media, legal, medical, and technology sectors in the tri-state area.

Keynote Speakers

  • Jeff Crume, Distinguished Engineer, IT Security Architect, IBM
  • Kevin O’Connell, President and CEO, Innovative, Analytics and Training, LLC

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Media Coverage

NYIT 2nd CYBERSECURITY CONFERENCE AGENDA
9 a.m.

Welcome

  • Nada Anid, Ph.D., Dean, NYIT School of Engineering and Computing Sciences
9:05 a.m.

Opening Remarks

  • Edward Guiliano, Ph.D., President, NYIT
9:15 a.m.

The Honorable Gale Brewer

  • New York City Council Member
9:20 a.m.

Morning Keynote Address: "How Secure Are We? Identity Management and Social Networking Threats"

  • Jeff Crume, Distinguished Engineer, IT Security Architect, IBM
10 a.m.

"Protecting New York State's Citizens and Businesses Against Cyber Disasters"

  • Thomas Smith, Director, New York State Office of Cyber Security
10:20 a.m.

John Leo and Jordan Loyd

  • FBI, New York Office, Investigative Cyber Squad
10:35 a.m.

Faculty Poster Pitch
10:40 a.m.

Networking Break and Faculty Research Poster Session I
11 a.m.

"A Softer Router-based Approach for Securing Networks"

  • Krishnan Sabnani, Ph.D., Senior Vice President, Networking and Research Laboratory, Alcatel-Lucent-Bell Labs
11:25 a.m.

"Security Considerations in Hybrid, Multi-Vendor Clouds"

  • Paul Stirpe, Ph.D., Co-Founder, Letse and Adjunct Professor, NYIT
11:45 a.m.

"Cloud Security: Emerging Cyber R&D Challenges for Government and Industry"

  • Kenneth Brancik, Ph.D., Managing Director, Northrop Grumman Cyber Security Research (NGCRC)
12:05 p.m.

Lunch Presenter: Gary Morse, President/Founder Razorpoint Security Technologies
1:30 p.m.

Afternoon Welcome
1:35 p.m.

Afternoon Keynote Address: "Cyberspace and Advanced Persistent Threats"

  • Kevin O'Connell, M.A., President and CEO, Innovative Analytics and Training, LLC
2:20 p.m.

"Mobile Computing—Today's Security Challenge"

  • Timothy Brown Senior Vice President, Chief Security Architect and Distinguished Engineer, CA Technologies, Security Businesses
2:40 p.m.

Faculty Poster Pitch
2:45 p.m.

Networking Break and Faculty Research Poster Session II
3:05 p.m.

"Leveraging the Power of the Network for Mobility Security"

  • Gustavo De Los Reyes, Ph.D., Executive Director, Technology Security, AT&T
3:25 p.m.

Panel Discussion: Challenges in Cloud Computing

Moderator:

  • Paul Stirpe, Ph.D., Co-Founder of Letse

Panelists:

  • Nasir Memon, Ph.D., Professor, NYU-Poly
  • Tom Bianculli, Senior Director, Motorola Emerging Business Office
  • Raj Goel (NYIT, B.S. '94), Brainlink International, Inc.
    • Gregory Conti, Ph.D., Associate Professor, U.S. Military Academy
4:25 p.m.

Closing Remarks

  • Ayat Jafari, Ph.D., Associate Dean, NYIT School of Engineering and Computing Science