Cybersecurity Conference (2016)

Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016

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

Presented by NYIT School of Engineering and Computing Sciences, this 2016 conference brought together cyber experts from academia, business, and government to address:

  • Cyber Defense Against Attacks–How Industry Is Addressing Evolving Threats
  • Information Currency and Blockchain Vulnerability
  • Cyber Physical Systems, Cyber Infrastructure, and the Internet of Things
  • Government Agencies' Strategies for Securing Cyberspace
  • Cyber Risks of Smart Transportation
  • Accelerating Cyber Education and Career Paths

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Agenda

8:15 a.m.

BREAKFAST AND REGISTRATION

9 a.m.

WELCOME

  • Nada Marie 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.

GOVERNMENT KEYNOTE SPEAKER

  • Richard W. Downing, Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice

9:40 a.m.

INDUSTRY KEYNOTE SPEAKER

  • Mark Graff, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Tellagraff; Former Chief Information Security Officer, NASDAQ

10:05 a.m.

SESSION 1: GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AT THE FOREFRONT OF CYBER PROTECTION

CHAIR: Michael Miracle, Senior Vice President for Marketing and Strategy, BlackRidge Technology


  • Geoff Brown, Citywide Chief Information Security Officer, NYC Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications
  • Jim Garrett, GCFA, CISSP, M.B.A., Chief Information Security Officer, New York State Enterprise Information Security Office, NYS Office of Information Technology Services
  • Richard T. Jacobs, Assistant Special Agent In-Charge, Cyber Branch, FBI’s New York Office

11:10 a.m.

NETWORKING BREAK

11:20 a.m.

PANEL 1: HOW INDUSTRY IS ADDRESSING EVOLVING SECURITY THREATS: BLOCK CHAIN, INTERNET OF THINGS AND CYBER-PHYSICAL SYSTEMS

MODERATOR: Jim Porell, Consultant and Retired IBM Distinguished Engineer

SPEAKERS


  • Abhrajit Ghosh, Scientific Research Manager, Vencore Labs, Inc.
  • John Kimmins, Senior Security Director, iconectiv; Telcordia Fellow
  • Thomas Menner, Senior Solution Architect for eCommerce, Payments, Blockchain, B2B Integration, Digital Marketing, and Customer Analytics, US North Region, Financial Services Sector, IBM
  • Judy Murrah, Chief Information Officer, Applied DNA Sciences

12:30 p.m.

LUNCH

1:30 p.m.

AFTERNOON WELCOME

  • Rahmat Shoureshi, Ph.D., Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, NYIT

1:35 p.m.

AFTERNOON KEYNOTE SPEAKER


  • Edward Fok, Transportation Technologies Specialist, Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation

2 p.m.

SESSION 2: CYBERSECURITY FOR SMART AND SAFE TRANSPORTATION

CHAIR: N. Sertac Artan, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, NYIT School of Engineering and Computing Sciences

SPEAKERS:


  • Idan Udi Edry, Chief Executive Officer, Nation-E
  • Captain David Moskoff, Professor, Marine Transportation, United States Merchant Marine Academy
  • LaVern Sula, President, North America, Argus Cyber Security Ltd.
  • Jay Williams, ICS/SCADA, Vice President, Cyber Infrastructure Protection Sector Manager, Parsons, Inc.

3 p.m.

NETWORKING BREAK

3:10 p.m.

WORKSHOP: VEHICULAR SECURITY AND PRIVACY

CHAIR: Jonathan Voris, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Computer Science, NYIT School of Engineering and Computing Sciences


  • Yuan Hong, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Information Technology Management, State University of New York at Albany
  • Cagdas Karatas, Ph.D. Candidate, Wireless Information Network Laboratory (WINLAB), Rutgers University
  • Wenjia Li, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Computer Science, NYIT School of Engineering and Computing Sciences

4:05 p.m.

SESSION 3: ACCELERATING CYBER EDUCATION AND CAREERS

CHAIR: Ziqian (Cecilia) Dong, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, NYIT School of Engineering and Computing Sciences

SPEAKERS:


  • Amjed M. Saffarini, Chief Executive Officer, CyberVista
  • Felix Thomas, CISSP, CAP, CRISC, President and Chief Executive Officer, Network Security Systems Plus, Inc.

5 p.m.

STUDENT POSTER SESSION

PRESENTERS:


  • Gary Albaugh, Deputy, Chief Information Officer, United States Military Academy (USMA), West Point
  • Kriste Shea, Lead Project Manager for Information Technology, United States Military Academy (USMA), West Point

Major Sponsors

iconectiv
BlackRidge Technology

Sponsors

Vicom Infinity
LISTnet: Long Island Software & Technology Network
University Transportation Research Center