Huff, Finzer to Speak at Annual Cybersecurity Summit
Huff will speak at 3 p.m. Oct. 5. in 鈥淔ireside Chat: Partnerships for Securing IOT Systems.鈥� Huff will talk about innovative solutions to improve the security of our nation鈥檚 critical infrastructure.
Two University of Arkansas at Little Rock leaders are slated to share their cybersecurity expertise during the annual Oct. 5-6.
Dr. Philip Huff, assistant professor of cybersecurity, and Dr. Erin Finzer, associate vice chancellor for academic affairs, will both speak at the event along with important industry and government leaders, including Lee Watson, chairman and CEO of Forge Institute, U.S. Rep. French Hill, and Becky Passmore, a 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock adjunct computer science professor and cyber investigator at Kroll Industries.
This two-day VIP event will showcase the state鈥檚 unique approach to develop collective cyber defenses, statewide cyber programs, workforce initiatives, and amazing topics on global events and their effect on our national security.
Huff will speak at 3 p.m. Oct. 5. in 鈥淔ireside Chat: Partnerships for Securing IOT Systems.鈥� Huff will talk about innovative solutions to improve the security of our nation鈥檚 critical infrastructure.
Finzer will join a panel discussion, 鈥淪caling the Trusted Pipeline,鈥� at 10:30 a.m. Oct. 6. She will join fellow panelists Anthony Owen of Code.org, Joe Rollins of Northwest Arkansas Council, Tina Moore of the Arkansas Department of Education, and Robert Baker, director of Starbase AR at Forge Institute, in a discussion of how Arkansas is uniquely positioned to grow its own trusted workforce in cybersecurity due to collaborative leadership among the Consortium for Cyber Innovation, the , , the Arkansas Cyber Teaching Academy, and Data Analytics that are Robust and Trusted () consortium.
The summit is expected to draw nearly 200 cybersecurity professionals across Arkansas in professional communities such as industry, critical infrastructure, academic, military, agency, and local and state government.
The event鈥檚 focus will be on developing Arkansas as the Cyber Defense State. Topics will include a series of insightful discussions from cyber risk management, to geo-political events鈥� effect on adversary targeting of our nation鈥檚 infrastructure, workforce, and beyond.
The summit is held by Forge Institute. As the nation鈥檚 leader in advancing cyber capabilities, Forge Institute hosts the Arkansas Cyber Summit as a way to bring community members together to discuss global cyber threats, workforce needs, and opportunities for Arkansas to better its cyber defenses and increase economic prosperity.
The Forge Institute is also a long-time partner with 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock on cybersecurity education and workforce development initiatives. Their most recent project has 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock cybersecurity faculty members and students partnering with the Forge Institute on a project funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration that will help small businesses fight cybersecurity threats.
糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock also received a $1.96 million workforce development grant from the in the spring to form the Cyber Learning Network, a consortium among seven University of Arkansas System campuses to expand and diversify workforce education in emergent cyber technologies throughout the state of Arkansas and beyond.
鈥淭his year鈥檚 summit is going to be incredible,鈥� said Lee Watson, founder & CEO of Forge Institute. 鈥淲e have a full list of Arkansas cybersecurity leaders, collaborators, and defenders and several national experts joining in the conversation. Plus, we鈥檒l learn how recent geo-political events are shaping the idea of collective cybersecurity defense.鈥�
The summit is expected to draw nearly 200 cybersecurity professionals across Arkansas in professional communities such as industry, critical infrastructure, academic, military, agency, and local and state government.
The event鈥檚 focus will be on developing Arkansas as the Cyber Defense State. Topics will include a series of insightful discussions from cyber risk management, to geo-political events鈥� effect on adversary targeting of our nation鈥檚 infrastructure, workforce, and beyond.
The summit is held by Forge Institute. As the nation鈥檚 leader in advancing cyber capabilities, Forge Institute hosts the Arkansas Cyber Summit as a way to bring community members together to discuss global cyber threats, workforce needs, and opportunities for Arkansas to better its cyber defenses and increase economic prosperity.
The Forge Institute is also a long-time partner with 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock on cybersecurity education and workforce development initiatives. Their most recent project has 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock cybersecurity faculty members and students partnering with the Forge Institute on a project funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration that will help small businesses fight cybersecurity threats.
糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock also received a $1.96 million workforce development grant from the in the spring to form the Cyber Learning Network, a consortium among seven University of Arkansas System campuses to expand and diversify workforce education in emergent cyber technologies throughout the state of Arkansas and beyond.
鈥淭his year鈥檚 summit is going to be incredible,鈥� said Lee Watson, founder & CEO of Forge Institute. 鈥淲e have a full list of Arkansas cybersecurity leaders, collaborators, and defenders and several national experts joining in the conversation. Plus, we鈥檒l learn how recent geo-political events are shaping the idea of collective cybersecurity defense.鈥�