OSU Cyber Security Conference on April 5 will include experts from around the world

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Cyber security is one of the hot topics of 2016, and Oklahoma State University’s inaugural Cyber Security Conference will include some of the world’s foremost experts on April 5 in the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City.

The conference, from 8 a.m.-3 p.m., will bring national and international experts to the state. In addition, participants have the option of joining the Executive Management Briefing featuring Gen. Keith Alexander from 4-5:30 p.m. at the Civic Center.

Cyber Security Conference speakers and topics include:

• “A Role for Corporate America in Today’s Cyberwar” by Matthew Harper, director of Information Security for Devon Energy Corporation;
• “Get Ahead of Cyber Crime” by Terry Jost, partner/principal in the Advisory Risk Department of EY, Dallas;
• “Security and Privacy Implications of Smart Objects on Infrastructure and Developing a Security Mindset,” by Monique Morrow, chief technology officer, Cisco Systems, Zurich, Switzerland;
• “Financial Presentation on Cyber Security,” by Kent Nabors, chief information systems officer, MidFirst Bank, Oklahoma City;
• “Rethinking the Challenge of Security” by Sabine Schilg, vice president, Security Division for IBM, Armonk, N.Y.;
• “Understanding and Applying Threat Intelligence” by Ken Westin, security market specialist at Splunk, Portland, Ore.;
• “An Intelligence Analyst’s View of the Current Threat Landscape,” by Allison Wikoff, intelligence analyst/security researcher for the Dell SecureWorks, Atlanta.

Panels comprised of speakers will answer questions from participants during the day.

Gen. Alexander will be speaking on “A Road Map to Freedom: The Strategy of Effective Cyber Security.” He is the former commander for the U.S. Cyber Command (2010 to 2014), former director of the National Security Agency and ex-chief of the Central Security Service (2005 to 2014). A four-star U.S. Army general and the highest ranked military official of U.S. Cyber Command, the National Security Agency and the Central Security Service, he has played a pivotal role in securing the safety of American citizens at home and abroad for the past decade.

Registration for the Cyber Security Conference is $225 per person. Registration for the Cyber Security Conference and Gen. Keith Alexander Executive Management Briefing is $275 per person. For more information, visit cepd.okstate.edu or call at 1-866-678-3933.

“Cisco is thrilled to be both a sponsor and a participant at the OSU Cyber Security Conference," said Monique Morrow. “Security is everyone’s responsibility cross organizationally, and instilling that mindset must be a priority. Bringing people together to have various dialogues on cybersecurity and its implications to organizations has been a great opportunity at this conference.

“With the increasing risk and sophistication of cyber attacks, there is a continuous need to adapt business strategy to protect sensitive business and personal information. Participants will learn to understand the risks organizations face, define the nature and motivation of different threats – fraud, theft, extortion, national security and terrorism – and develop a cyber security strategy for their business.”

Corporate sponsors include gold sponsors, American Fidelity, Cox Communications, and Dolese; silver sponsors, CheckPoint Software Technologies, CISCO Systems, KOSU Radio, and OG&E. The Cyber Security Conference is sponsored by the Department of Management Science and Information Systems and the Center for Executive and Professional Development in the OSU Spears School of Business.