{"540171":{"#nid":"540171","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech to Host Cybersecurity Program for Executives","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn July 25 - 29, Georgia Tech will welcome senior executives from industry and government for an intensive, four-day program on cybersecurity risks.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe program will bring together senior executives with a goal of addressing the technology, policy, legal, and human dimensions they need to master in order to deal with cybersecurity threats.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u201c\u003C\/strong\u003EThis rich and intensive experience will enhance participants\u2019 understanding of the cyber ecosystem, threat landscape, vulnerabilities, best practices, and global policy and legal considerations that are essential for senior leader competence in cyber matters,\u201d said Admiral James A. Winnefeld Jr., vice chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, retired, who is guiding the program.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe goal is to establish this as a signature program for rising executives. In addition to lectures from Georgia Tech experts, the program includes presentations from industry and government leaders, a tour of a security operations center, and tabletop exercises. Participants need not have prior expertise in coding or network operations. Those who complete the program will earn a Georgia Tech Cybersecurity Certificate and join the network of those whose expertise and understanding are shaping the future of the use of Information Communication Technologies.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe program is the result of an Institute-wide collaboration among Georgia Tech Professional Education (GTPE), the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI), the Ivan Allen College School of Public Policy and Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, and the Institute for Information Security and Privacy (IISP) in the College of Computing School of Computer Science.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPresented under the guidance of Admiral Winnefeld, who is a professor of the practice in the Ivan Allen College Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, the program includes a distinguished roster of speakers. Ivan Allen Public Policy professors Milton Mueller and Hans Klein will facilitate two of the curriculum\u2019s five days. Presenters and facilitators include the planning partners, as well as faculty from Georgia Tech\u2019s School of Electrical and Computing Engineering and a roster of distinguished executives from entities ranging from Microsoft Corporation to the National Security Council.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe goal is to establish this as a signature program for Georgia Tech and rising executives. Interested candidates may apply via the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/pe.gatech.edu\/cyberleaders\/\u0022\u003ECybersecurity Leadership Program\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EConfirmed Speakers and Facilitators (as of May 25):\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMustaque Ahamad \u2013\u0026nbsp;Professor, School of Computer Science, Georgia Institute of Technology, Co-Founder and Chief Scientist at Pindrop Security\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDimitri Alperovitch - Co-Founder and CTO, Crowdstrike\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERaheem Beyah - Professor, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EKirk Carver - Enterprise Strategy and Architecture Consulting, Microsoft Corporation\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMarcus A. Christian \u2013\u0026nbsp;Partner, Mayer Brown, Washington, D.C.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETarun Chaudhray - Doctoral Candidate, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Georgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERussell Eubanks, Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMichael Ferrell \u2013\u0026nbsp;Chief Scientist of the Cyber Technology \u0026amp; Information Security Laboratory (CTISL) at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ER. William (Bill) Ide \u2013 Partner, Dentons\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMary Kepler, Senior Vice President, Risk and Compliance Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EChris Kirchhoff \u2013\u0026nbsp;Director for Strategic Planning, National Security Council\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EChristopher Klaus \u2013\u0026nbsp;Founder and former CTO of Internet Security Systems\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHans Klein \u2013\u0026nbsp;Associate Professor, School of Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWenke Lee \u2013\u0026nbsp;Co-Director, Institute for Information Security and Privacy, Professor and John P. Imlay Jr. Chair in the School of Computer Science, Georgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJimmy Lummis \u2013\u0026nbsp;Information Security Policy and Compliance Manager, Georgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMilton Mueller - Professor, School of Public Policy, Georgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECatherine Mulligan \u2013 Senior Vice President, Zurich North America\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETom Noonan \u2013\u0026nbsp;Executive Chairman-Board of Directors, Ionic Security\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMichael Salomone - Professor, Sam Nunn School of International Relations, Georgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EChris Smoak - Research Scientist and Division Chief in the Cyber Technology and Information Security Laboratory at the Georgia Tech Research Institute\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETeresa Shea \u2013\u0026nbsp;Executive Vice President and Director of Cyber Reboot, In-Q-Tel and former Director of Signals Intelligence, NSA\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPeter Swire \u2013\u0026nbsp;Nancy J. and Lawrence P. Huang Professor of Law and Ethics, Scheller College of Business, Georgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EManos Tentzeris \u2013\u0026nbsp;Professor, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAdmiral James A. Winnefeld Jr. \u2013\u0026nbsp;former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Professor, Sam Nunn School of International Relations, Georgia Institute of Technology\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn July 25 - 29, Georgia Tech will welcome senior executives from industry and government for an intensive four-day program on cybersecurity risks.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"On July 25 - 29, Georgia Tech will welcome senior executives from industry and government for an intensive four-day program on cybersecurity risks."}],"uid":"27167","created_gmt":"2016-05-25 12:47:27","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:21:46","author":"Rebecca Keane","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-05-25T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2016-05-25T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"540161":{"id":"540161","type":"image","title":"Cybersecurity Leadership Program for Executives 2016","body":null,"created":"1464706800","gmt_created":"2016-05-31 15:00:00","changed":"1475895329","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:55:29","alt":"Cybersecurity Leadership Program for Executives 2016","file":{"fid":"89579","name":"cybersecurity2016.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/cybersecurity2016.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/cybersecurity2016.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1346103,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/cybersecurity2016.jpg?itok=bWvXla2V"}}},"media_ids":["540161"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/pe.gatech.edu\/cyberleaders\/","title":"Cybersecurity Leadership Program"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.hypepotamus.com\/people\/cybersecurity-ceo-professor\/","title":"Retired Admiral Prepares CEOs to Battle Cybersecurity Threats"}],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"171725","name":"Admiral James Winnefeld"},{"id":"172071","name":"cubersecurity leadership program"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EStory contact:\u003Cbr \/\u003ERebecca Keane\u003Cbr \/\u003EDirector of Communications\u003Cbr \/\u003E404.894.1720\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EProgram contact:\u0026nbsp;kristen.anderson@pe.gatech.edu\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["rebecca.keane@iac.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}