{"554901":{"#nid":"554901","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Training the Top","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology launches the Cybersecurity Leadership Program \u2013 a new effort to educate the C-suite about how to fortify their enterprise and protect data. The program provides an in-depth, real-world understanding of the challenges, context, and importance of information technology and the global complexity of cybersecurity.\u0026nbsp;It will address cybersecurity risks and the policy, legal, and human dimensions that senior executives need to master to proactively manage, evaluate, and respond to cybersecurity threats.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELast year, 38% more security incidents were detected than in 2014, and theft of hard intellectual property increased 56%, according to the PwC \u003Cem\u003E2016 Global State of Information Security Survey\u003C\/em\u003E. Cybersecurity mentions in corporate filings with the Securities \u0026amp; Exchange Commission increased 74 percent during a four-year period, according to Georgia Tech\u2019s \u003Cem\u003E2016 Emerging Cyber Threats Report\u003C\/em\u003E. Yet, little exists in the marketplace to help organizational leaders understand the history, policies and right questions to ask surrounding cyber threats.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIn industry and government, the pressure on leaders to protect their organizations from cyber threats has never been higher,\u201d says \u003Cstrong\u003ENelson C. Baker\u003C\/strong\u003E, dean of Georgia Tech Professional Education. \u201cAs the risk of cyberattacks on critical infrastructures and networks grows, so does the need for an agile and highly qualified cybersecurity workforce. This program is the first of its kind in Georgia and addresses\u0026nbsp;the technical as well as the policy, legal and human aspects of cybersecurity\u0026nbsp;\u2013\u0026nbsp;challenges\u0026nbsp;senior leaders face every day but which professional education programs often overlook.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMore than 50 senior leaders from industry, policy, government and military applied to attend the inaugural program, which was conceived by \u003Cstrong\u003ERet. Adm. James A. Winnefeld\u003C\/strong\u003E, former vice chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and professor of practice in Georgia Tech\u0027s Sam Nunn School of International Affairs. Thirty eight were accepted and will spend July 25-29 at the Global Learning Center -- Atlanta\u2019s learning and networking hub in Tech Square. Attendees range from chairmen of the board to managing partners, military officers and information security managers; and collectively span the finance, transportation, health care, telecom, tourism, defense, and civic sectors.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe cohort already indicated in a pre-course survey that their top concerns include how to prevent employees from falling prey to phishing, the endless barrage of consistent cyber intrusion attempts, and ensuring they have the right operational processes in place. Only 45 percent say at least one board member or command leader has cybersecurity expertise.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESaid one anonymous survey respondent: \u201c\u003Cem\u003EAs a small business owner, my biggest worry is protecting my biggest asset, which is our data. My second biggest worry is ensuring compliance with the standards that have been set by my clients. I have many Fortune 500 companies as clients and they demand that I meet their standards as a requisite\u2026 Finding the right tools and people to ensure this compliance is a challenge\u003C\/em\u003E.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStudents will learn from presenters and faculty who include Winnefeld; \u003Cstrong\u003ERussell Eubanks\u003C\/strong\u003E, vice president and chief information security officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta; \u003Cstrong\u003EDimitri Alperovitch\u003C\/strong\u003E, co-founder and chief technology officer of CrowdStrike Inc., and \u003Cstrong\u003EDr. Wenke Lee\u003C\/strong\u003E, professor of computer science and co-director of the Institute for Information Security \u0026amp; Privacy at Georgia Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Cybersecurity Leadership Program is an\u0026nbsp;Institute-wide collaboration among several units,\u0026nbsp;reflecting the\u0026nbsp;interdisciplinary nature and strength of cybersecurity at Georgia Tech: Georgia Tech Professional Education, Georgia Tech Research Institute, the Georgia Tech School of Public Policy, the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, the Institute for Information Security and Privacy. \u0026nbsp;Participants will receive a Georgia Tech Cybersecurity Leadership Certificate.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Cybersecurity Leadership Program Teaches Execs, Officers to Keep Data Safe"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThirty eight senior leaders from industry, policy, government and military will participate in the inaugural Cybersecurity Leadership Program, July 25-29 at the Global Learning Center, for an in-depth, real-world understanding of the challenges, context, and the global complexity of cybersecurity. Presentations will be given by Georgia Tech faculty, scientists, and nine industry and government partners.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Georgia Tech launches the Cybersecurity Leadership Program \u2013 a new Institute-wide effort to educate the C-suite about how to fortify their enterprise and protect data."}],"uid":"27490","created_gmt":"2016-07-24 20:36:53","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:22:08","author":"Tara La Bouff","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-07-25T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2016-07-25T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"554911":{"id":"554911","type":"image","title":"Cybersecurity Leadership Program","body":null,"created":"1469407190","gmt_created":"2016-07-25 00:39:50","changed":"1475895353","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:55:53","alt":"Cybersecurity Leadership Program","file":{"fid":"206578","name":"cyberleaders_logo_black_final_horizontal.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/cyberleaders_logo_black_final_horizontal.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/cyberleaders_logo_black_final_horizontal.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":197522,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/cyberleaders_logo_black_final_horizontal.jpeg?itok=aQYD9L_N"}}},"media_ids":["554911"],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"42911","name":"Education"},{"id":"132","name":"Institute Leadership"},{"id":"153","name":"Computer Science\/Information Technology and Security"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1404","name":"Cybersecurity"},{"id":"38531","name":"Georgia Tech Professional Education"},{"id":"288","name":"Leadership"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"145171","name":"Cybersecurity"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:danielle.goss@pe.gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EDanielle Goss\u003C\/a\u003E, Marketing Communications Manager, Georgia Tech Professional Education\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["danielle.goss@pe.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}