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SUMMARY:Cybersecurity Forum - February 6\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:Join the conversation: Addressing the cybersecurity workforce crisis\n\nThe demand for cybersecurity professionals has never been greater\, with an estimated 3.4 million positions unfilled globally according to the 2022 (ISC)  Cybersecurity Workforce Study. By 2025\, Gartner predicts the lack of skilled cyber professionals will contribute to over 50% of significant cyber incidents.\n\n\n\nThis critical shortage calls for innovative solutions. Join us for a dynamic panel of industry leaders\, faculty and students who will discuss the root causes behind the low enrollment in cybersecurity programs\, explore actionable strategies to spark student interest\, and examine alternative approaches to cultivating a skilled cyber workforce.\n\n\n\nWhether you're a professional in the field\, an educator\, or simply invested in the future of cybersecurity\, this forum is your opportunity to engage in this vital conversation and be part of the solution.\n\n\n\nPanelists:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nDr. Kasi Periyasamy\, Program Director for the SMU Lyle Master's in Cybersecurity   and an Associate Professor in Computer Science at SMU\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\nErin Edwards\, Senior Cybersecurity Consultant at Google\n\n\n\nIan Schneller\, CISO at Health Care Service Corporation\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n \n\nModerator: Terry Teague\, Senior Director Corporate Partnerships and   Programs\, Office of Global\, Online and Continuing Education\, SMU
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<h2><span style="color:#000080\;"><span style="font-size: 20px\;">Join the conversation: Addressing the cybersecurity workforce crisis</span></span></h2>\n\n<p><span style="color:#000080\;"><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt\;padding:0in\;"><span style="font-family:aptos\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt\;">The demand for cybersecurity professionals has never been greater\, with an estimated&nbsp\;<strong>3.4 million positions unfilled globally</strong>&nbsp\;according to the 2022 (ISC)&sup2\; Cybersecurity Workforce Study. By 2025\, Gartner predicts the lack of skilled cyber professionals will contribute to&nbsp\;<strong>over 50% of significant cyber incidents.</strong></span></span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-style:inherit\;font-variant:inherit\;font-weight:inherit\;font-stretch:inherit\;font-optical-sizing:inherit\;font-size-adjust:inherit\;font-kerning:inherit\;font-feature-settings:inherit\;font-variation-settings:inherit\;"><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt\;padding:0in\;"><span style="font-family:aptos\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt\;">This critical shortage calls for innovative solutions. Join us for a dynamic&nbsp\;panel of industry leaders\, faculty and students who will discuss the root causes behind the low enrollment in cybersecurity programs\, explore actionable strategies to spark student interest\, and examine alternative approaches to cultivating a skilled cyber workforce.</span></span></span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-style:inherit\;font-variant:inherit\;font-weight:inherit\;font-stretch:inherit\;font-optical-sizing:inherit\;font-size-adjust:inherit\;font-kerning:inherit\;font-feature-settings:inherit\;font-variation-settings:inherit\;"><span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt\;padding:0in\;"><span style="font-family:aptos\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:11.0pt\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Whether y</span>ou&#39\;re a professional in the field\, an educator\, or simply invested in the future of cybersecurity\, this forum is your opportunity to engage in this vital conversation and be part of the solution.</span></span></span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Panelists:</span><br />\n<span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family:aptos\,sans-serif\;"><strong><img alt="" height="150" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/9090/Image/Periyasamy.jpg" style="width: 150px\; height: 150px\; float: left\;" width="150" /><br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<br />\nDr. Kasi Periyasamy\,&nbsp\;</strong>Program Director for the SMU Lyle Master&rsquo\;s in Cybersecurity&nbsp\; &nbsp\;and an Associate Professor in Computer Science at SMU</span></span></span><br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family:aptos\,sans-serif\;"><strong><img alt="" height="150" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/9090/Image/ErinEdwards.jpg" style="width: 150px\; height: 150px\;" width="150" />&nbsp\;<br />\nErin Edwards</strong>\, Senior Cybersecurity Consultant at Google</span></span></span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="color:#000080\;"><b><span style="font-family: Aptos\, sans-serif\;"><img alt="" height="150" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/9090/Image/Ian.jpg" style="width: 150px\; height: 150px\;" width="150" /><br />\nIan Schneller\,&nbsp\;</span></b><span style="font-family:aptos\,sans-serif\;">CISO at Health Care Service Corporation</span></span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="color:#000080\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><strong><img alt="" height="159" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/9090/Image/35786D_198_Teague_cropped.JPG" style="width: 150px\; height: 159px\; float: left\;" width="150" /><br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n&nbsp\;</strong></span></span></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p><span style="color:#000080\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><strong>Moderator: Terry Teague</strong>\, Senior Director Corporate Partnerships and&nbsp\; &nbsp\;Programs\,&nbsp\;</span></span></span></span><span style="color:#000080\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;">Office of Global\, Online and Continuing Education\, SMU</span></span></span></span></p>\n
LOCATION:Collins Executive Education Center 3150 Binkley Ave.\, Dallas\, TX 75205 SMU Campus
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URL:https://business.techtitans.org/events/details/cybersecurity-forum-february-6-2025-4874
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