PAST CONFERENCE ATTENDEES
A dynamic and growing number of organizations have contributed to the success of this conference, including AccessData, Argonne National Laboratory, Authentify, the Chicago Police Department, Cisco, CompTIA, Computer Associates, the FBI, Fermilab, Fortinet, Guidance Software, IBM, IEEE, KPMG, Microsoft, Motorola, Sungard, UniForum, U.S. Army, X-Ways Forensics, and many others. Speakers and participants continue to represent local, regional, national, and international organizations and universities.
MISSION OF CHICYBERCON
This conference aims to be a source for researchers, university academics, computing professionals, and upper-level students interested in the techniques, laws, and training initiatives currently being implemented and adapted for secure computing.
The United States Department of Homeland Security and the National Security Agency have designated Illinois Institute of Technology (Illinois Tech) as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education. The university’s Center for Cyber Security and Forensics Education (C2SAFE) is at the core of Illinois Tech’s designation.
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Meet the Industry Speakers from the Previous Conference in 2021
S. Raschid Muller
2020 Brookings Institution LEGIS Congressional Fellow
United States Congress
Subject Matter:
The Cyber landscape of the US Critical Infrastructures
Dr. Oteng Tabona
Lecturer in Cybersecurity
Botswana International University of Science and Technology
Subject Matter:
Intelligence Sharing as a Situational Awareness for Big Data Forensics
Pedro Taveras N.
Chief Executive Officer and Founder
Xtudia
Ronnie Kurlander
Executive Advisor, CIO
Hartman Executive Advisors
Subject Matter:
Data Privacy, Information Security and the Digital Experience of Smarter Communities
Maurice Dawson
Director, C2SAFE
Illinois Institute of Technology
Subject Matter:
An Overview of the Cybersecurity Profession
Speaker Sessions from the Previous Conference in 2021
An Overview of the Cybersecurity Profession
Maurice Dawson Jr., Ph.D., D.CS., SMIEEE, CSSLP, CGEIT, CCISO, CDPSE
Director of IIT Center for Cyber Security and Forensics Education (C2SAFE)
Assistant Professor of Information Technology and Management
Illinois Institute of Technology
A Discussion of Packet Filtering Firewalls and its Vulnerabilities
Rwitika Chakraborty
Computer Science student
Illinois Institute of Technology
Adaptive Third Party Assessment
Bonnie Goins
Illinois Institute of Technology
Cybersecurity Demand and Employment Avenues
David Anderson
Triton College
Cybersecurity: Protect Your Factory AND Save Technology Costs
Dr Sudesh Kannan
University of Maryland Global Campus
and
Ron Searle
Founder/President of PCS International
Data In-security: Data Privacy, Information Security and the Digital Experience of Smarter Communities
Ronnie Kurlander
Hartman Executive Advisors
Distributed Mesh Networking – A Backup Plan if the Internet stops Working
Illinois Institute of Technology Students
Travis Smith KD9NZT (manager)
Cooper Van Kampen K9CVK
William Gaylord KD9KCK
Faculty Advisor – Billy Pappademetriou
How Secure Is Your “e2e-encrypted” Messaging?
Francisco Ruiz
Associate Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Illinois Institute of Technology
Improving Cyber Resilience by Leveraging Data and Reducing Human Risk
Harpreet Sidhu and Shelby Flora
Accenture Security
Intelligence Sharing as a Situational Awareness for Big Data Forensics
Oteng Tabona
Botswana International University of Science and Technology
Mitigating Security Issues in Blockchain Smart Contracts
Yue Duan
Illinois Institute of Technology
Present and Future of Application Security
Dr Sudesh Kannan
University of Maryland Global Campus
and
Ethan Wilder, M.S. CISSP
Manager of the application security team in a large insurance company
Real Red Teams are Blue
Wesley Phillips
Defense Counterintelligence Security Agency/Professional Certifications and Consulting Services
The Army Software Factory
U.S. Army Major Jason Zuniga / Major Vito Errico
U.S. Army Futures Command
The Cyber Landscape of the US Critical Infrastructures
Dr. S. Raschid Muller, MBA
Brookings Fellow (LEGIS) – 2020 Strategic Outreach & Talent Acquisition Division (SOTAD) Defense Information Systems Agency
The Ransomware Paradigm: Cybercrime Underground Meets Cryptography
Pranshu Bajpai
Motorola Solutions
U.S. Army Futures Command Talent Management Process
Ms. Katharine Kelley
Chief of Human Capital
Army Futures Command (AFC)
Weapon of Mass Destruction: A Look at the Ransomware Pandemic
CW4 Fernando C. Tomlinson
Senior Technical Advisor, Army Cyber Command
Additional Topics
Additional Topics:
· Cybersecurity and forensics
· Ransomware, malware, data breaches, identity theft, and cyber threats and trends
· Ethical hacking and pen testing
· Compliance, privacy, cyber security legislation, and legal issues
· Cyber warfare and cybercrime
· Cybersecurity and Internet of Things (IoT)
· And more!
Speaking Opportunities
If you are interested in speaking or presenting a poster session at ChiCyberCon, please submit a speaking proposal by February 25.
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Registration Info
Join the more than 200 students and practitioners who attend this fun-filled technical conference each year. This is a multitrack, industry-focused event that includes discussion on forensics, security, data/information governance, cybercrime and security, cybersecurity legislation, ethical hacking, cloud forensics, steganography, policy and compliance, identity theft, and more.
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