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Bridging the Cybersecurity and Privacy Workforce Skills Gap Workshop

March 17, 2021
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Please join us for Bridging the Cybersecurity and Privacy Workforce Skills Gap, the second in a series of workshops hosted by the Georgia Cybersecurity and Privacy Roadmap Taskforce (GCRT). 

The Georgia Cybersecurity and Privacy Roadmap Taskforce (GCRT) is a statewide initiative to address Georgia’s challenge to produce enough qualified cyber-science and privacy professionals to fill the growing number of critical cybersecurity jobs within the state and close the workforce gap. The GCRT was set up to create and execute a strategic action plan that can inform and be implemented collaboratively across public and private education systems, including K-12, technical colleges, and university programs.

Bridging the Cybersecurity and Privacy Workforce Skills Gap Workshop


Date: Tuesday, April 27, 2021

Time: 2:30 – 4 pm EDT

VIRTUAL MEETING: https://primetime.bluejeans.com/a2m/register/qyuwaaff

PANELISTS AND PROGRAM

This 90-minute workshop offers the Georgia community the chance to collaborate and share perspectives about establishing a statewide education program to meet the growing demand for cybersecurity and digital privacy talent. This workshop intends to help gain market perspectives about the current capabilities, required competencies, hiring challenges, and what’s needed to fill the workforce gap both today and in the future. 

Introduction 
Richard DeMillo, Chair of GCRT 
Interim Chair, The School of Cybersecurity and Privacy at Georgia Tech

Trends in Cybersecurity and Privacy Competency
Stephen J. Lynch 
Vice President, Workforce & Economic Development Solutions 
Burning Glass Tech

  • Q&A  

Workforce skills and requirements needed to deliver on government and government defense contractors’ capacity, locally and nationally 
Tim Kosiba
Deputy Commander, National Security Agency  

Marylyn Brown
Senior Human Resource Specialist, Army Cyber Command 

Jon Dollan
SRNL Cyber Strategy Director, Savannah River National Lab  

  • Q&A 

The Regulations, threat sources, and cybersecurity and privacy characteristics driving unique workforce challenges for priority sectors

Assistant Vice President 
Cyber Defense and Enterprise Chief Information Security Officer
Augusta University 

Will Bentley
President, Georgia Agribusiness Council 

Phyllis Schneck
Vice President, Chief Information Security Officer
Northrop Grumman Enterprise Services 

  • Q&A 

Explore the impact, opportunities, and challenges of cybersecurity and privacy based on the predicted economic growth

Alan Taetle
General Partner, Current investor in security companies Red Canary and Plextrac 
Noro-Moseley Partners 

  • Q&A  

Wrap up  

Richard DeMillo, GCRT Chair


The workshop offers the education and cybersecurity community a chance to collaborate and share perspectives on development and scaling education programs to meet the growing demand for cybersecurity talent. This event will help the community gain a better understand areas of our education system in Georgia that impact GCRT’s recommendations for scaling Cybersecurity and Privacy Education across the state. 

We look forward to your attendance and participation.

Register today

Georgia Cybersecurity and Privacy Roadmap Taskforce:

Sponsors
Raheem Beyah – Professor and Dean, College of Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology

Charles Isbell – Professor and Dean, College of Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology

Chair
Richard DeMillo – Professor and Interim Chair, School of Cybersecurity and Privacy, Georgia Institute of Technology

Members
Alexander Schwarzmann –  Dean of the School of Computer and Cyber Sciences, University of Augusta

Eric Toler – Executive Director, Georgia Cyber Center

Stuart Rayfield – Vice Chancellor for Leadership and Institutional Development, University System of Georgia

Art Recesso – Chief Innovation Officer, University System of Georgia

Greg King – Associate Vice President for Economic Development, Georgia Institute of Technology

Steven Weldon – Director Cyber Institute at Augusta University School of Computer and Cyber Sciences

Gloria Griessman – Director of Industry Engagement and Programs, School of Cybersecurity and Privacy, Georgia Institute of Technology