10th Annual Cybersecurity Summit
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month!
Register for Bay Path’s 10th Cybersecurity Summit, “The Evolution of Cyber Supply Chain Attacks and the Role of Data Science,” with Ariel Weintraub, CISO of MassMutual. Her presentation will be virtual.
Ten years ago, Bay Path launched the Master of Science in Cybersecurity, the first completely online degree program of its kind in the nation. Soon, an undergraduate major (offered through The American Women’s College) in cybersecurity with concentrations in digital forensics, incident response, information assurance, and risk management was offered in this emerging field.
In 2012, cybersecurity was a foreign word. Most people could not really grasp what cybersecurity was and why a cybersecurity plan needed to be part of a company or organization’s strategy. In a blink of an eye, cybersecurity was in the spotlight. In 2013, Target, the retail giant, earned the dubious distinction of having suffered the largest retail data breach in U.S. history when detailed information for about 40 million credit and debit card accounts, as well as personal information on about 70 million Target customers, was stolen by hackers. Quickly, the word “cybersecurity” was joined by terms such as ransomware, malware, and phishing in the public domain. And “I’ve been hacked” became not just an end-user problem. Increasingly, every year thousands of hacking incidents begin to take place around the globe. As a result, the number of cybersecurity jobs grew exponentially—the demand for professionals far outstripping the supply. View a PDF list of major hacks that go back to 2006 from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).
Today, Bay Path is working hard to put women, men, first generation, and diverse students in the cyber talent pipeline. Bay Path partners with the MassCyberCenter (MCC) and participates in the MCC’s Cybersecurity Mentorship Program, helping to keep Massachusetts a leader in cybersecurity solutions. And our Cybersecurity Summit plays a role in our region’s cyber ecosystem, consisting of the education, business, and government triad, by bringing the latest topics to the cyber community and the general public. Carpe Diem to the Cybersecurity Summit and ten years of remarkable presentations!
A List of Our Past Cybersecurity Summits
2013
The Human Side of Cybersecurity Management
Robert Milton, former commander at New Scotland Yard
2014
Security: Changing the Game
Jenn Lesser Henley, director of security operations at Facebook
2015
An Inside Look at the FBI’s Cyber Division
Tom Doyle, Cyber Intelligence Officer, FBI Boston Field Office
2016
The Business of Cybersecurity
Jillian Munro, senior vice president for Enterprise Security, Fidelity Investments
2017
Building a Cybersecurity Ecosystem
Timothy Connelly, CEO, Mass Technology Collaborative; Dr. Carol Leary, former president of Bay Path University; Tim Russell, Cybersecurity Specialist, FBI Boston Field Office
2018
Developing a Healthy Cybersecurity Ecosystem
Derrick Donnelly, founder of Black Bag Technologies (now part of Cellebrite Labs); Federal Deputy Director for Management at the Office of Management and Budget; Suzette Kent, Federal Chief Information Officer at the Office of Management and Budget.
2019
The State of Cybersecurity
Stephanie Helm, director of MassCyberCenter
2020
WANTED: Digital Forensic Expertise for Growing Industry
Amber Schroader, founder and CEO of Paraben Corporation
2021
You Have the Power to Design Your Life: How I Used a Career in Cybersecurity to Design Mine
Jessica Bair, director at Cisco Secure Technical Alliance
2022
The Evolution of Cyber Supply Chain Attacks and the Role of Data Science
Ariel Weintraub, CISO and Head of Enterprise Cyber Security at MassMutual