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NKU Cyber18 Symposium

Join us for an exciting day full of presentations, panels, workshops & CTF sessions on a wide variety of cybersecurity topics and featuring a great lineup of expert speakers & presenters across different sectors, including industry and academia.

Our program agenda includes 35 sessions and has the following tracks:

Modern Tech - 4 sessions

Organization & Industry - 9 sessions

Law & Policy - 3 sessions

Emerging Topics - 4 sessions

Presentation  & Panels for Students - 4 sessions

New This Year

  • Academic Track - 8 Sessions
  • Capture the Flag (CTF) Track - 3 Sessions

 

★ Keynote Speaker

Liz O'Sullivan 

 

Highlighted Summary Of Cyber18 Sessions

🛡️General Audience Topics

 

  • MFA Stopping 99% Of IdentityAttacks On M365... Only 5% Of The Time (Presenter: Chaim Black - InTrust IT) - Presentation Session 
  • Tactics, Trends & Tradecraft: How Modern Threats Are Bypassing Traditional Defenses (Presenters: GBS Inc.) - Presentation Session 
  • From Blind Spots To Clarity: Making Context The Foundation of CyberStrategy (Presenters: GBS Inc.) - Presentation Session 
  • Emerging Threats Overview (Presenter: Ryan Potter - FBI) - Presentation Session
  • Beyond The Great Firewall: Understanding China's Cyber Strategy & Strengthening US Homeland Defense (Presenters: Dayna Sanders & Kelly Ryan - Kentucky Army National Guard) - Presentation Session

🚀 Emerging Topics

 

  • Post Quantum Cryptography, What Is It, What To Do, & How To Secure The Future (Presenter: John Bruggeman - CBTS) - Presentation Session
  • Cautionary AI Tales (Presenter: Charles Lester) - Presentation Session                                                                                         
  • Post Quantum Threats - The Encryption Apocalypse That Isn't (Presenter: Sid Dutta - Privaclave Inc.) - Presentation Session
  • Ensuring Responsible AI Development, Governance & Security (Presenter: Michael Redmond) - Presentation Session

 

🔬Organizational Security & Industry Track 

 

  • Managing Third-Party Risk (Presenter: Dave Hatter - InTrust IT) - Presentation Session
  • Living Off The Land Workshop (Presenter/Host: Colin Glover - CISA) - Workshop Session
  • You Don't Need A Penetration Test (Presenters: Spencer Hogan & Dylan Hall -  Afidence) - Presentation Session
  • Fakes That Talk Back: Protecting Your Enterprise From AI Made Impostors (Presenter: James McQuiggan - KnowBe4) - Presentation Session
  • Cybersecurity & Process Efficiency: Measuring Downtime Risk In The AI Driven Process Industry (Presenters: Sandy Gates & Alan Gates - NKU) - Presentation Session
  • AI-Powered Risk Detection & Cybersecurity Automation in Financial Systems (Presenter: Vikas Kulkarni - US Bank) - Presentation Session

📚 Academic Work Related Topics

 

  • Social Engineering in the Age of AI: Why Humans Are Still the Weakest Link (Presenter: Eka Kakalashvili - NKU SANGU) - Presentation Session
  • From Brainwaves To Firewalls: Securing AI Driven Emotion Recognition (Presenter: Sofio Katamadze - NKU SANGU): Presentation Session
  • Towards Novel Security and Privacy LabelsWith GRC Info Specifics For AI Integrated Social Robots (Presenter: Ezra Faith - NKU) - Presentation Session
  • Privacy Beyond Compliance: Introducing Contextual Integrity To AI Risk Conversations (Presenter: Alan Gates - NKU) - Presentation Session
  • Exploring A D.Sc. In Cybersecurity At NKU (Presenters: Nazmus Sadat & Rupesh Agrawal - NKU): Panel Session
  • Bridging Health Informatics, Cybersecurity & AI: Foundations & Future (Presenters: Rupesh Agrawal, Gaurab Baral, Connor Perry - NKU) - Presentation Session
  • Deep Learning Side Channel Analysis (Presenters: Boyang Wang & Logan Reichling - UC) - Presentation Session
  • Protecting DNS Servers From Rogue IoT Devices (Presenter: Mike Pillman - Osborne Logistics Group) - Presentation Session

🎓 Presentations & Panels for Students 

 

  • Definitely Not Secure (Presenter: Matt Scheurer - ThreatReel Podcast) - Presentation Session
  • Cybersecurity & Its Evolution Over The Last 20 Years (Presenter: Mike Schuetter - Encore Tech) - Presentation Session
  • Cybersecurity Careers & Leadership Panel (Presenters: Dionte Grinstead, Cole Ciambro, Chris Parker - ISSA Cincinnati) - Panel Session
  • Alternative Pathways Into Cybersecurity (Presenter: Roger Burns - Per Scholas) - Panel Session

💻 Modern Tech Topics

 

  • MFA Stopping 99% Of IdentityAttacks On M365... Only 5% Of The Time (Presenter: Chaim Black -InTrust IT: Sponsor) - Presentation Session
  • The Call Is Coming From Inside The House - North Korean Applicants & How To Detect Imposters (Presenter: Austin Anderson - World Pay) - Presentation Session
  • Ensuring Responsible AI Development, Governance & Security (Presenter: Michael Redmond) - Presentation Session

🏴‍☠️ Capture The Flag (CTF) Track

 

  • Beginner's Level CTF Competition Session (Presenters/Host: EC-Council)
  • Intermediate Level CTF Competition Session (Presenters/Host: EC-Council)
  • Advanced Level CTF Competition Session (Presenters/Host: EC-Council)

⚖️ Law & Policy in Security Track

 

  • AI, Kids, DNA & Disclosures: The FTC’s New Data Priorities Unpacked (Presenters: Zachary Heck & Zenus Franklin - Taft Law) - Presentation Session
  • Achieving Compliance Scale Through Operationalizing Software Bills of Materials (Presenter: Ria Schalnat - HPE) - Presentation Session
  • (Topic coming soon) (Presenter: Joe Callow) - Presentation Session

 

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Full agenda and schedule will be available soon. Check back regularly for updates!