Join us for a panel discussion "Becoming an expert in Cyber Security."
AGENDA:
We will take abird's eye view of the latest cyber security threats & trends, as well as real-world strategies & security architecture for securing critical networks & data in the enterprise, commercial, government & industrial environments.
We will also discuss the red-hot cybersecurity job market which is heating up with every breach that gets reported.
Data from all sides predict a huge surge in cybersecurity jobs. Data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates jobs in IT security are one of the fastest-growing categories in tech, up 33% in the past four years alone.Cybersecurity Ventures predicts on the high end that there will be 3.5 million cyber security job openings by 2021. For more infohttp://cybersecurityventures.com/jobs/. Cisco had projected over amillioncyber security jobs.
So the next question is obviously - how to 'break into" a career in cyber security. We'll cover that & many other questions such aswhat are the building block fundamentals for jumping into a career in cyber security?What are the salary ranges for the different career paths in cyber security? Are certifications relevant? How much time does it take to do this? What are the pre-requisites?
We will answer these questions & much more!
ON THE PANEL:
Panelist 1
Ariel Cohen
CEO of HackerUSA
HackerU is an Israeli leading training center & the biggest college in the fields of Cyber Security & Computer Sciences, with over 20 years of activity, 4,000 graduates a year (Certificate Programs), 1,400+ client enterprises & 600% growth in recent years.
Panelist 2:
Aditya Narayan
CEO, TurnToTech
Co-founded TurnToTech in 2014 to address the growing demand for mobile engineers. TurnToTech quickly became the most respected iOS & Android school in NYC & has helped hundreds of students change careers & become mobile developers.
Aditya has experience in setting security strategy, creating security standards & architecting & implementing highly secure enterprise applications, data centers, & cloud solutions. Aditya hasheld senior executive positions at various companies such as Marvel Entertainment (Chief Architect, Dir. Enterprise Architecture), Starwood Hotels (Lead Security Architect) & JPMorganChase (Sr. Architect). He has also published various articles withIBMon security & other topics.
Panelist 3:
Thaier Hayajneh, Ph.D.
Director of Fordham Center for Cybersecurity
Thaier Hayajneh, Ph.D., specializes in Cybersecurity, is the director of Fordham Center for Cybersecurity, Associate professor of Computer Science, program director of MS in Cybersecurity & MS in Data at Fordham University. Dr. Hayajneh has 20 years of experience in computer science & engineering with 10 years in cybersecurity research & education. He was a full-time faculty of computer science at New York Institute of Technology & founder director of NYIT Center of Excellence in Cyber Security (2014-2016). He received his Ph.D. & M.S. degrees in Information Sciences with specialization in cybersecurity & Networking from the University of Pittsburgh, PA, in 2009 & 2005, respectively.
