Rowan’s Cumberland campus to host cybersecurity symposium this week

By
ROI-NJ Staff
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Rowan College of South Jersey will host its second annual Cybersecurity Symposium at the Cumberland Campus’s Luciano Center (LUC). The free symposium will be held on Oct. 24 and is open to the public. 

Sponsored by the National Science Foundation – Hispanic Serving Institutions (NSF-HSI) Adelante Juntos program at RCSJ – Cumberland, the symposium will host cybersecurity leaders who will offer invaluable insights on the rapidly changing digital landscape. 

RCSJ’s Cybersecurity Program was recently received the esteemed Center for Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense award from the NSA, during a special ceremony hosted in Louisville, KY. 

The RCSJ Cybersecurity Symposium will provide an opportunity to be a part of the conversation that is defining cybersecurity, helping to encourage individuals to enter the cybersecurity field.

Symposium speakers include: 

  • Hunter Adams, Cybertech Enthusiast – Franklin Bank 

  • Judy Cirucci, Senior Instructional Designer – RCSJ Cumberland Campus 

  • Stan Field, CFE, CEES – Chief Information Officer – Cumberland County 

  • Tim Green, SVP – Chief Information Security Officer 

  • Christopher Kay, CISSP, CPP – Cybersecurity State Coordinator, IOD Region 2 (NY, NJ, PR, USVI) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency 

  • Caden Miller, Cybersecurity Engineer – OceanFirst Bank 

  • Thomas Miller, Senior Software Engineer – Capital One 

  • Brandon Pugh, M.S – Institutional Research Analyst IR – RCSJ Cumberland Campus 

  • Melanie Ridgway, Cybersecurity LA – RCSJ Cumberland Campus 

  • John Widman, Cybersecurity Engineer – OceanFirst Bank 

 The symposium topics will include The Future of Cybersecurity: Trends and Predictions, Cybersecurity in Critical Infrastructure, How to Enter the Cybersecurity Field, Computer Data & Predictions, Phishing, ChatGPT Guide, Game Design, System Design Vulnerability, Responding to a Major Cyber Attack, and Cybersecurity Skill Gap.  

To register for the event and for more information about Rowan College of South Jersey’s Cybersecurity Program, visit RCSJ.edu/STEM/Cybersecurity-AS-Cumberland.