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Eighteenth Annual Fox IT Awards Registration is now open!

Registration for the Eighteenth Annual Fox IT Awards is now open!

Tuesday, April 10, 2018, 6:00pm – 8:00pm, Temple University’s Main Campus.

FOX IT LEADER AWARD
John Turner, Vice President and Chief Information Officer
3M

FOX IT INNOVATOR AWARD
James Rhee, Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Ashley Stewart

FOX IT AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI
Dave Kotch, Vice President and Chief Information Officer
FMC Corporation

The reception will also feature awards for students, administrators, and faculty.

To attend, register online by Tuesday, April 3rd, 2018 at http://ibit.temple.edu/itawards

Seventeenth Annual Fox IT Awards Registration is now open!

Registration for the Seventeenth Annual Fox IT Awards is now open!

Tuesday, April 4, 2017, 6:00pm – 8:00pm, Temple University’s main campus.

FOX IT LEADER AWARD
Michael Bradshaw, Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer
NBCUniversal

FOX IT INNOVATOR AWARD
Ned Moore, Chairman and CEO
Clutch Holdings, LLC

FOX IT AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI
Satbir Bedi, Chief Technology Officer
Scholastic Corporation

The reception will also feature awards for students, administrators, and faculty.

To attend, register online by Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at http://ibit.temple.edu/itawards

Building a Safer Infrastructure: The Role of Cyber-Security Policies and Processes

The Institute for Business and Information Technology is pleased to welcome Angela McKay, from Microsoft, International Attorney Sean Kanuck, and Duncan Hollis, from Temple University’s School of Law, for a panel discussion on cyber-security on April 6th, 2017.

The discussion will focus on how cyber-security professionals must manage federal and state regulations, information sharing, public-private partnerships, and voluntary frameworks that impact the threat matrix. Looking beyond just data breaches, this talk will take a look at the expanded role of IT in protecting critical infrastructure now and in the future.

This discussion is associated with the Masters Program in Information Technology Auditing and Cyber Security, and will be held at 5:30 pm. Please contact Jacklin Altman at jacklin.altman@temple.edu to reserve your spot.

Angela McKay
Director, Government Security Policy and Strategy Team
Microsoft

Ms. Angela McKay is Director of the Government Security Policy and Strategy Team within Trustworthy Computing at Microsoft. She focuses on driving strategic change, both within Microsoft and externally, to advance trust in the computing ecosystem. Ms. McKay leads Microsoft’s public policy work on cybersecurity, cloud security, and norms, and on public sector use of cloud. Her team includes professionals working on these topics across Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the U.S.

Ms. McKay combines technical expertise and public policy acumen to develop policies that improve security and stability of cyberspace, and support development, growth, and innovation. She serves on the Board of Councilors for the East West Institute, a think tank focused on international conflict resolution, and as Microsoft’s Point of Contact for the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee, which provides the President of the United States with recommendations to maintain reliable, secure, and resilient communications.

Ms. McKay previously led Microsoft’s cybersecurity policy work in the U.S., and its work to increase cybersecurity capacity internationally. Before joining Microsoft in 2008, she worked at Booz Allen Hamilton on cybersecurity policy and communications resiliency, and at BellSouth Telecommunications as an engineer. Ms. McKay holds a Bachelor’s of Industrial and Systems Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Sean Kanuck
International Attorney & Strategic Consultant

Sean Kanuck is an international attorney and strategic consultant who advises governments, corporations, and entrepreneurs on the future of information technology. His academic appointments include: Chair of the Research Advisory Group for the Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace (Hague, Netherlands), Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Nanyang Technological University (Singapore), Distinguished Fellow with the Observer Research Foundation (New Delhi, India), and Affiliate with Stanford University’s Center for International Security and Cooperation.

Sean served as the first National Intelligence Officer for Cyber Issues from 2011 to 2016. He came to the National Intelligence Council after a decade of experience in the Central Intelligence Agency’s Information Operations Center, including both analytic and field assignments. In his Senior Analytic Service role, he was a contributing author for the 2009 White House Cyberspace Policy Review, an Intelligence Fellow with the Directorates for Cybersecurity and Combating Terrorism at the National Security Council, and a member of the United States delegation to the United Nations Group of Governmental Experts on international information security.

Sean holds degrees from Harvard University (A.B., J.D.), the London School of Economics (M.Sc.), and the University of Oslo (LL.M.).

Duncan Hollis
Associate Dean & Professor
Temple Law School

Duncan B. Hollis is Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and James E. Beasley Professor of Law at Temple Law School. His scholarship focuses on issues of authority in international and foreign affairs law, asking who exercises authority in the formation, interpretation and application of international law, and who is it that has the authority to apply such law to, or for, national actors. Hollis has focused on treaties, interpretation, and cyberspace as the key subjects for his studies of authority. His cyber-related research studies international law’s role in regulating cyberthreats and the future of cybernorms. He is part of a team headed by research scientists from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) that was awarded a three-year U.S Department of Defense Minerva Grant for inter-disciplinary analysis of existing norms of behavior and governance in cyberspace.

Professor Hollis received an A.B., summa cum laude, from Bowdoin College. In 1996, he completed a joint-degree program, receiving a Masters in International Law and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School at Tufts University and a Juris Doctor, summa cum laude, from Boston College Law School. At Boston College, he was an Executive Editor of the Law Review and received the James W. Smith Award for Highest Academic Rank.

2nd Annual National Cyber Analyst Challenge results in 10 finalists and adds a conference

Ten university finalists were selected for the 2016 National Cyber Analyst Challenge (NCAC), a competition that supports top students currently pursuing cyber-related degrees in the nation’s leading programs. Powered by Leidos and administered by Temple University’s Institute for Business and Information Technology (IBIT), the competition sent 10 teams to Phase 2 advanced cyber training and the subsequent Phase 3 finals in Reston, Va., Oct. 27-28.

The finalists (in alphabetical order) were: Carnegie Mellon University, Howard University, Iowa State University, Penn State University, Syracuse University, Temple University, University of Maryland University College, University of South Florida, University of Texas at San Antonio, and Villanova University. Each team received an award of $6,000 to $12,000 to support student, faculty, and curriculum development. A panel of industry experts scored the teams on technical proficiency, judgment, and communication.

Carnegie Mellon University was awarded $25,000 as the winner of the second National Cyber Analyst Challenge.

Developed to enhance the skills of the future workforce and inspire students to pursue careers in cyber security, the National Cyber Analyst Challenge focuses on developing strategic skills involving analysis and threat identification.

“Our nation and our very way of life is under constant attack in cyberspace,” said Chris Kearns, senior vice president of enterprise and cyber solutions at Leidos.

“These talented students demonstrated amazing skill to connect the dots in this real-world scenario to defend our critical digital infrastructure.”

In its second year, the Cyber Analyst Challenge is a pioneering interdisciplinary competition that includes undergraduate and master’s students studying information systems, computer science, and engineering, and encourages the development of strategic skills involving analysis, threat identification, and mitigation planning.

“The demand for cyber professionals with analytical mindsets and strong fundamental skills grows every year and our customers need more students to enter the field and help defend our nation in cyber space,” said Chris Kearns.

The three-month, multi-phased competition started with each team analyzing a cyber case. In the second phase, the teams received training from industry experts. Participating universities fielded teams of four to five students, and a faculty advisor, to analyze a data set. The data set provides the context to a fictitious cyber incident. For Phase I each team submitted a C-level presentation to analyze the incident and provide recommendations.

New in 2016, the associated NCAC conference engaged faculty and industry experts on cyber risk analysis, threat identification, remediation, and communication. Presenters discussed cyber research and curriculum challenges and opportunities including macroeconomic, policy, legal, and digital perspectives, as well as curriculum best practices – targeted toward schools interested in expanding their cyber programs.

“The NCAC conference provided a unique opportunity for meaningful dialogue between academic, industry, research, and education experts,” added Dr. Munir Mandviwalla, Executive Director of Temple’s IBIT, who worked with Laurel Miller, Director, to envision the competition.

One outcome from the conference is the identification of a set of strategies to enhance cyber education and research through data centric collaboration between industry and academia.

Sixteenth Annual Fox IT awards – Registration is now open!

Registration for the Sixteenth Annual Fox IT awards is now open!

Tuesday, April 12, 2016, 6:00pm – 8:00pm, Temple University’s main campus

FOX IT LEADER AWARD
Linda Dillman, Chief Information Officer
QVC

FOX IT INNOVATOR AWARD
Robert Moore, CEO and Co-Founder
RJMetrics

FOX IT AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI
Rich Brennen, North American CIO Practice Leader and Partner
Spencer Stuart

The reception will also feature awards for students, administrators, and faculty.

To attend, register online by Monday April 4, 2016 at http://ibit.temple.edu/itawards