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Lockheed Martin and IBIT create National Cyber Analyst Challenge
Temple University’s Institute for Business and Information Technology (IBIT) and Lockheed Martin are joining forces to help solve the cyber talent crisis that faces the country. This fall they will host a National Cyber Analyst Challenge designed to encourage and support the best students currently pursuing cyber related degrees in the top cyber programs in the nation.
Between seven and 10 schools with appropriate programs will select and field a team of top students (undergraduate or master’s studying information systems, computer science or engineering) to participate in the three-phase competition. First, each team will analyze and propose solutions to a cyber case. The second phase is a full day of virtual training. The finals, a real-time practical challenge, will be held in Washington, D.C. in October.
Each school that joins the contest will receive $15,000 to support students, faculty and travel. The winning team will be awarded up to $25,000.
The Cyber Analyst Challenge was created to respond to strong needs in the industry.
According to SimplyHired.com, in April 2015 there were 26,980 open cyber-security related positions. The need in these positions is less for operators and more for analysts. As threats multiply and diversify, intelligence analysis and identification is becoming critical, rather than secondary to the ability to configure or code secure servers. Yet, the job seekers in the talent pipeline find it difficult to integrate operational skills with strategic threat and cyber analysis.
Our programs and our customers have a significant need for students to enter the workforce with not only the technical cyber skills but the analysis mindset that a competition like this will foster, explained Chris Kearns, Lockheed Martin vice president of Enterprise IT Solutions. We are thrilled to partner with our nation’s top universities to invest in the future workforce.
The competition will not only enhance the skills of the future workforce and inspire students to pursue careers in cyber-security. Students will receive fast-paced, real world practical experience, scholarships, recognition and the opportunity to engage with others who share their interests, nationwide.
This competition is unique because it focuses on student development from the start and will serve as a role model for how to develop talent by engaging with industry in systematic and sustained manner, said Dr. Munir Mandviwalla, Associate Professor and Chair of the Fox School of Business’ Management Information Systems department, and IBIT Executive Director.
Fox School’s Institute for Business and Information Technology (IBIT), at Temple University, provides cutting-edge knowledge and valuable connections to sustain excellence in information technology. IBIT integrates industry perspectives with academic research expertise to create forums for generating and exchanging best practices.
IBIT is affiliated with the Fox School’s nationally ranked Department of Management Information Systems. IBIT draws participating faculty and students from MIS as well as the expertise of the entire Fox and Temple University community.
For more information please visit http://cyberanalystchallenge.org
Tech leaders Llado, Mango, and Desai honored at Fifteenth Annual Fox IT awards
Temple University’s Fox School of Business honored three top technology leaders at its 15th annual Information Technology Awards on Tuesday, April 14.
Fox School’s nationally ranked Department of Management Information Systems (MIS) and the Institute for Business and Information Technology (IBIT) organize this premier event for Greater Philadelphia’s technology community. The honorees are:
- George Llado, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Alexion, will receive the Fox IT Leader Award, for his leadership in the use and development of IT in business.
- Jeff Mango, Vice President of Total Experience in Verizon’s marketing organization, will receive the Fox IT Innovator Award, for his innovation in applying technology and insights to create business opportunities.
- Dinesh R. Desai, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer at Emtec, will receive the Fox IT Award for Distinguished Alumni, for his work in the IT field and contributions to the community and industry.
“As innovators, executives and industry leaders, George, Dinesh and Jeff have excelled in a rapidly changing IT landscape,” said Fox School of Business Dean M. Moshe Porat. “In doing so, they carry on a proud and rich tradition of excellence displayed by past Fox IT Award winners, who will serve as models for our students.”
Llado is responsible for leading Alexion’s Global IT function, during a time of rapid expansion and focusing on initiatives that enable Alexion to serve more patients around the world, he and his global team develop and implement enterprise-level business applications and infrastructure, expand ERP implementation, manage information security, deliver new analytics tools, and design and deploy systems. He serves on the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) Board and the Temple Fox IT Advisory Board.
Mango and his team leverage social and digital media insights across Verizon’s business units in order to enhance the overall end-to-end customer experience and increase operational efficiency. Targeted information and solutions help drive improvements in customer experience and loyalty, which increases revenue and reduces operating costs throughout the business. Previously he led the customer and business intelligence organization (CBI) that was the first of its kind.
Desai earned an MBA from the Fox School in 1978. After graduation, he spent 12 years with American Can and Arco Chemical in various management positions. He went on to become President, CEO, Co-Chairman and an owner of Western Sky Industries and then Chairman and CEO of DARR Global Holdings, Inc., a management consulting firm. Desai has also served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Enterprise Center, a Nonprofit Organization.
“In a world increasingly dominated by digital business models, the 2015 Fox School IT Award recipients are true role models for MIS students, who are learning digital business innovation and how to lead revenue growth in a digital economy,” said Dr. Munir Mandviwalla, founding Chair of the MIS Department.
Recipients are nominated and selected by a committee chaired by Bruce Fadem (Chair, Fox IT advisory board) and comprised of senior leadership at Fox, the Fox IT Advisory Board, and previous recipients.
The Fox School’s MIS department, ranked No. 1 in the world for research, in the top 15 nationally for undergraduate programs, and in the top 20 for graduate programs, is a worldwide leader in transformative research and teaching in the design, use, and effects of information technology. IBIT integrates industry perspectives with academic research expertise to create forums for generating and exchanging best practices.
For more information on the annual Fox IT Awards, visit http://ibit.temple.edu/it-awards/
Martin Schroeter, CFO, IBM spends day with Finance and MIS students
Martin Schroeter, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, IBM, recently presented a Distinguished Speaker talk as part of spending a day at the Fox School of Business.
Schroeter, an alumnus of the Fox School, was appointed SVP and CFO at IBM on January 1, 2014. Previously, he was General Manager of IBM Global Financing, a position he held since April 2011, where he led the world’s largest captive IT financier with a total asset base in excess of $37 billion and 125,000 customers in 50 countries.
During the day, he spoke to Temple’s Financial Management Association (FMA) and also held a small group meeting with students in MIS and Finance.
Schroeter also met with Dean M. Moshe Porat and faculty from the Fox School’s Department of Management Information Systems and Finance.
Sondra Barbour, EVP, Lockheed Martin spends day with Temple students
Sondra L. Barbour, Executive Vice President, Information Systems & Global Solutions, Lockheed Martin recently spent a day with students in the Fox School’s Management Information Systems program.
Barbour is Executive-in-Residence at the Institute for Business and Information Technology (IBIT) and was at Temple all day on March 9, 2015 as part of her responsibilities. She is an officer of the Lockheed Martin Corporation. Under her leadership, IS&GS employs 26,000 professionals and generated $8.4 billion in sales in 2013.
Barbour is also the inaugural recipient of the Fox Information Technology award for Distinguished Alumni in 2005 and helped start the Executive-in-Residence program. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for 3M and was selected by Fortune magazine as one of the “50 Most Powerful Women in Business” in 2014.
During the day, she participated as a guest expert in Professor Martin Doyle’s Enterprise Architecture class, had lunch with Fox BBA in MIS students, discussed cyber-security careers and other topics with the students in the Fox School’s Master of Science in IT auditing and cyber-security, and met with the representatives of the Temple University student chapter of the Association for Information Systems. Barbour also met with Neil Theobald, President, Temple University.
