Information Technology Auditing and Cyber Security Center of Excellence

ITACS Center of Excellence

Events

2023

November 8, 2023

Topic: Temple University Blockchain Club’s TUBC Workshop!

The event is on Wednesday, November 8, 2023, from 12:00 to 1:00 pm in Speakman Hall Room 211

Description: Temple University Blockchain Club (TUBC) is hosting a workshop on blockchain applications within business. Specifically, they will explore how custom-built blockchain networks can cater to a business’s unique requirements. The guest speaker for this event is Bob Hartley, the Head of Solution Architecture at Kaleido. Kaleido is a prominent blockchain solutions company that assists businesses in developing and expanding blockchain applications for various purposes, including banking, supply chain, insurance, media, and ESG initiatives. They have collaborated with major companies such as CitiBank, Kroger, Shell, and T-Mobile, making them one of the few firms offering such services.

Should you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to them via email or visit their website.

For inquiries, please get in touch with TU Blockchain Club

November 8, 2023

The Fox School’s Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) is offering a limited number of tickets “first come, first served” to the following event:

Topic: Applying AI to Global Cybersecurity: Complement or Complication

Join the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia to hear from a panel of industry, regulatory, and security professionals for a moderated discussion and audience Q&A about the opportunities and risks of increased reliance on AI in cybersecurity.

Location: Racquet Club of Philadelphia, 215 S. 16th St., Philadelphia, PA 19102

Schedule, Nov 08, 2023:

  • 11:30 a.m. Registration Opens, catered buffet lunch
  • 12:00 p.m. Program begins
  • 1:30 p.m. Conclusion of program

Speakers:

  • Sarah Hammer, Executive Director at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and Adjunct Professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School
  • Michael G. McLaughlin, Principal, Government Relations, Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Practice Group Co-Leader, Buchanan Ingersoll and Rooney PC

Moderator:

  • Sahel Ahyaie Assar, Chair, Blockchain and Digital Assets Practice Group, Buchanan Ingersoll

More Information: https://wacphila.org/events/ai-and-global-cybersecurity

To request a ticket to the event, please contact Jeffrey Conradi, Associate Director of CIBER, at: jeffrey.conradi@temple.edu

October 25, 2023

Please join us Wednesday 10/25 at 3:30pm for an ITACS Presentation/Webinar followed by pizza and networking.

Topic: “New Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Cybersecurity Reporting Rules for Public Companies”

Description: This presentation will cover rules public companies need to follow for disclosing cybersecurity incidents and risk management strategy and governance.

 Presenter: Thu Nguyen CISA, CRMA, CPDSE; Associate Vice President Internal Audit – Wells Fargo

Location Online: via Zoom, register here after registering you will receive a confirmation email with instructions and a link for joining the webinar via Zoom.

Location In-Person: Room 520, 1810 Liacouras Walk, Temple University Main Campus, Philadelphia PA

Agenda:

  • 3:30 – 4:30 Presentation will be delivered both in-person and online via Zoom
  • 4:30 – 5:30 Pizza and networking in-person

Note to MIS 5206 students: At 5:30pm, after pizza and networking if you attended in-person we will meet in Room 520 for class. Prof. Lanter will hold the MIS 5206 Protection of Information Assets class as a hybrid in-person/online class. Students participating online can use the normal MIS 5206 class Zoom link to join the class online.

October 19, 2023

Montgomery College: CAE Tech Talk

Topic: Blue Team Uses of Attack Frameworks 

Presenter: Prof. David Vargas, Cybersecurity Professor, Montgomery College Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber

Description: Organizations are constantly under attack. Attack Frameworks are used by cybersecurity professionals to identify and describe intrusions so that they can be more easily identified and/or prevented. They also provide a common language that makes it possible to better understand the nature of today’s attacks. In this presentation, Prof. David Vargas will discuss the two most common attack frameworks used by industry today — the Lockheed Martin Cyber Kill Chain and MITRE ATT&CK.

Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Cyber Lab, HT230, Germantown campus, THURSDAY – October 19th, 2023  at 12:00-1:00 PM EST, Via Zoom: https://montgomerycollege.zoom.us/j/96183907006

www.montgomerycollege.edu/mccyberlab

May 16, 2023

Topic: Professional Networking Event with (ISC)2 Philadelphia Chapter’s Board of Directors.

Description: Learn how to break into the cyber industry and how certifications and resources from ISC2 can help you on your career journey.  Afterwards, professional networking with refreshments and snacks.

When: Tuesday, May 16th from 3-5pm

Where: Room 200, Speakman Hall, Room 200

April 20, 2023

Topic: NSA CAE Tech Talks – Zero Trust & Bluetooth Security

Description: The National Security Agency’s National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity 2 online Tech Talks (Thursday, 4/20)

When: 1:00 pm to 3:00pm

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April 14, 2023

Topic: Networking ITACS Industry Advisory Council’s Mentoring Program & Professional Networking Event

Description: Please join us Friday April 14 to learn about Mentorship and for a Professional Networking Event 3 PM to 5 PM, 1810 Liacouras Walk, 5th Floor.

Event Agenda

  • 3 PM – 4 PM, Panel Discussion on “The Power of Mentorship in the Digital Age”, Room 502, 5th Floor, 1810 Liacouras Walk
  • 4 PM – 5 PM, Professional Networking Event with Snacks & Refreshments, EMBA Event Space, 5th Floor, 1810 Liacouras Walk

We look forward to networking together with you!

April 5, 2023

Topic: NSA’s CAE forum of 2 presentations on Topic 1: Are Personal Information Sharing, Awareness, Habits, and Practices a Concern for Cybersecurity and Topic 2: Aviation and Aerospace Cybersecurity

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March 29, 2023

Faculty Fellowship Opportunity for those interested in Teaching Cybersecurity

2023 Cybersecurity Faculty Fellowship Program

NCyTE is hosting a Faculty Fellowship Program open to college/university students in their final year or recently graduated with a bachelor’s or master’s degree in cybersecurity, who are interested in teaching in a community college setting. The Faculty Fellowship Program will introduce and prepare participants for a career path of teaching cybersecurity in a community college setting. Gain experience in creating lesson plans, syllabi, leading a classroom, and more. We encourage students from underrepresented groups in cybersecurity to apply. Stipend opportunity is available.

To apply for the 2023 Faculty Fellowship Program, students can click the link for one of the two virtual orientation workshops below.

Students should apply by May 7, 2023.

For more information and Summer Bootcamp schedule:

February 28, 2023 

Join our ITACS Social Engineering Team and create a 30 second Public Service Announcement on romance scams. Click here to see some sample Public Service Announcements.

Description: According to the Federal Trade Commission, in the “past five years, people have reported losing a staggering $1.3 billion to romance scams… 2021 was no exception –reported losses hit a record $547 million for the year”. Social engineering plays an important role across the entire romance scams process, from creating a fake profile and initiating contact to grooming and depleting victims of their finances, emotions, and trust.

Temple University’s Cybersecurity in Application, Research & Education (CARE) Lab is challenging students to gain first-hand cyberattack and cybersecurity experience by participating in a creative and unique social engineering event! The CARE Lab has been brought in to help with the skyrocketing numbers of romance scams hitting Americans. Our ITACS team will serve as a CARE Lab representative and engage with both victims and scammers as you work through real-time simulated romance scams.

COMPETITION: Join our ITACS Social Engineering Team and create a 30 second Public Service Announcement on romance scams. Click here to see some sample Public Service Announcements.

SCHEDULE: Orientation date: Saturday, May 13 (virtual).  The competitions will be held virtually on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, from 9am to 4pm (ET) May 19, 20, and 21. Closing ceremonies will take place on Wednesday, June 14, 3pm-4pm ET (virtual).

PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS: 

  1. Code of conduct waiver (agree not to cheat)
  2. Media consent waiver (generated audio/visual content can be shared publicly)
  3. Pre-and post-event survey

Please let David Lanter (david.lanter@temple.edu) know if you wish to join the ITACS Social Engineering Team to create and participate in creating a 30 second Public Service Announcement on romance scams.

February 2, 2023

ISACA Academic Scholarship Competition

COMPETITION OVERVIEW: Participants are to select one of the three topics provided and write an essay in response to the corresponding essay prompt.
TOPICS:

  1. Business Impact and Risk of Digital Business Transformation.
  2. Is moving to the cloud always the right choice for a company? What are the considerations in making this decision?
  3. Impact of Security and Technology on geopolitical environment.
  • Scholarships will be awarded to the top three submissions as decided by the Philadelphia ISACA Chapter Grants & Scholarships Committee.
    All submissions are DUE February 26, 2023
    All decisions are final.
    This scholarship is a one-time award.
    All scholarship award winners will have their essay published on the Philadelphia ISACA website.

WHAT IS ISACA?
ISACA is a worldwide association of IS governance professionals. The aim of the Philadelphia Chapter is to sponsor local educational seminars and workshops, and help to further promote and elevate the visibility of the IS audit, control and security profession throughout Philadelphia.

  • Through the generous support of our members, the Philadelphia Chapter of ISACA is making $5,000 available for scholarships in 2023.
    To learn more about our organization and activities, please visit our web site: www.isaca.org/Philadelphia

Faculty Support: If you would like editorial feedback on your draft from an ITACS faculty member to help you improve your essay, please send a draft of your essay(s) to Thu Nguyen (professorthu@temple.edu) and David Lanter (david.lanter@temple.edu).

 

2022

February 3rd

Panel Discussion: Cyber Risk, Insurance and Related Job Market

Panelists: Paul Needle (Munich Reinsurance America), Kara Higginbotham (Zurich NA) & Alan Phan (Chubb)

January 13th

Topic: Voicing Conviction, Keys to Persuading IT Risk Management Decision Makers

Presenter: Lonnie Barone, President of Barone Associates

 

 

2021

October 18th

Topic: Demystifying Cyber Insurance

Presenter: Paul Needle, Sr. Vice President, Munich Reinsurance America, Inc.

June 10th

Topic: Ethical use of Data & AI  (joined with DIM program)

Presenter: David Kaganovsky, Global Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Wavemaker

April 28th

Topic: Top 20 Controls on a Shoestring – COVID edition

Presenter: Bill Bailey, IT Security Admin Sr Principal, SAIC

February 25th

Panel Session: Secure a Career in Cloud Computing || 1-2 pm

Moderator: 

Jason Lindsley, AVP, Business Information Security Officer, TD Bank

 

Brendan Scanlon

AVP, Information Technology Audit, Chubb Insurance

Duy Nguyen

Director, Enterprise Technology Audit Group, Wells Fargo

Grace Nwokobia

AVP, Cloud & Strategic Initiatives, TD Bank

Srdjan Vujosevic

VP, Cloud Security and Governance, TD Bank

Panel discussion with experts from TD Bank, Chubb Insurance, and Wells Fargo. We will explore the security benefits of the cloud, challenges securing the cloud and talent, and how you can develop your skills to prepare for a successful career in technology and cybersecurity. As more and more companies accelerate their migration from traditional data centres to public cloud platforms, the resource demand for individuals with a combination of cloud, cybersecurity, and IT audit experience is also accelerating. This is your opportunity to network with top industry experts and learn how you can prepare yourself now for a safe and secure future in the cloud.

2020

December 15th

Topic: Who’s On Your Network? A Look at Insider Threats || 11 am – 12 noon

Speaker: Tim Black, Internal Audit Director for Cyber-Security at Vanguard

Tim has over 13 years of experience designing, certifying, auditing, and consulting cybersecurity programs in both the defence and financial services industries. Tim currently leads the global audit team for a large investment management company responsible for assessing all aspects of cybersecurity including insider threats.

June 3rd

Topic: Changing of the Paradigms: Control Test Automation || 2-3 pm

Speakers (From the Advisory Services team at Grant Thornton)

Jarred B. Bernstein

Greg Haberer