Attend the National Cyber Summit, that is being held in Huntsville, Alabama. I would like to attend this Conference, which is held annually, and the dates are June 2-4, 2020. This year the conference is being held at the Braun Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
National Cyber Summit is the nation’s most innovative cyber security-technology event, that offer unique educational, collaborative and workforce development opportunities for industry visionaries and rising leaders. (NCS,2020) This Conference will be attended by government and commercial participants.
The event is hosted by the North Alabama Chapter of the Information Systems Security Association (NAC-ISSA) Cyber Huntsville Corporation (CHC), Auburn University Research, and University of Alabama in Huntsville. It is also Supported by the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE), a program of the National Institute of Standards and Technology in the U.S. Department of Commerce, under Grant # 70NANB15H016.
The Summit will provide 4 days of educational training and have over 60 expert speakers, over 60 sessions (Advanced Manufacturing/SCADA/Supply Chain, Law Enforcement/Forensics, Redstone Arsenal Cyber Ecosystem, Research, and Technical), and over 70 cyber-focused exhibitors (including NIST, NSA, FBI, and the NICE Challenge Project). This Summit offers comprehensive, educational sessions covering critical security issues and emerging security issues for our organizations.
Attending this conference would be a great addition to my knowledge and expertise and help enhance my knowledge about Advanced Manufacturing, Social Engineering, Human Security, Cyber Skills Gap, Cyber Resilience, Forensics, Security Testing, Reverse Engineering, Information Security as Risk Management, Risk Analysis, Malware, Block chain, Policy, Cloud, and Latest Hacks which this summit will be offering. It will also give me a chance to meet experts in the field and share thoughts and ideas on the latest trends and firsthand information about actual end user experiences from participants and leaders.
The three days of dedicated time to knowledge and insight on networking, special events will give me a chance to meet leaders in the industry, share ideas, gain knowledge and increase our company profile. There will be product demos and engage with sponsors. Will also receive Continuing Professional Education Credits that will apply to maintaining current certifications (such as CISSP, CEH, Security+ CE, and many others). Given an opportunity to attend this Conference will be a great asset to the company and to my knowledge to serve the company better and utilize my knowledge to the betterment of PBI.
Costs:
The approximate cost associated with the attendance if the Conferences is as follows:
Travel Costs (Flights & Transportation to and from Airport): $250- $350
Accommodations (4 Nights at $95-$150/night): $380 – $600(Special negotiated costs for attendees)
Meals (5 days at $51): $255
Conference Pass for 3 days: $510
Total cost to attend the National Cyber Summit at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Alabama for 4 days and 4 nights from June 1-5 would be: $1600
Justification:
I believe attending the National Cyber Summit and the knowledge gained through the experts in this field will better help myself and PBI to know about the looming cybersecurity risks facing our company in the near future, will make us aware of the upcoming threats and latest issues in cyber crime and security. Taking precautionary steps by using this knowledge will help PBI curtail and avoid any further costs which are much more compared to this travel cost, that may result from any unfortunate cyber related event occurring in PBI. Budget for the Conference is a small price to pay for a future loss that may cost us much more in reputation and finances.
My learning from the Conference will be shared with my department and IT teams to enhance their knowledge and by creating a presentation of my learning and new knowledge will only help and enhance security at PBI. Upon my return I plan on having a meeting and presenting my learning and details about the Conference to my colleagues.
Thank you for your consideration
Jyotsna Pakhare.
References:
Cybersecurity Conferences 2020 – 2021 [Updated Hourly]. (n.d.). Retrieved March 12, 2020, from https://infosec-conferences.com/
National Cyber Summit 2020: InfoSec Conference Alabama. (2019, November 22). Retrieved March 12, 2020, from https://infosec-conferences.com/events-in-2020/nat…