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2024 Conf. Agenda

 
  2024 Schedule at a Glance
  Time Event
  October 1, 2024
  8:00 am - 12:00 pm Pre-Conference: 

Implementing the NIST Cybersecurity Framework v2 
Register Here (free event)
Basin Auditorium (304)

  11:00 am Lunch for pre-registered participants
  1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Opening Keynote: Just One More Ping: The Evidence of Netflix's Lover, Stalker, Killer - Anthony Kava
Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Office
Iowa Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force

 
  2:15 pm - 3:00 pm   Breakout Set A
   
  • Data Privacy: Understanding, Impact, and Awareness - Ravi Shivdat, NDIT
  • How to Create an Incident Response Playbook - Cody Delzer, SBS CyberSecurity
  • Empowering Educators: Cybersecurity Education in K12 - Jill Baird and Steve Deziel, NDIT / EduTech
  3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Break with Sponsors
  3:30 pm - 4:15 pm   Breakout Set B
   
  • AI - The Good, The Bad and the Ugly - Michael Gregg, NDIT
  • AI Foundations - Lynette Borjeson Painter, PhD, Bismarck State College
  4:30 pm - 5:15 pm   Breakout Set C
   
  • Deepfakes and the Threat to Your Organization - James McQuiggan, KnowBe4
  • The Evolution of Physical Security for Critical Infrastructure - Anthony Benson and Steve Alvarez, Innova
  • Feed the Machine – The China Cyber Threat - Eric Wilkens, Arvig
  October 2, 2024
  8:00 - 8:10 am Welcome
  8:10 am - 8:25 am Cyber Madness Update - Tony Aukland, NDIT
  8:30 am - 9:30 am Day 2 Morning Keynote: Leadership Lessons Learned from the FBI - John Iannarelli, JI Consulting Group
  9:45 am - 10:30 am   Breakout Set D
   
  • ND Elections 101 - Michael Howe, ND Secretary of State's Office
  • Who's Spying on Me - Smart TV Security Issues and Vulnerabilities - Dr. Nadia Halabi, NDIT
  • How North Dakota's SOC Uses Automation - Jaden Evanger, NDIT
  10:45 am - 11:30 am   Breakout Set E
   
  • Building Your Cybersecurity Skill Tree - James Hudler, NDIT
  • Defending Today and Securing Tomorrow for Critical Infrastructure - Jacob Conway, CISA
  • Forseti's Justice: Malware Analysis in Incident Response - Jon Heard, NDIT
  • Focus Group: The Risky Side of Security: Building an Effective Cyber Risk Program - Josh Kadrmas, NDIT
  11:30 am - 12:15 pm Lunch
  12:30 pm - 1:00 pm TechND Award Presentations - Terry Effertz
  1:15 pm - 2:00 pm   Breakout Set F
   
  • NDCAE School Lightening Talks - Dr. Prakash Ranganathan, College of Engineering & Mines at UND | Dr. Jeremy Straub, Institute for Cyber Security Education and Research at NDSU | Chad Davis, Turtle Mountain Community College | Nicklos See, Bismarck State College
  • How to Spot a Terrorist Before It's Too Late - John Ianarelli, JI Consulting Group
  • Palo Alto Unit 42 - Cuong Dinh, Palo Alto Networks
  • Focus Group: Hacking Talent Strategies for Developing a Cyber Workforce - Chris Gergen, NDIT
  2:15 pm - 3:00 pm   Breakout Set G
   
  • Artificial Intelligence: The Cybersecurity Professional’s Friend or Foe? - Jeremy Straub, North Dakota State University
  • CyberMadness Student Panel - Moderated by Tony Aukland, NDIT
  • Your Voice Matters with Audio Enhancement - Emma Washbush, Audio Enhancement
  3:15 pm - 4:00 pm

From Survivor to Advocate: Working Towards Online Safety for Kids in Today’s Digital World
Alicia “Kozak” Kozakiewisz

  4:00 pm  Closing and Reminders
     
3-Oct    
  8:00 am - 5:00 pm PER 398- Cybersecurity Resiliency in Industrial Control Systems - Michael Slack, Norwich University
  Updated: 9/30

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