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TITLE: Cybersecurity Points of Light

ABSTRACT

Cybersecurity can be an Achilles heal or a critical enabler. This talk 
explores the variety of factors that contribute to cyber dependencies and
vulnerabilities and examines the threat from terrorists and other adversaries. 
From an enterprise perspective, a near-term cybersecurity strategy is 
presented for addressing the problem, along with discussion of recent 
technology advances that improve both operational capability and
security. Finally, the talk includes a summary of areas needing research 
by government, industry, and academia.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER
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Bill Neugent works for MITRE, which is a not-for-profit 
organizationchartered to work in the public interest. At MITRE, 
Neugent is the Chief  Engineer for over 260 cybersecurity experts who advise 
the federal government. He typically works with the senior cybersecurity 
official within an agency to advise on approaches and investment areas. Recently, 
supportingthe Office of the Secretary of Defense, he led Red Teams to assess 
several major acquisition efforts. He has developed cybersecurity strategies for a
number of agencies and was a primary architect of the Defense-in-Depth strategy 
that has been implemented throughout the U.S. military. He also has been a leader 
in the development of programs to mitigate insider threats. In the 1980s he created 
and taught a graduate course in cybersecurity at The American University, one 
of the first such courses in the country. Neugentis also a novelist. His debut novel, 
No Outward Sign (Writers Club Press), shows a cyberterrorist attack on America. 
Days after the book's release on Amazon.com, sales surged until the novel became 
one of Amazon's 500 best-selling books. Neugent is in great demand as a speaker 
on cyberterrorism and cybersecurity.