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Hardening the Human: The Power of Cybersecurity Awareness and Training


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2017 FISSEA Educator of the Year Presented to Mike Petock

Prof. Sushil Jajodia, 2016 FISSEA Educator of the Year, presented the 2017 FISSEA Educator of the Year award to Michael Petock, All Native Group (ANG), on March 14, 2018. The FISSEA Educator of the Year award recognizes an individual who has made significant contributions in education and training programs for information systems security.

His nomination letter stated in part, Mike Petock has provided exceptional subject matter expert (SME) support for the design, development and maintenance of several role-based training courses supporting the Department of State’s information assurance (IA) training program. Implementing his vision in concert with customer feedback, he oversees, and completed revisions to six of the Department’s core courses to include Cybersecurity Foundations for ISSOs, Cybersecurity Foundations for System Administrators, IA for Managers, IA for System Owners, IA for Executives and Software Assurance for Developers. Mike readily displays a panoply of cybersecurity knowledge, an understanding of the requirement to remain proficient in this field, and intuitive leadership skills valued by and implemented by team members. Please see the complete nomination letter here.


Contest Winners for 2018:

Gretchen Morris, Contest Coordinator, reported there were a total of 42 entries: 15 Posters, 4 Websites, 5 Motivational Items, 6 Newsletters, 6 Training Scenarios, and 6 Videos. See all entries for the Security Contest here.

Winners (selected by impartial judging committee prior to conference):

  • Poster: Office of Information Technology: Indian Health Service
  • Website: Emile Walker; US Postal Service Corporate Information Security Office (USPS CISO)
  • Motivational Item: K Rudolph, Niomi Rosenberg, Amira Armond, G. Mark Hardy, Bryan Walthall; Organization: Native Intelligence, Inc.
  • Newsletter: Robert Cunningham; Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Security Training Scenarios: Deborah Coleman; U.S. Department of Education
  • Video: Emile Walker; US Postal Service Corporate Information Security Office (USPS CISO)

Peer’s Choice:

  • Poster: Angela DeSarro; Department of Veterans Affairs, IT Workforce Development
  • Website: Katherine Martini; Department of State
  • Motivational Item: Emile Walker; US Postal Service Corporate Information Security Office (USPS CISO)
  • Newsletter: Office of Information Technology: Indian Health Service
  • Security Training Scenarios: Katherine Martini; Department of State
  • Video: Angela DeSarro; Department of Veterans Affairs, IT Workforce Development

FISSEA Keynote Videos:

FISSEA Keynote Speaker - Day 1, March 14, 2018

Speaker: Princess Young with DHS National Cybersecurity Awareness Programs
Presentation Title: Cybersecurity is a Shared Responsibility: Using Your Strengths and Connections to Build Awareness across Communities

FISSEA Keynote Speaker - Day 2, March 15, 2018

Speaker: Lance Spitzner with SANs
Presentation Title: Making Security Simple


FISSEA 2018 Presentations:


2018 Conference Photos

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Pictures are courtesy of NIST Staff, conference attendee Hoala Greevy (Paubox), and TWG member Loyce Pailen (UMUC)

Event Details

Starts: March 14, 2018 - 08:00 AM EDT
Ends: March 15, 2018 - 05:00 PM EDT

Format: In-person Type: Conference

Agenda

Attendance Type: Open to public
Audience Type: Industry,Government,Academia


Location

NIST Campus
100 Bureau Drive 
Gaithersburg MD, 20899

Related Topics

Security and Privacy: awareness training & education

Applications: cybersecurity education

Created April 18, 2018, Updated December 19, 2023