Unisys Corp., a global IT services company, will co-host the National Cybersecurity Moonshot Virtual Workshop Oct. 5-6.
The workshop will focus on the innovation and execution of cybereducation to increase the availability, quality, and diversity of cybersecurity talent.
Tom Ridge, former Secretary of Homeland Security, and Bradford Willke, assistant director of the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), will make keynote speeches.
Other speakers at the event include Tom Patterson, Unisys chief trust officer; Bobbie Stempfley, adjunct faculty of Heinz College and Carnegie Mellon University; Dr. Beverly Scott, a member of the National Infrastructure Advisory Council; and Admiral (ret.) Mark Montgomery, Cybersecurity Solarium Commission executive director.
“It is essential that the government forge trusted partnerships with industry and academia to help identify, cultivate and hire diverse sources of talent and accelerate the speed and breadth of cyber education necessary for our critical infrastructure protection,” Peter Altabef, Unisys chairman and CEO, said. “Artificial intelligence, 5G communications, identity management, and quantum encryption are undeniably important to the future of cybersecurity, but the technologies are rapidly evolving and markedly different. Through education on these topics and the nurturing of a diverse talent pool, the country will stand at the forefront of cyber innovation.”