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Cyber Connect

Hosted by Francesca Sala & Philippa Burgess
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GeoCyber Systems is proud to host this Cybersecurity Career Day in support of the NICE Cybersecurity Career Ambassador Community of Interest. This virtual event brings together voices across the cybersecurity career spectrum—from seasoned professionals to newly hired talent—to spotlight the many paths and opportunities in the field.

This half-day event will feature two engaging panels and short spotlight sessions highlighting actionable insights for building a career in cybersecurity.

🔹 Panel 1: Cybersecurity Professionals in Practice

🕙 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT

This session features cybersecurity professionals with several years of industry experience across sectors. Panelists will share insights on:

  • Career development in cybersecurity

  • Current challenges and emerging trends

  • Mentorship, hiring practices, and team-building

  • How the NICE Framework supports workforce readiness

🔹Panel 2: Rising Professionals in Cybersecurity

🕚 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PT

This session highlights early-career professionals who recently entered the cybersecurity workforce. Panelists will share:

  • How they navigated education, certification, or career changes

  • Their first job experiences and everyday responsibilities

  • Challenges faced — and overcome

  • Advice for those entering or transitioning into the field

🔹Focused Cyber Sessions

🕛 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM PT

Following the two panels, attendees are invited to stay for focused 30-minute presentations and breakout-style sessions. These sessions will offer deeper insights into:

  • Specific career pathways (e.g., SOC Analyst, Risk Manager, Security Researcher)

  • Certifications, credentials, and learning platforms

  • Mentorship and community involvement

  • Tools, frameworks, and on-the-job realities

🕛 𝟏𝟐:𝟎𝟎 𝐏𝐌 - 𝟏𝟐:𝟑𝟎 𝐏𝐌 𝐏𝐓

𝐉𝐞𝐟𝐟 𝐑𝐞𝐢𝐜𝐡 - 𝐂𝐲𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐁𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐘𝐨𝐮: 𝐀 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩.

🕛 𝟏𝟐:𝟑𝟎 𝐏𝐌 - 𝟏:𝟎𝟎 𝐏𝐌 𝐏𝐓

𝐊𝐢𝐫𝐤 𝐀𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐬 - 𝐔𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐔𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐩𝐞𝐱 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐂𝐲𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲.

🕛 𝟏:𝟎𝟎 𝐏𝐌 - 𝟏:𝟑𝟎 𝐏𝐌 𝐏𝐓

𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐈𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐧y𝐢 - 𝐂𝐲𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡: 𝐄𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬, 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐏𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬

🕛 𝟏:𝟑𝟎 𝐏𝐌 - 𝟐:𝟎𝟎 𝐏𝐌 𝐏𝐓

𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐄𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐨𝐧 - 𝐁𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐉𝐨𝐛 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐲𝐛𝐞𝐫

🕛 𝟐:𝟎𝟎 𝐏𝐌 - 𝟐:𝟑𝟎 𝐏𝐌 𝐏𝐓 - 𝐐&𝐀’𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐄𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐨𝐧

(𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨)

🕛 𝟐:𝟑𝟎 𝐏𝐌 - 𝟑:𝟎𝟎 𝐏𝐌 𝐏𝐓

𝐃𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐞 - 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐎𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐲𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐬 𝐈 𝐓𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐈 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭

🕛 𝟑:𝟎𝟎 𝐏𝐌 - 𝟑:𝟑𝟎 𝐏𝐌 𝐏𝐓

Sharad Aggarwal - How AI Plays a Critical Role in Cybersecurity

🕛 𝟑:𝟑𝟎 𝐏𝐌 - 𝟒:𝟎𝟎 𝐏𝐌 𝐏𝐓

𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐨 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐳 - 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐏𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞: 𝐀 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐲𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐞

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