LOS ANGELES, Oct. 5, 2015 – Hackers have attacked big businesses like Sony Pictures, Anthem and Target, even government offices. What can be done to stop these privacy breaches?
Congressman Ted Lieu, who has been outspoken on hack attacks affecting the federal government, will join security experts to discuss prevention strategies on Saturday, Oct. 10 at Loyola Marymount University.
This LA Cybersecurity Summit comes as attacks on corporations, government agencies and individuals – including those experienced recently by discount broker Scottrade and Hillary Clinton – have emerged as an increasing threat.
Lieu sits on the House Oversight Committee and Information Technology Subcommittee, which has held multiple hearings on cybersecurity, the FBI encryption proposal and the data breach at the Office of Personnel Management. He has been a powerful voice on how the private and public sectors can do a better job protecting data.
In its second year, the forum at LMU’s College of Business Administration brings together government officials, business executives and security experts to address the uptick in cyber attacks and technological advancements that could help combat and manage risks, and also increase public awareness.
“The mantra of a good cybersecurity is not only about technology, it is also about people and processes. For that reason we are bringing experts to discuss effective measures to manage and to minimize cyber threats, and to raise awareness to confront those threats,” said Mehrdad Sharbaf, Ph.D., an adjunct professor at LMU and chairman of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers’ (IEEE) Coastal Los Angeles Section, an event sponsor.
“We want this summit to encourage vigilance and protection by all computer end users,” he said.
Other keynote speakers are Rebecca Herold, CEO of The Privacy Professor and a partner with SIMBUS Information Security and Privacy Services and Solutions; Wendy Frank, a principal and partner in cybersecurity and privacy at PwC; William Krenz, chief information officer at the Aerospace Corp.; Hadi Nahari, chief security architect with the technology company NVIDIA; and Chris Williams, program security officer with Leidos.
Additional sponsors are LMU’s College of Business Administration, IEEE Computer Society, IEEE Women in Engineering and the Los Angeles Economic Development Corp.
More about the event – held during Cyber Security Awareness Month – can be found at https://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/m/35332
