2023 Cybersecurity Awareness Month Tech Talks

Join Us for Tech Talks all month!

Throughout the month of October we will be hosting tech talks to help you navigate safely online at work and home. This year, Cybersecurity Awareness Month is focusing on four key behaviors: enabling multi-factor authentication, using strong passwords and a password manager, updating software regularly, and recognizing and reporting phishing. Our speakers will be providing information that you can incorporate in your everyday cyber life to help you stay safe  online.

Attend for your chance to win

Attendees who register and attend a tech talk in its entirety will be entered into a raffle. Winners of the raffle will be contacted at the conclusion of the Tech Talk series.

2023 Tech Talk Guest Speakers

  • Matt Morton, Chief Information Security Officer, University of Chicago
  • James Clark, Director, Information Security Operations, University of Chicago
  • Cornelia Bailey, Director, Information Assurance, University of Chicago
  • David Langenberg, Assistant Director, Identification & Access Management, University of Chicago
  • Jessica Sandy, Manager, Information Assurance, University of Chicago
  • Vanessa Martin, Information Assurance Analyst, University of Chicago
  • Matt Singleton, Executive Strategist, CrowdStrike
  • Shaheen Chaudhri ,Cybersecurity Advisor (Chicago), Region, Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency
  • Joseph Kefer, Assistant to the Special Agent In Charge, Secret Service

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Tuesday

October 3, 2023

1pm – 1:45pm Central Time

Cybersecurity Awareness: Reinforcing Secure Habits to Beat New Scam Tactics

Presented by: Matt Morton (UChicago)

Thank you for joining us!

Tuesday

October 10, 2023

2pm – 2:45pm Central Time

Explore a Career in Cybersecurity: It’s a Different World After All

Presented by: The Information Security Team – Jessica Sandy, Vanessa Martin, David Mendez

Guest Panelists: Cornelia Bailey, James Clark, and David Langenberg

Thank you for joining us!

Tuesday

October 17, 2023

2pm – 2:45pm Central Time

Generative AI: How to be on the Inside When the Machines Take Over the World

Presented by: Matthew Singleton (CrowdStrike)

Thank you for joining us!

Thursday

October 26, 2023

2pm – 2:45pm Central Time

America’s Cyber Defense Agency

Presented by: Shaheen Chaudhri (cisa.gov)

Thank you for joining us!

Tuesday

October 31, 2023

2pm – 2:45pm Central Time

Secret Service: Inside the Cyber Fraud Task Force

Presented by: Special Agent Joseph Kefer

Can’t attend them all? Watch them later.

Webinars will be recorded (when possible) and made accessible from the Intranet.