{"202381":{"#nid":"202381","#data":{"type":"news","title":"NSA Director to Speak at Georgia Tech Cyber Security Symposium","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/gtsecuritysymposium\/keynote-speaker\u0022\u003EGeneral Keith B. Alexander\u003C\/a\u003E, director of the National Security Agency, will speak at Georgia Tech on Thursday about the need for a stronger digital defense to combat the growing number of cyber attacks.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAlexander, the top officer at U.S. Cyber Command, will give the keynote address of the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/gtsecuritysymposium\/agenda\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Cyber Security Symposium\u003C\/a\u003E at 1:15 p.m. on March 28 at the Global Learning Center, room 236. Alexander will take questions from the audience during a Q\u0026amp;A session following his address.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHosted by the National Academy of Engineering and the FBI, the symposium will highlight the technologies, challenges and policies that can prevent, detect and respond to cyber incidents. The event is free and open to the public, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on March 28 and from 9 a.m. to noon on March 29.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn addition to Alexander\u2019s speech on March 28, panels including Georgia Tech experts will discuss cutting edge research, related cyber security startups and the need for cyber security legislation. Georgia Tech\u2019s expertise covers a wide range of cyber security issues including:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EDetection of botnets and other emerging cyber threats\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EAnalysis of malware and threat intelligence\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ESecurity of mobile payments and detection of phone fraud\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EInformation privacy and cyber security policy\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022With the growing scale and sophistication of cyber security threats, multidisciplinary teams at Georgia Tech are focused on gaining a better understanding of emerging threats, including partnering with government, business and industry to develop solutions,\u0022 said Georgia Tech President G.P. \u0022Bud\u0022 Peterson who will give opening remarks at the symposium. \u0022The key to protecting our information is collaboration, and capitalizing on our strengths.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOn the morning of March 29, chief information officers from 25 universities will examine cyber security concerns on college campuses and discuss the need for information sharing between the public and private sectors and law enforcement. Sean Farrell, chief of the FBI Office of the General Counsel\u2019s Cyber Task Force, will also speak about legal issues surrounding cyber security.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;A live webcast of the symposium will be available: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/proed.pe.gatech.edu\/gtpe\/pelive\/cybersecurity_32813\/\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/proed.pe.gatech.edu\/gtpe\/pelive\/cybersecurity_32813\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/gtsecuritysymposium\/keynote-speaker\u0022\u003EGeneral Keith B. Alexander\u003C\/a\u003E, director of the National Security Agency, will speak at Georgia Tech on Thursday about the need for a stronger digital defense to combat the growing number of cyber attacks.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"General Keith B. Alexander will speak on March 28 about the need for a stronger digital defense to combat the growing number of cyber attacks."}],"uid":"27462","created_gmt":"2013-03-27 10:41:28","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:13:55","author":"Liz Klipp","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-03-27T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2013-03-27T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"193591":{"id":"193591","type":"image","title":"Georgia Tech Cyber Security Symposium","body":null,"created":"1449179879","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:57:59","changed":"1475894843","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:47:23","alt":"Georgia Tech Cyber Security Symposium","file":{"fid":"196353","name":"gen_alexander1.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/gen_alexander1_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/gen_alexander1_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":317433,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/gen_alexander1_0.jpg?itok=3fhX2K1M"}}},"media_ids":["193591"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/calendar\/event.html?nid=193311","title":"Georgia Tech Cyber Security Symposium - calendar item"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/gtsecuritysymposium\/","title":"Georgia Tech Cyber Security Symposium - website"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"654","name":"College of Computing"},{"id":"59051","name":"Cyber Security Symposium"},{"id":"4206","name":"fbi"},{"id":"415","name":"Georgia Tech Research Institute"},{"id":"1141","name":"national academy of engineering"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39481","name":"National Security"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Media Relations\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELaura Diamond\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:laura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Elaura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-6016\u003Cbr \/\u003EJason Maderer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:maderer@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emaderer@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-660-2926\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["klipp@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}