Simone is Chief Cyberstrategy Officer at CyberVista where she leads product development and delivery of cybersecurity training and education curriculums as well as workforce initiatives for executives, cyber practitioners, and continuing education. Previously, Simone was a Senior Associate at Booz Allen Hamilton in the firm’s commercial sector cybersecurity practice focusing on the creation of cyber fusion centers and the integration of cyber security operations. Prior to that, she led the firm’s all source cyber threat intelligence business in the national security and Defense sectors, including intelligence support to both defensive and offensive operations. Simone received her J.D. with honors from Catholic University Columbus School of Law and graduated from Georgetown University with a B.A. in Government and a M.A. in International Law and Policy.
How Do You Measure Expertise? A New Model for Cybersecurity Education.
The industry relies upon a strong and knowledgeable talent base to protect both commercial and national interests, but without a more universal and standardized education model we still have an overall cybersecurity workforce shortage.
This session, designed both for leaders and learners, will explore the current training landscape, describe a model for the new/emerging cybersecurity profession and introduce a career model based on skills/knowledge that are mapped to the field. Participants will leave this session understanding all the tools available for cybersecurity managers to effectively grow the profession from the bottom up, top down, and through the middle via upskilling, reskilling, continuing education and mentoring. They will understand the foundations upon which a framework can be built to address the needs of the individual and the profession as a whole. Finally, participants will recognize the optimal way to balance qualitative measures in the cybersecurity profession (i.e. degree, certifications, etc) and qualitative ones (i.e. continuing education, practice, experience).
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