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IT@ Cornell Symposium: Cybersecurity

The IT@Cornell Symposium on Cybersecurity will host presentations on privacy, cloud security, an attack demo, and more. Additionally, we will have a panel discussion from university CISOs.

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Keynote Speakers

Eric Lurie, Supervisor of the FBI Albany Cyber Task Force

Eric Lurie entered on duty with the FBI in February 2003. Following training at the FBI Academy in Quantico, VA, he served a temporary duty assignment to FBIHQ in the Strategic Information and Operations Center (SIOC). In July 2003, Mr. Lurie reported to the Washington Field Office (WFO) where he investigated counterintelligence violations for a number of years, before transferring to a public corruption squad. In June 2011, Mr. Lurie was promoted to Supervisory Special Agent in the Operational Technology Division, Technical Response Unit (TRU). With TRU, he supervised a team of Electronics Technicians deploying domestically and internationally to provide communications solutions in support of FBI missions. Additionally, Mr. Lurie managed the network and satellite connectivity teams within TRU. In April 2013, Mr. Lurie reported to the Albany Division as supervisor of the Cyber Intrusion and CART programs.

David Sherry, Princeton University, CISO

David Sherry is the CISO at Princeton University, with university-wide responsibility and authority regarding matters of information security and information risk. He is tasked with the development and maintenance of Princeton's information security strategy, policies and best practices, security training and awareness programs, as well as ongoing risk assessment and compliance tasks. David came to Princeton in 2016 with over 20 years of experience in information technology across several verticals. David sits on a number of committees that fall under the EDUCAUSE Higher Education Information Security Council, and is a faculty member for the Educause Management Institute.

Tara Schaufler, Princeton University, Information Security Awareness and Training Program Manager

Tara Schaufler is the Information Security Awareness and Training Program Manager at Princeton University. Tara has been at Princeton University for 15 years, spending the last eight focusing on training and technical communications, and in the past two and a half years has built a robust security awareness and training program from the ground up. She is a member of the Educause Higher Education Information Security Council Awareness and Training Working Group, and a frequent speaker at Educause events. Tara is a Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC), and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in the social sciences from Thomas Edison State College and a Master of Administrative Science degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University.

Ask a CISO Table Moderated Panel

You can submit a question to the CISO moderated panel through registration.

Bobby Edamala, Cornell University CISO
Mark Herron, University at Buffalo CISO
David Sherry, Princeton CISO
Jason Youngers, Ithaca College CISO