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EVENTS

34th Annual FISSEA Conference

Name: 34th Annual FISSEA Conference
Start: 2024-05-14T00:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-05-15T23:59:00-04:00
Location: National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence 9700 Great Seneca Hwy, Rockville, MD 20850

conference

May 14 - 15, 2024

National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence
9700 Great Seneca Hwy, Rockville, MD 20850

REGISTRATION IS CLOSED

Registration Fees

In-person registration fee is $175 (includes continental breakfasts, boxed lunch, and all-day snacks and refreshments (water, coffee, tea and soda) for both days)
Virtual registration fee is $80

If you have an accommodation request, please contact the NICE Program Office at nice [at] nist.gov (nice[at]nist[dot]gov) or (240) 457-2638 no later than three business days prior to the event.

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Click on the horizontal lines at the top left if you’d like to find an individual speaker or presentation. Each speaker’s video is available as a chapter on this viewer.

Theme: Refining Cybersecurity Culture: WIIFM*

2024 FISSEA Conference Slides (Day One)

2024 FISSEA Conference Slides (Day Two)

Download the Continuing Education Units form.

Register for the 34^th Annual FISSEA Conference! Join us in-person on May 14-15, 2024 for two days of presentations, panels, and exhibits offering information on strengthening cybersecurity awareness and training programs in the federal government.

Interested in exhibiting? If you would like to reserve an exhibit table (space is limited), display a poster, or share literature at the FISSEA Conference, email us at fissea [at] nist.gov (fissea[at]nist[dot]gov). There is no charge to be an exhibitor.

May 14, 2024 | 8-5PM ET
May 15, 2024 | 8-3PM ET

Keynote Presentation:

Credit: Lance Spitzner

Security Training: Going Beyond the Checkbox

Lance Spitzner
SANS

Featured Presentation:

Credit: Ani Banerjee

The Human Firewall: Innovative Approaches for HR in Cybersecurity Training

Ani Banerjee
Chief Human Resource Officer
KnowBe4

View the full agenda below

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Federal employees involved in educating their workforce on cybersecurity and privacy topics
Professional cybersecurity and privacy learning program and curriculum developers
Researchers, educators, industry, government, non-profits interested in awareness and training programs, workforce culture, and human risk management
Developers of innovative products and services that enable developing the skilled workforce

Attendance Justification Letter

DIRECTIONS:

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) is located at 9700 Great Seneca Highway, Rockville, MD 20850.

Directions to the NCCoE from Interstate 270 North:

Take Exit 6B for Maryland 28/W Montgomery Ave toward Poolesville/Darnestown
Merge onto W Montgomery Ave
Turn left onto Darnestown Rd
Turn right onto Great Seneca Highway
Take the first left to arrive at the NCCoE, which will be on your left.

Visitors can park in the front of the building. Additional parking can be found on the west side of the building.

Public transportation: the nearest Metro stop is Shady Grove on the Red line which is 4.7 miles from the NCCOE. Then either take the 56 bus or call for a taxi/Uber/Lyft.

*What’s In It For Me?

Tuesday, May 14, 2024 (Day One)

8:00 – 9:00 am

Registration, Breakfast Snack, and Networking

9:00 – 9:15 am

Conference Welcome – Brooke Crisp and Frauke Steinmeier, FISSEA Co-Chairs

NCCoE Welcome – Cherilyn Pascoe, Director

Master of Ceremonies Welcome – Marian Merritt, Deputy Director of NICE, National Institute of Standards and Technology

9:15 – 10:00 am

Security Training: Going Beyond the Checkbox

Keynote: Lance Spitzner, Technical Director, SANS Security Awareness

10:00 – 10:30 am

The NICE Framework and an Evolving Cybersecurity Workforce

Karen Wetzel, Manager of the NICE Framework, NICE

Visit the Exhibitor Showcase | Open 10:30 am – 3:00 pm | Room 5

10:30 – 11:00 am

Morning Networking Break and Exhibitor Showcase

11:00 – 11:30 am

The Human Firewall: Innovative Approaches for HR in Cybersecurity Training

Ani Banerjee, Chief Human Resource Officer at KnowBe4

11:30 am – 12:00 pm

Digital Literacy and Disinformation

Anita Nikolich, University of Illinois

12:00 – 1:00 pm

Lunch and Exhibitor Showcase

1:00 – 1:30 pm

ChatGPT and AI and Cybersecurity

Ketron Evans

1:30 - 2:00 pm

508 Compliance: Training and 508 Accessibility

Rosana Caffarena, IT Specialist, Social Security Administration

2:00 – 2:45 pm

Effective Strategies for Training Personnel in Artificial Intelligence

Christopher Bloor, Federal Director, Pearson VUE

2:45 – 3:15 pm

Afternoon Networking Break and Exhibitor Showcase | Room 5

3:15 – 3:45 pm

Cyber Safety is Patient Safety: Navigating Cybersecurity Risks through Enterprise Risk Management

Julie Chua, Director, Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance Division U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Information Security, Office of the Chief Information Officer

3:45 – 4:15 pm

Update to NIST SP 800-50

Marian Merritt, Deputy Director of NICE, National Institute of Standards and Technology

Susan Hansche, Training Manager, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Department of Homeland Security

Brenda Ellis, Service Element Lead for Awareness and Training/NASA OCIO, Cybersecurity and Privacy Division, Cybersecurity Service Line

4:15 – 4:45 pm

Journey to the Cybersecurity Framework Version 2.0

Amy Mahn, International Policy Specialist, National Institute of Standards and Technology

Shuttles to Hotel

5:00pm

Dinner Get Together (pay on your own)

Location: Yard House, at the Rio Lakefront, 211 Rio Blvd (walking distance from the Courtyard Gaithersburg Washingtonian hotel)

Wednesday, May 15, 2024 (Day Two)

8:00 – 9:00 am

Registration, Breakfast and Networking

9:00 – 9:05 am

Conference Welcome – Brooke Crisp, FISSEA Co-Chair

9:05 – 9:50 am

Panel: CISA’s Federal Cyber Defense Skilling Academy

Marian Merritt, Deputy Director of NICE, National Institute of Standards and Technology

Sharon McPherson, Senior Cybersecurity Specialist for Policy, Training & Awareness, Department of Veterans Affairs

Maureen Premo, Cyber Defense Education and Training (CDET), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

9:50 – 10:20 am

Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity

Harold Booth, National Institute of Standards and Technology

10:20 - 10:50 am

CyberSecureFlorida: A Cyber-Readiness Blueprint for the Nation

Joshua Wethington and James "Jim" Aldrich, CyberFlorida

10:50 – 11:15 am

Morning Networking Break and Exhibitor Showcase | Room 5

11:15 – 11:45 am

Cybersecurity Workforce Renaissance

Allen Westley, Director Cybersecurity, Space and Airborne Systems SAS

11:45 am – 12:15 pm

Security Awareness Reimagined

Mindy Baird, Senior Information Security Risk Specialist, Western & Southern Financial Group

12:15 – 1:00 pm

Lunch and Exhibitor Showcase

1:00 – 1:45 pm

Empower, Equip, Defend: Building a Cyber-Ready Federal Workforce

Nat Prakongpan, VP of Product, Cyberbit

1:45 – 2:15 pm

Afternoon Networking Break and Exhibitor Showcase | Room 5

2:15-2:50 pm

Presentation of FISSEA Security Contest Winners by Contest Award Lead

Presentation of 2024 FISSEA Innovator of the Year by Innovator of the Year Award Lead

2:50-3:00 pm

Closing Remarks

Brooke Crisp and Frauke Steinmeier, FISSEA Co-Chairs

Marian Merritt, Deputy Director of the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education, National Institute of Standards and Technology

Courtyard Gaithersburg Washingtonian Center
204 Boardwalk Place
Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20878

The preferred hotel that is near to the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) is the Courtyard Gaithersburg Washingtonian Center. A limited block of discounted rooms will be available at a prevailing government rate of $258/night (room rate does not include tax or any applicable fees). The hotel will be providing a free shuttle service to and from the NCCoE. Additionally, the hotel is located in the Rio Washingtonian Center with shopping and restaurant options.

You can reserve your room now! Book by April 22, 2024.

Note: Your conference registration fee will cover breakfasts, lunches, and beverages (coffee, tea, and soda) throughout the event.

Building Access & Security

All conference attendees will be required to sign in with security and show an accepted form of I.D.

Effective May 7, 2025, agencies can only accept a state-issued driver’s license or identification card from states that are compliant with or have an exemption for the REAL ID Act. See the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) site to confirm if your ID is compliant.
NIST also accepts other forms of federally issued identification in lieu of a state-issued driver's license, such as a valid passport, passport card, DOD's Common Access Card (CAC), Veterans ID, Federal Agency HSPD-12 IDs, and Military Dependents ID.

Foreign nationals must present a valid passport (original only) or alien registration card (green card) upon arrival.

Cybersecurity education and workforce development