Past Event Recordings
Past Event Recordings
Past Event Recordings
NPR Interview - A Conversation with Gretchen Bliss, UCCS Dir. of Cyber Programs
Date aired: November 14, 2023
Gretchen Bliss, UCCS Director of Cybersecurity Programs, talks to NPR's Tom Wilmer about the criticality of responding to today's cybersecurity epidemic through education, partnerships.
National Cyber Awareness Month: Cautionary Tales in Cyber
Date Aired: Mon., 16 October 2023
UCCS hosts 4 scions of cyber (see what I did there?) from the Information Security field to discuss 4 things you can do to protect yourself and the organizations you work for online. Great examples are given of recent hacks, attacks, and phishing expeditions to bring home the point: online security is up to you. CLICK HERE to watch.
Cybersecurity Career Panel - Sept. 2023
Date Aired: Tuesday, Sept. 26th, 2023
Representatives from Booz Allen Hamilton, John Deere, Lockheed Martin and Jacobs Engineering talk about their path to cyber careers, the amazing variety of jobs you can pursue, and what their day to day jobs look like, what the challenges are, and many tips on how to get there.
For a link to the recording CLICK HERE.
Cybersecurity Across the Federal Government Panel
Date Aired: Thursday, March 2nd, 2023
UCCS hosted 8 Federal agencies (as follows), plus the National Cyber Director and Advisor to President Biden, Chris Inglis, in a 2-hour panel discussion. Representatives discussed the role of cybersecurity in their respective agencies and the potential for employment.
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
- Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
- Defense Information Security Agency (DISA)
- Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- National Cyber Director & Advisor to the President
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
- National Security Agency (NSA)
- Unites States Space Command (SPACECOM)
CLICK HERE for the video recording.
UCCS Cyber Career Panel - Spring 2023
Date Aired: Tuesday, March 7th, 2023
Four representatives from the cybersecurity industry, representing government contractors, education, and the private sector, met with UCCS students to discuss careers in cybersecurity. Panelists included:
- Chris Ellis, Sr. Principal Cybersecurity Engineer and Cyber Offense/Defense Lead, Raytheon
- Ajith Puthan, Solutions Architect Leader, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Danielle Rourke, Sr. Strategist, Higher Ed, Dell Technologies
- David Capps, Chief Information Security Officer, University of Colorado
CLICK HERE for the video recording.