Virginia Cyber Security Commission to meet at JMU

The JMU Office of Research and Scholarship will host a cyber security town hall on Friday, April 24, to introduce the public to the newly created Virginia Cyber Security Commission. The event takes place from 2:30-4 p.m. in room 1007 of the Bioscience Building on the JMU campus east of Interstate 81.

The event will feature keynote and panel presentations, as well as a question and answer session between the audience and commission members. The talks will cover a variety of cyber security topics including recent national hacks, federal and state programs, best practices, cyber education and cyber crime.  Speakers will include:

• Yvonne Harris, JMU, Vice Provost for Research and Scholarship
• Edna Reid, JMU, Associate Professor of Intelligence Analysis
• Andrew Turner, VISA, Vice President & Head of Global Security
• Bob Day, U.S. Coast Guard (ret.), Rear Admiral and Virginia Cyber Security Commission Executive Director
• Jennifer Bisceglie, Interos Solutions, Inc., CEO

Registration is required for the event and can be found here. Parking for the event is available in lot D3.

Governor Terry McAuliffe created the Virginia Cyber Security Commission (https://cyberva.virginia.gov/Town-Hall-Events) in 2014 to help position Virginia as a leader in cyber security. The commission brings together experts from both the public and private sectors.