KCGC hosts events that promote an understanding of cybersecurity and bring together experts for workshops and meetings.

2017

• AU Cyber Connection Faculty Workshop
  July 13, 2017
  KCGC co-organized the "AU Cyber Connection" Faculty Workshop, a seminal one-day event in which faculty across campus shared their cybersecurity-related research and joined a discussion about even more dynamic and robust cross-campus, inter-disciplinary collaboration. The workshop was part of KCGC's ongoing efforts to actively partner with colleagues across AU's campus.
• Resilient Cybersecurity Operations for Today and Tomorrow
  April 20, 2017
  KCGC co-hosted "Resilient Cybersecurity Operations for Today and Tomorrow" with AT Kearney. The half-day event centered discussion on cybersecurity risk management across the enterprise and the supply chain. A review of some of the key insights drawn from this discussion, including important areas of consensus and debate, are covered in June's KCGC | In Practice "Reality Check - Managing Cybersecurity Risk in the Supply Chain."
  Read more at KCGC | In Practice.
• Cybersecurity in an Age of Uncertainty: U.S.-Israel Perspectives
  March 20-21, 2017
  KCGC co-sponsored and participated in "Cybersecurity in an Age of Uncertainty: US-Israel Perspectives," a two-day conference exploring cutting-edge US-Israeli cyberpolicy issues, including cyber theft prevention and response.
  Watch the Keynote and the Panel discussions: Morning and Afternoon.
• Solving Cyber Risk
  February 28, 2017
  KCGC, AIG and Axio co-hosted a workshop on cyber risk featuring discussions on how to evaluate cyber risk exposure, the maturity of cyber defense and response and the financial viability of recovering from an event.
  Read more at KCGC | In Practice.
  Read about the event.
  Watch the workshop.

2016

• Second Annual Regional Higher Education CIO and CISO Cyber Roundtable
  December 1, 2016
  KCGC and Verizon co-sponsored an event bringing together regional CIOs and CISOs from the higher education sector to discuss cybersecurity program development and strategies for increasing top-level engagement.
  Read more at KCGC | In Practice.
• U.S. Cybersecurity Commission's September Hearing
  September 19, 2016
  The U.S. Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity held its September 2016 field hearing at the American University Washington College of Law, hosted by the Kogod Cybersecurity Governance Center (KCGC).
  View the hearing.
  View the press release.
  View the conference flyer.
• AU Student Workshop
  September 10, 2016
  The three-hour session, titled "What is Cybersecurity Governance and What Do You Need to Know About It?" featured presentations and discussions led by KCGC Deputy Director Rebekah Lewis, KCGC co-Executive Director Bill DeLone, Kogod Center for Business Communications Director Caron Martinez and American University Chief Information Security Officer Cathy Hubbs. Topics covered included:
  1. Overviews of cybersecurity governance challenges in the private sector.
  2. Categories of cyber risks to organizations.
  3. Discussion of communication gaps and strategies for improvement between IT professionals and corporate management.
  See event proceedings PDF.

2015

• Institutional Barriers to Cybersecurity Forum
  Tuesday, November 17, 2015
  This event explored how agencies can more effectively use the tools, techniques, and technologies at their disposal to secure mission-critical systems. Experts represented the management, technology, and security industries to examine the institutional barriers to cybersecurity in the public sector and beyond.
• Cybersecurity Governance for Higher Education CIOs and CISOs
  Wednesday, December 9, 2015
  Co-sponsored with the Office of Information Technology at American University.
• One Year After the Sony Hack - What's Changed in the Cyber Arena
  Wednesday, October 28, 2015
  This event featured expert panelists from U.S. Cyber Command, SAS, Discovery Communications and Unatek to discuss how business and government should approach corporate cybersecurity.
• Cyber Enterprise Risk Management Training
  Wednesday, September 2, 2015
  Co-sponsored with Axon Global Services.
• The Kogod Cybersecurity Governance Center's Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
  Thursday, October 1, 2015
  The ceremony took place at the Kogod School of Business at American University in Washington, D.C.