Mr. Sean McAfee, of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) – Department of Homeland Security (DHS), will give a virtual colloquium presentation, titled “Current Critical Infrastructure Landscape and Cyber Threat Trends” on Tuesday, November 19, from 12:30 – 1:30 PM, which will be streamed in Education 115 & 113.
See below for more information about our speaker.
Abstract: Overview of the talk:
- Current critical infrastructure landscape and cyber threat trends
- Career pathways, training certs, and other considerations for navigating the cyber job process post graduation
- Q&A for the students and faculty
Speaker Bio: Sean McAfee serves as the Section Chief for Higher Education. His roles within the section are to provide strategicplanning and program management for higher education initiatives that assist in combating the national cybersecurity workforce shortage.
Prior to re-joining the Department of Homeland Security, Mr. McAfee served Ohio’s Secretary of State as Chief Information Security Officer. He previously worked twelve years at the Department of Homeland Security.
Mr. McAfee held various roles as the Department’s first Resident Cybersecurity Officer and Attaché (UK), Staff Directorof the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center, and Deputy Chief for the National Cybersecurity Assessments and Technical Services team. Additionally, Mr. McAfee supported a regional assignment to Silicon Valley. McAfee supported many technical teams and projects with subject matter expertise in program management, vulnerability assessments, social engineering and insider threat throughout his tenure. He holds a CISO certification fromCarnegie Mellon University, a master’s degree in Forensic Psychology from Marymount University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from The Ohio State University. #GoBucks