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Building Educational Alliances. BITS Security Awareness and Education Meeting May 21, 2014. Introduction. Dick Langford, Vice President, ISO, Manager Corporate Information Security Governance, CISSP, CISM, CRISC 24 years of information security experience with Federal Reserve and BB&T
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Building Educational Alliances BITS Security Awareness and Education Meeting May 21, 2014
Introduction • Dick Langford, Vice President, ISO, Manager Corporate Information Security Governance, CISSP, CISM, CRISC • 24 years of information security experience with Federal Reserve and BB&T • 20 years of experience managing awareness/education programs. • Views shared are my own, and don’t necessarily represent those of BB&T.
Agenda • Introduction • Definitions • Purposes for educational alliances • Examples • Benefits • Challenges • Critical Success Factors
Definitions • Security Awareness Educational Alliance – The partnering of a financial institution security organization and an educational institution for the purpose of deriving benefits, both mutual and individual • Educational Institution – El-Hi Grades 6 – 12, Colleges and Universities
Purposes • Outreach • Provide security awareness and education to students • Influence discussions and curriculum • Groom future security experts • Establish creative partnerships • Enhance your brand
Benefits • Access to skills and ideas • Fresh perspectives • Access to academic research • Students become familiar with company before being recruited • Increased talent pool for recruiting and internships
UNC-Charlotte • College of Computing and Informatics • Data Science and Business Analytics Initiative • Center for Configuration Automation and Analytics
Challenges • Takes time to develop • Very different perspectives • Different vernacular • Fitting it into existing workload
Critical Success Factors • Relationship building • Early evidence of mutual benefit • Willingness to be in for the long haul Thank You!