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Theme: Refining Cybersecurity Culture: WIIFM*
Register for the 34th Annual FISSEA Conference! Join us in-person on May 14-15, 2024 for two days of presentations, panels, and exhibits offering information on strengthening cybersecurity awareness and training programs in the federal government.
Interested in exhibiting? If you would like to reserve an exhibit table (space is limited), display a poster, or share literature at the FISSEA Conference, email us at fissea [at] nist.gov (fissea[at]nist[dot]gov). There is no charge to be an exhibitor.
May 14, 2024 | 8-5PM ET
May 15, 2024 | 8-3PM ET
Keynote Presentation:
Training: Going Beyond Compliance – Securing Your Workforce
Lance Spitzner
SANS
Featured Presentation:
The Human Firewall: Innovative Approaches for HR in Cybersecurity Training
Ani Banerjee
Chief Human Resource Officer
KnowBe4
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Federal employees involved in educating their workforce on cybersecurity and privacy topics
Professional cybersecurity and privacy learning program and curriculum developers
Researchers, educators, industry, government, non-profits interested in awareness and training programs, workforce culture, and human risk management
Developers of innovative products and services that enable developing the skilled workforce
Attendance Justification Letter
DIRECTIONS:
The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) is located at 9700 Great Seneca Highway, Rockville, MD 20850.
Directions to the NCCoE from Interstate 270 North:
- Take Exit 6B for Maryland 28/W Montgomery Ave toward Poolesville/Darnestown
- Merge onto W Montgomery Ave
- Turn left onto Darnestown Rd
- Turn right onto Great Seneca Highway
- Take the first left to arrive at the NCCoE, which will be on your left.
Visitors can park in the front of the building. Additional parking can be found on the west side of the building.
Public transportation: the nearest Metro stop is Shady Grove on the Red line which is 4.7 miles from the NCCOE. Then either take the 56 bus or call for a taxi/Uber/Lyft.
*What’s In It For Me?
Tuesday, May 14, 2024 (Day One)
8:00 – 9:00 am
Registration, Breakfast Snack, and Networking
9:00 – 9:15 am
Conference Welcome – Brooke Crisp and Frauke Steinmeier, FISSEA Co-Chairs
NCCoE Welcome – Cherilyn Pascoe, Director
Master of Ceremonies Welcome – Marian Merritt, Deputy Director of NICE, National Institute of Standards and Technology
9:15 – 10:00 am
Training: Going Beyond Compliance - Securing Your Workforce
Keynote: Lance Spitzner, Technical Director, SANS Security Awareness
10:00 – 10:30 am
NICE Update to the NICE Cybersecurity Workforce Framework
Karen Wetzel, Manager of the NICE Framework, NICE
Visit the Exhibitor Showcase | Open 10:30 am – 3:00 pm | Room 5
10:30 – 11:00 am
Morning Networking Break and Exhibitor Showcase
11:00 – 11:30 am
Role Based Training: The AT-3 Control
Brenda Ellis, Service Element Lead for Awareness and Training/NASA OCIO, Cybersecurity and Privacy Division, Cybersecurity Service Line
11:30 am – 12:00 pm
Digital Literacy and Disinformation
Anita Nikolich, University of Illinois
12:00 – 1:00 pm
Lunch and Exhibitor Showcase
1:00 – 1:30 pm
ChatGPT and AI and Cybersecurity
Keatron Evans
1:30 - 2:00 pm
508c Compliance: Training and 508 Accessibility
Rosana Caffarena, IT Specialist, Social Security Administration
2:00 – 2:45 pm
The Human Firewall: Innovative Approaches for HR in Cybersecurity Training
Ani Banerjee, Chief Human Resource Officer at KnowBe4
2:45 – 3:15 pm
Afternoon Networking Break and Exhibitor Showcase | Room 5
3:15 – 3:45 pm
Cyber Safety is Patient Safety: Navigating Cybersecurity Risks through Enterprise Risk Management
Julie Chua, Director, Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance Division U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Information Security, Office of the Chief Information Officer
3:45 – 4:15 pm
Update to NIST SP 800-50
Marian Merritt, Deputy Director of NICE, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Susan Hansche, Training Manager, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Department of Homeland Security
Brenda Ellis, Service Element Lead for Awareness and Training/NASA OCIO, Cybersecurity and Privacy Division, Cybersecurity Service Line
4:15 – 4:45 pm
Journey to the Cybersecurity Framework Version 2.0
Amy Mahn, International Policy Specialist, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Shuttles to Restaurant
5:00pm
Dinner Get Together (pay on your own)
Location: Yard House, at the Rio Lakefront, 211 Rio Blvd (walking distance from the Courtyard Gaithersburg Washingtonian hotel)
Wednesday, May 15, 2024 (Day Two)
8:00 – 9:00 am
Registration, Breakfast and Networking
9:00 – 9:05 am
Conference Welcome Day 2 – Brooke Crisp, FISSEA Co-Chair
9:05 – 9:50 am
Keynote: Federal Reskilling and Upskilling Panel
Sharon McPherson, Senior Cybersecurity Specialist for Policy, Training & Awareness, Department of Veterans Affairs
Maureen Premo, Cyber Defense Education and Training (CDET), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
9:50 – 10:20 am
Artificial Intelligence & NIST
Harold Booth, National Institute of Standards and Technology
10:20 - 10:50 am
CyberSecureFlorida: A Cyber-Readiness Blueprint for the Nation
Joshua Wethington and James "Jim" Aldrich, CyberFlorida
10:50 – 11:15 am
Morning Networking Break and Exhibitor Showcase | Room 5
11:15 – 11:45 am
Navigating the Cybersecurity Horizon: Unifying Efforts to Fortify the Future
Allen Westley, Director Cybersecurity, Space and Airborne Systems SAS
11:45 am – 12:15 pm
Mindy Baird, Senior Information Security Risk Specialist, Western & Southern Financial Group
12:15 – 1:00 pm
Lunch and Exhibitor Showcase
1:00 – 1:45 pm
Empower, Equip, Defend: Building a Cyber-Ready Federal Workforce
Nat Prakongpan, VP of Product, Cyberbit
1:45 – 2:15 pm
Afternoon Networking Break and Exhibitor Showcase | Room 5
2:15-2:50 pm
Presentation of FISSEA Security Contest Winners by Contest Award Lead
Presentation of 2024 FISSEA Innovator of the Year by Innovator of the Year Award Lead
2:50-3:00 pm
Closing Remarks
Brooke Crisp and Frauke Steinmeier, FISSEA Co-Chairs
Marian Merritt, Deputy Director of the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Courtyard Gaithersburg Washingtonian Center
204 Boardwalk Place
Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20878
The preferred hotel that is near to the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) is the Courtyard Gaithersburg Washingtonian Center. A limited block of discounted rooms will be available at a prevailing government rate of $258/night (room rate does not include tax or any applicable fees). The hotel will be providing a free shuttle service to and from the NCCoE. Additionally, the hotel is located in the Rio Washingtonian Center with shopping and restaurant options.
You can reserve your room now! Book by April 22, 2024.
Note: Your conference registration fee will cover breakfasts, lunches, and beverages (coffee, tea, and soda) throughout the event.
Building Access & Security
All conference attendees will be required to sign in with security and show an accepted form of I.D.
- Effective May 7, 2025, agencies can only accept a state-issued driver’s license or identification card from states that are compliant with or have an exemption for the REAL ID Act. See the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) site to confirm if your ID is compliant.
- NIST also accepts other forms of federally issued identification in lieu of a state-issued driver's license, such as a valid passport, passport card, DOD's Common Access Card (CAC), Veterans ID, Federal Agency HSPD-12 IDs, and Military Dependents ID.
Foreign nationals must present a valid passport (original only) or alien registration card (green card) upon arrival.