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Increasing Cybersecurity Awareness: The Human Firewall
FISSEA Forums are designed to provide opportunities for policy and programmatic updates, the exchange of best practices, and discussion and engagement among members of the Federal Information Security Educators (FISSEA) community.
The theme for the 2026 FISSEA Forums, Increasing Cybersecurity Awareness: The Human Firewall, highlights that human behavior is key to developing cybersecurity awareness and training programs. The theme focuses on humans at the center of education and training, including how humans can leverage emerging technologies to strengthen their efforts.
agenda:
1:00-1:05pm ET
Welcoming Remarks
Joyce Mui, FISSEA Co-Chair, Senior Manager Research Informatics, University of Maryland Medical System & University of Maryland Institute for Health Computing
Danielle Santos, Deputy Director of NICE, National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S. Department of Commerce
1:05-1:25pm ET
FISSEA Fifteen: A Collaborative Discussion on Cybersecurity Training Activities
Facilitated by Susan Hansche, Training Manager, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
1:25-1:45pm ET
Featured Presentation: General Public (Mis)Understanding of Common Cybersecurity Terms
Julie Haney, Computer Scientist and Lead for the Human-Centered Cybersecurity Program, National Institute of Standards and Technology
1:45-1:55pm ET
FISSEA Ignite!: From Compliance to Confidence: Teaching Cyber Risk Through Data Trust
Rajesh Vayyala, Independent Researcher
1:55-2:25pm ET
Featured Presentation: Field-Tested AI Tactics: Building Better Cybersecurity Assessments with Generative Tools
Jim Wiggins, CEO, Federal IT Security Institute (FITSI)
2:25-2:30pm ET
Closing Remarks
Latha Reddy, FISSEA Co-chair, Vice President and Director of Technology and Cybersecurity, Spire Investment Partners, LLC