[CSEE Talk] talk: Ron Ross (NIST) on Improving Critical Infrastructure in Cybersecurity, 6:00pm Wed 4/30

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        UMBC Information Systems Security Association Seminar

                 Framework for Improving Critical
                 Infrastructure in  Cybersecurity

                        Dr. Ron Ross, NIST

               6:00-8:00pm Wednesday,  30 April 20014
               Meyerhoff 030 Building, Lecture Hall 2

Schedule:
   6:00-6:30pm   Introductions to UMBC ISSA, Networking & Pizza
   6:30-7:30pm   Cyber Security Lecture From Dr. Ron Ross
   7:30-8:00pm   Networking

RSVP at http://my.umbc.edu/groups/issa/events/23052

Host: Monique Jeffrey, UMBC ISSA President, Monijef1 at umbc.edu

Ron Ross is a Fellow at the National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST).  His current areas of specialization include
information security and risk management.  Dr. Ross leads the Federal
Information Security Management Act (FISMA) Implementation Project,
which includes the development of security standards and guidelines
for the federal government, contractors, and the United States
critical information infrastructure.

A graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point,
Dr. Ross served in a variety of leadership and technical positions
during his over twenty-year career in the United States Army.  While
assigned to the National Security Agency, he received the Scientific
Achievement Award for his work on an inter-agency national security
project and was awarded the Defense Superior Service Medal upon his
departure from the agency.  Dr. Ross is a three-time recipient of the
Federal 100 award for his leadership and technical contributions to
critical information security projects affecting the federal
government and is a recipient of the Department of Commerce Gold and
Silver Medal Awards.

Dr. Ross has been inducted into the Information Systems Security
Association (ISSA) Hall of Fame and given its highest honor of ISSA
Distinguished Fellow. Dr. Ross has also received several private
sector cyber security awards and recognition including the Vanguard
ChairmanÕs Award, the Symantec Cyber 7 Award, InformationWeek's
Government CIO 50 Award, Best of GTRA Award, and the ISACA National
Capital Area Conyers Award.  During his military career, Dr. Ross
served as a White House aide and as a senior technical advisor to the
Department of the Army.  Dr. Ross is a graduate of the Defense Systems
Management College and holds Masters and Ph.D. degrees in Computer
Science from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School specializing in
artificial intelligence and robotics.