Adelphi Hosts Virtual Cybersecurity Workforce Panel - September 28
Garden City, NY (09/11/2023) — A panel of cybersecurity industry experts will share their best practices and lessons learned at a panel hosted by Adelphi University's Willumstad School of Business on September 28. The event will be held virtually via Zoom at 12 p.m.
"Cybersecurity in the Workforce: Best Practices and Lessons Learned," will focus on the common misconceptions of cybersecurity, how to manage and minimize cybersecurity threats, the latest innovations and advancements, and the future of the industry.
Panelists will include Barbara Porter, chief operating officer and chief technology officer at Fragrance.com, Christos Tulumba, chief information security officer at Veritas Technologies and Kelly Del Sorbonne, senior consultant of financial services at EY. The panel will be moderated by Kees Leune, PhD, associate professor of mathematics and computer science and information security officer at Adelphi.
About the panelists:
Barbara Porter
Barbara Porter has spent over 13 years with Fragrance.com and currently serves as its Chief Operating Officer and Chief Technology Officer. Her 35-year career also includes roles with 1800flowers.com, Getty Petroleum Corp., and Global Computer Supplies (now part of Global Industrial). Porter has a BS in Computer Science from New York Tech, an MBA from UMass Amherst, and is in her final semester of an MS in Cybersecurity from New York University.
Christos Tulumba
Christos Tulumba brings over 20 years of experience in cybersecurity, having progressed through roles from security analyst and engineer to CISO. Demonstrating a solid track record, he has adeptly developed and overseen security programs, ensuring they align with enterprise standards, all the while accommodating specific business requirements. Tulumba has a BS in Computer Science, New York Institute of Technology and CISSP (ISC2), CISM(ISACA) and CEH (EC-Council) certifications.
Kelly Del Sorbonne
Kelly Del Sorbo is a Senior Consultant in the Financial Services practice at Ernst & Young, LLP, based in the firm's Boston office. She has over six years of insurance industry experience with a focus on Management Liability Products (Cyber, D&O, EPL, etc.). Del Sorbo has worked with various clients in the insurance and banking sector to help execute strategic business transformation projects that incorporate product development, experience design, project management and underwriting.
The event is sponsored by Adelphi's Elizabeth and Allen Don Center for Innovative Technology and Decision Sciences.
Learn more and register for the event.
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Adelphi University, New York, is a highly awarded, nationally ranked, powerfully connected doctoral research university dedicated to transforming students' lives through small classes with world-class faculty, hands-on learning and innovative ways to support academic and career success. Adelphi offers exceptional liberal arts and sciences programs and professional training at the undergraduate and graduate level with particular strength in our Core Four-Arts and Humanities, STEM and Social Sciences, the Business and Education Professions, and Health and Wellness.
Recognized as a Best College by U.S. News & World Report, Adelphi is Long Island's oldest private coeducational university. It serves more than 7,250 students at its beautiful main campus in Garden City, New York-just 23 miles from New York City's cultural and internship opportunities-and at dynamic learning hubs in Manhattan, the Hudson Valley and Suffolk County, as well as online.
More than 119,000 Adelphi graduates have gained the skills to thrive professionally as active, engaged citizens, making their mark on the University, their communities, and the world.
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