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IT Experts to Discuss Managing Cyber Security at Adelphi Event

Garden City, NY (09/13/2021) — In the wake of cyber attacks on businesses around the world, a recent assessment of cybersecurity maturity revealed that many businesses still have a lot to do to secure their information and assets against growing threats.

At 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 29, Adelphi University will host "Managing Cyber Security to Enable Digital Trust," which will bring together three technology, cyber security and risk experts to discuss how to manage cyber security and enable trust in digital transactions.

"The panel, hosted by Adelphi's Don Center, will explore the challenges and opportunities companies face in developing and improving cybersecurity capabilities to achieve comprehensive resilience and digital trust," said Gita Surie, PhD, a professor of management at Adelphi's Robert B. Willumstad Business School.

Panelists for the virtual event will include Russel Safirstein, president and CEO of Redpoint Cybersecurity; Fred Harris, head of cybersecurity, data and technology risk and compliance at Societe Generale, Mark Schlesinger, Senior Technical Fellow (former CIO), Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. and Bob Kalka, Vice President of the IBM Security Business Unit.

"Managing Cyber Security to Enable Digital Trust" is sponsored by the Elizabeth and Allen Don Center for Innovative Technology and Decision Sciences at Adelphi.

The event is open to the public, though registration is required. To register, visit bit.ly/9-29-21.

About Adelphi: A modern metropolitan university with a personalized approach to higher learning

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, 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 7,500 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 118,000 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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At 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 29, Adelphi University will host “Managing Cyber Security to Enable Digital Trust,” which will bring together three technology, cyber security and risk experts to discuss how to manage cyber security and enable trust in digital transactions.

Adelphi University / New York

Taylor Damian, 516-993-5677, tdamian@adelphi.edu

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