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Pregame HokieTalks: Cybersecurity at Virginia Tech
Venue: Holtzman Alumni Center, Blacksburg
Directions: Google Map Link
Date: Thursday, October 25, 2018
Time: 4:30 - 5:30 PM
Event Types: Speaking Engagements
Cost: Free

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Description:
Virginia Tech Alumni Relations continues the Pregame HokieTalks with a talk on Cybersecurity at Virginia Tech on Thursday, October 25, 2018 at Assembly Hall within the Holtzman Alumni Center.

R.E. Sorensen Professor in Finance Janine Hiller and her sister Professor Robin Russell will explore cybersecurity and what Virginia Tech is doing about it in two talks on cybersecurity.

Hiller is the R.E. Sorensen Professor in finance, professor of business law, and the director of integrated security in the Pamplin College of Business. Her research and teaching focus on the ways that technology, law, policy, and ethics are intertwined. Privacy, data law and ethics, and cybersecurity are specific areas of emphasis. Her talked is called "Fighting for Cybersecurity: An introduction to a wicked problem."

Russell is department head of business information technology in Pamplin. She is a Virginia Tech alum (Class of 1976) in her 35th year at Virginia Tech. Robin teaches and does research in supply chains, healthcare quality and cybersecurity analytics.

She is co-author of "Operations and Supply Chain Management" in its 10th edition at Wiley, and former president of the APICS Foundation, a professional association for supply chain managers. Her talked is called "Hokies for Cyber - Preparing Hokies for careers in cybersecurity."

Admission is free and all are welcome.

Parking is free and available on a first-come, first-served basis in the Holtzman Alumni Center lot. Enter through The Inn at the Virginia Tech entrance from Prices Fork Road. Parking lots open at 7:00 am.

Notify the parking attendant you plan to attend this event at the Alumni Association to receive free parking.

For more information, visit: https://www.alumni.vt.edu/football/pregame-hokietalks18/1025.html or https://www.alumni.vt.edu/football/pregame-hokietalks18.html.