October 25, 2005

IACT representatives Gerald Clevenger, Casey Rackley, and Tammy Alexander attended the Cyber Security Summit held at the UT Convention Center. The event billed, "The First Cyber Security Alliance Conference in East Tennessee" was co-hosted by the FBI and the TVA.

According to the conference website, "The purpose of this conference is to promote a closer working relationship between law enforcement, higher education and industry in identifying and dealing with cyber crime and related matters. The target audience is law enforcement officers (federal, state, local) and private industry (IT Professionals/ System administrators) as well as InfraGard members and academia involved in Cyber Security Management. The conference theme is "Confronting Cyber Security Challenges."

Guest speakers included many "C" level representatives from various organizations. The presentations were interesting and informative. It was nice to see UT reaching out to this audience.

Gerald Clevenger, NSF Instructor ran into many of his former cohorts from Y-12, and the conference was filled with former FCT graduates. There was also substantial representation from Knoxville's InfraGard chapter. James Goldsten, InfraGard Program Chair closed Wednesday's agenda with a presentation on InfraGard.

About Fountainhead College of Technology's (FCT) Center for Information Assurance & Cybersecurity Training (IACT)

Fountainhead College of Technology, formerly Tennessee Institute of Electronics, was founded in 1947 and is committed to using it resources to significantly contribute to efforts to secure the nation's critical infrastructure. In 1999 the college began offering an associate's degree in Information Technology with curriculum developed to include information security training. In 2002 the college began development of a baccalaureate degree in Network Security and Forensics; and in 2003 Fountainhead College of Technology became the first college in the southeast to offer a computer security focused baccalaureate degree. The mission of the IACT center is to develop and maintain a strong information assurance curriculum that adheres to national standards, and to also address the cybersecurity needs of the community by offering training and support for Fountainhead College of Technology students, staff, and faculty; local law enforcement; government agencies; and information technology professionals.

For more information, please visit the official IACT website at: http://www.iawire.org, or contact Tammy Alexander, Program Coordinator at tam@iawire.org.