Over 3,000,000 unfilled cybersecurity jobs globally in 2021.

– Cybersecurity Ventures

Over 90% of the national control systems cybersecurity workforce needs are NOT being met.

–CyberSeek

Standards and Curricula Group

Subgroups with respective facilitators and meeting schedules as available:

Standards Development
Developing educational standards for cybersecurity in industrial control systems.
Sean McBride, Idaho State University
     Meets first Tuesday of the month, 11AM–12PM (starts April 6)

Educational Landscapes and Pathways
Developing clear educational pathways for those wanting to go into industrial controls systems cybersecurity.
Paris Stringfellow, Clemson University
      Meets third Friday of the month, 3PM–4PM (starts April 16)

Educational Materials and Resources Repository
Building a repository of existing educational materials and resources and providing guidance on materials and resources to be developed.
Hoda Mehrpouyan, Boise State University

Hands-On Instruction
Developing more accessible hands-on instruction for educational setting.
Carl Schuett, QED Secure Solutions

Workforce Development and Career Paths Group

Subgroups with respective facilitators and meeting schedules as available:

Workforce Development and Career Paths
Identifying who and what security training needs are within an organization, sector, or industry.
Rob Beason and Shane Stailey, INL

Career Journey and Pathways
Developing cybersecurity talent pipeline and workforce development for the ‘current’ workforce.
Geri McGrath, International Society of Automation and Shane Stailey, INL
     Meets first Thursday of every other month, 10AM–11AM (starts April 1)

Workforce Pipeline Development
Creating faster throughput to the cybersecurity educational pipeline for the ‘future’ workforce.
Roger Plothow, Idaho Business for Education and Shane Stailey, Idaho National Laboratory (INL)
     Meets first Wednesday of every other month, 10AM–11AM (starts April 7)

Wayne Austad – Wayne Austad is the Chief Technology Officer for the National and Homeland Security Directorate at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) and Chief R&D Officer for CyManII, a Manufacturing USA institute focused on economically viable and pervasive cybersecurity in automation and supply chain.

Diana Burley – Diana L. Burley, Ph.D., is Vice Provost for Research at American University (AU) where she is also Professor of Public Administration and Policy and Professor of IT & Analytics. Dr. Burley is a cybersecurity expert who regularly conducts cybersecurity training for executives across North America, Asia, Europe and the Middle East on managing cybersecurity risk, assessing the threat environment, and strengthening organizational cybersecurity posture.

Frank Cilluffo – Frank J. Cilluffo is the director of Auburn University’s McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security. Cilluffo is a member of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission and the Department of Homeland Security’s Advisory Council, and he’s routinely called upon to advise senior officials in the executive branch, U.S. Armed Services, and state and local governments on an array of matters related to national and homeland security strategy and policy.

Drew Hamilton – John A. “Drew” Hamilton, Jr., Ph.D., is a professor of Computer Science and Engineering and Director of MSU’s Center for Cyber Innovation. Previously he served as Alumni Professor of Computer Science and Software Engineering at Auburn University where he established Auburn’s Cyber Security program. He is a Fellow and former President of the Society for Modeling & Simulation, International (SCS), and former Chair of ACM’s Special Interest Group on Simulation (SIGSIM).

Sean McBride – Sean McBride is the Industrial Cybersecurity Program Coordinator within the College of Technology at Idaho State University and Joint Appointee with Idaho National Laboratory. Within Idaho State University’s Energy Systems Technology Education Center (ESTEC) and functioning as a joint appointee with the Idaho National Laboratory, Sean McBride infuses engineering technology students with critical cybersecurity skills.

Amy Shaw – Amy Shaw is the Director of Compliance, Risk and Security at Idaho Power Company. As Idaho Power’s Compliance, Risk & Security Director, Amy oversees the teams focused on the risk management, cyber security, physical security, regulatory compliance, and environmental compliance activities of the company. 

Shane Stailey – Shane Stailey, Ph.D. is a Senior Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity Professional and Training and Opportunities Lead at Idaho National Laboratory in the National and Homeland Security directorate. Shane has three decades of success in learning, teaching, broadening, and applying information across multiple business streams with a spectrum of technical variety.

Donyang Xu – Dongyan Xu is a Samuel D. Conte Professor of Computer Science and Director of CERIAS, Purdue’s cybersecurity research center. His research focuses on cyber and cyber-physical security. He has also made early contributions to the areas of cloud computing and peer-to-peer media streaming/distribution. He is part of the Purdue System Security Lab (PurSec).