#197: LSU's $7.5M Student-Powered SOC + NJIT's Life-Saving Analytics + Illinois' Creative Data Applications Powered by Splunk [EDUCAUSE 2024]

#197: LSU's $7.5M Student-Powered SOC + NJIT's Life-Saving Analytics + Illinois' Creative Data Applications Powered by Splunk [EDUCAUSE 2024]

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Featuring:

Craig Woolley, Chief Information Officer at Louisiana State University (LSU)

Kim Milford, Chief Information Security Officer at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Ed Wozencroft, VP for Digital Strategy and CIO at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)

Mary Lou Prevost, Group Vice President | US | State, Local Government and Education at Splunk

What You’ll Learn:

Student-Powered SOC: A Revolutionary Education & Security Model

How LSU created a scalable "student-powered" SOC model that provides real-world cybersecurity experience while enhancing institutional protection

The unique public-private partnership with Techstream that enables 24/7 security operations while students work regular business hours

State-level buy-in with $7.5 million in recurring funding that has expanded the model to over 20 institutions across Louisiana

Developing the Next Generation of Cybersecurity Professionals

How the model creates a direct pipeline to industry with the first cohort of students all receiving job offers before graduation

The critical "six-week" timeline from student hiring to SOC frontline deployment, meeting the urgent need for cyber talent

Why both LSU and NJIT open their programs to students of all backgrounds, not just IT or cybersecurity majors

Expanding Data Analytics Beyond Security

University of Illinois' creative applications of Splunk beyond security - from analyzing email marketing performance to library resource utilization

How IT data helped locate a student in crisis at NJIT, demonstrating the life-saving potential of security analytics platforms

The power of data visualization in communicating cybersecurity threats to government officials and securing institutional buy-in

Building Consensus in Decentralized Universities

The patient, collaborative approach to cybersecurity policy development with faculty at LSU through regular committee meetings

University of Illinois' strategy of absorbing security costs centrally rather than charging departments to ensure wider adoption

How cross-institutional partnerships amplify security capabilities through shared threat intelligence

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