Senior Vice President of Global Security Operations at Global Payments, Mike Kane, participated in a panel of experts at NICECyberCon24 in Dallas to discuss rapid workforce development for the cybersecurity industry. "Mike eloquently described how his organization has lots of options, but they choose to hire the majority of their entry-level cybersecurity workforce from our cybersecurity Nexus program at Columbus State University. As an CSU Cyber Advisory Board member, Kane has direct communication with Nexus instructors and students about curriculum and extra-curricular activities. He described the partnership his company has with our program, which is part of the umbrella CyberSkills2Work coalition of academic institutions across the nation. The CyberSkills2Work coalition's purpose is to train people to pivot into the in-demand field of Cybersecurity," explained Patrick Aiken, Director of the TSYS Center for Cybersecurity. The panel was facilitated by Francine Coller of the University of West Florida's Center for Cybersecurity. Other panelists were Michael Howell, Supervisory Information Technology Specialist at the Department of Homeland Security, Eleanor Taylor, Cybercore Program Manager at the Idaho National Laboratory, and William Mechler, law enforcement officer and cybersecurity instructor.
The Turner College's new marketing intern Lizzy Grant , a senior marketing major from Newnan who previously attended Gordon State College, where she played varsity soccer, and is scheduled to graduate from the Turner College in May of 2024, has hit the ground running in her new position. She recently played a large role in the creation of a video tour of the Synovus Center, the main campus home of the Turner College. The video helps to guide new students on where to go in the building and who they can talk to if they help. The video showcases the Student Services Center, the main lobby, and more. The video is played as part of a loop on video screens placed throughout the Synovus Center. Lizzy's list of activities at CSU is impressive. She is the Treasurer of the Turner College's Marketing Club, the President of Marketing for the Turner College's chapter of the Financial Management Association, and an Ambassador for the Turner College. She is also the Treasurer of her s
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