WiCyS Virtual 2026 Agenda
WiCyS Virtual 2026 Agenda
All sessions except the opening and closing ceremonies will receive 1 CPE Credit from GIAC, ISC2 and WiCyS.
Wednesday, April 22
5:00 am – 7:00 am
Virtual Career Fair (morning session)
10:00 am – 10:10 am
Opening Ceremony
10:15 am – 11:00 am
Presentation: Cyber-Funding Success: Securing Scholarships and Grants for Students and Career Changers
Presentation: Securing the Unseen: Machine Identities & Credential Management in a Gen AI / DevOps World
Presentation: Neural-Inspired AI Security: Leveraging Neuroscience Principles for Cybersecurity Defense
11:15 am – 12:00 pm
Presentation: All Aboard the Cybersecurity Employment Express - From Education to Employment.
Presentation: The Ghost in the Machine: When AI Agents Become the Ultimate Insider Threat
Presentation: Ethical Preparedness in AI-Driven Learning: Building Cyber-Aware Educational Systems
12:15 pm – 1:00 pm
Presentation: AI and the 2026 Threatscape: Securing Innovation in the Age of Intelligent Adversaries
Presentation: Intentional infosec career building through OSINT and shifting the paradigm
Presentation: The Automated Adversary: Decoding AI-Enhanced Ransomware-as-a-Service on the Dark Web
1:15 pm – 2:00 pm
Lunch Break
1:30 pm – 2:00 pm
Panel: Lunch-n-Learn:
2:15 pm – 3:00 pm
Presentation: GRC Reimagined: Engineering Trust Through Automation
Presentation: AI as Your Career Co-Pilot: Practical Strategies for Cybersecurity Career Development
Presentation: Universal Design, Universal Security: Accessibility as a Catalyst for Safer AI
3:15 pm – 4:00 pm
Presentation: AI Strategies and Ethics in Dark Web Crime Detection
Presentation: Beyond the Break-In: How to Level Up from Entry to Junior Level
Presentation: Managing The Overlooked Risk: Emerging AI In Third-Party Vendor Applications
4:15 pm – 5:00 pm
Presentation: Designing for Every Mind: Neurodiversity-Inclusive Cybersecurity Education Approaches
Presentation: Lights, Camera, Breach: Could Cybersecurity Frameworks Stop Hollywood Hackers?
Presentation: Intelligent Detection & Response: Enhancing Security Operations with Agentic AI
5:05 pm – 5:15 pm
Closing Ceremony
Thursday, April 23
9:00 am – 9:10 am
Day Two Opening Remarks
9:15 am – 10:00 am
Presentation: From Prompt to Payload: Defending AI-Driven Tools in Adversarial Setting
Presentation: Cloud Native Security Anti-Patterns: Lessons from What Not to Do
Presentation: One Message, Many Audiences: Tailoring Cybersecurity Communication
10:15 am – 11:00 am
Presentation: From Boardroom to Basement: Communicating Cyber Risk Across the Supply Chain
Presentation: CAPTCHA If You Can: Insights into 2FA‑Phishing Kits
Presentation: Making Cybersecurity VISIBLE: Leading with Inclusion in the AI Era
11:15 am – 12:00 pm
Presentation: AI-Driven Threat Forecasting Using Iterative Learning Models in Modular Function Spaces
Presentation: Teaching Cybersecurity Through Emotions: Invoking Emotional Memory in the Age of AI
Presentation: AI-Driven FinTech Security: Smart Fraud Detection with Blockchain and Cloud
12:05 pm – 12:15 pm
Closing Ceremony & Welcome to Virtual Career Fair
12:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Virtual Career Fair (afternoon session)