2nd Annual East Kentucky Cyber Summit
Sponsored by Big Sandy Community and Technical College and the Appalachian Regional
Commission ARISE Cyber Access Grant.
Prestonsburg Campus, Johnson Bldg. J102
April 10, 2026 8 AM
Agenda
8:00 am Welcome. Dr. Samuel Todd Brand, Ph.D., President & CEO BSCTC
8:15 am Zachary Johnson, CISSP, OSCP, Information Technology Security Administrator, East Kentucky Network
- Practical Security Practices for Small and Medium Businesses
9:15 am Michael Ramage, Director of Cyber Education and Research Center, Murray State University
- The Evolving Threat Landscape: Steps to Take Now
10:15 am Colin Glover, Cybersecurity Coordinator, CISA
- Cyber Threats are Real-Leveraging CISA and Other Resources to Help Protect Your Organization
11:15 am Keynote: Dr. Davina Pruitt-Mentle, Lead for National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education, NIST
Noon Lunch-will be provided
12:45 pm Dr. Adel Emaghraby, Winnia Professor of Computer Science & Engineering and U of L
- AI and Cybersecurity Shaping Our Future
1:45 pm Erich Jackson and Sean Ayres, United Parcel Service
- How a Large Global Enterprise Organization Approaches Cyber Security
2:45 pm Jadon Douglas and SSG Billy Penley, Kentucky National Guard
- Weaponized Intelligence : How AI is being used to conduct Social Engineering Attacks at an Exponential Rate
3:45 pm Dr. Melanie Williamson, Dean of Innovation & Ethan Coats, Assistant Professor of Cybersecurity, Bluegrass Community and Technical College
- KC7 Resources
