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The Cybersecurity and Awareness Fair (CSAF)
The Cal Poly Pomona Cybersecurity and Awareness Fair is where awareness and the advancement of the cybersecurity industry is happening along with the recruitment of CPP’s cybersecurity talent. We are excited to announce our 19th annual CSAF, on October 26th at the Bronco Student Pomona Center. This year’s theme is “The Watchful Eye” which is a call to action for all users of technology to reclaim one’s privacy in a world of surveillance capitalism. Whether it is hackers stealing your information to then sell on the dark web or legitimate companies tracking your data footprint for profit, security and privacy are significant challenges in the current digital landscape. CSAF brings together experts, professionals, students, and interested individuals to discuss the latest trends, technologies, and best practices in cybersecurity.
The CSAF’s learn by doing methodology is composed of these key components:
Cybersecurity Leader Focus Lunch
Don't miss this exclusive, invite-only opportunity, hosted by Cal Poly Pomona's CIO and CISO. The Platinum sponsor for this lunch will have an exclusive speaking opportunity and provide funding for a $1,500 scholar award to help a student’s education. This event is where industry and college leaders converge for in-depth discussions on cybersecurity and education. Our unique event aims to cultivate mutually beneficial relationships among vendors, the cybersecurity industry, information security programs, and regulatory bodies.
Cybersecurity Workforce Job Fair
Following a captivating display of soft skills in leadership and impressive demonstrations of ethical hacking and cyber defense techniques by young professionals during the fair, the Cybersecurity Workforce Job Fair offers a remarkable chance for companies to directly engage with our cybersecurity-oriented students, a number of whom have excelled in global competitions, leading Cal Poly Pomona to achieve first place. From 2-5pm, job recruiters and students engage in informal initial interviews to review resumes and pave the way for potential future opportunities. Noteworthy employers such as Crowdstrike, IBM, SentinelOne, Avanade, So. Cal Gas, SCE, and Trellix have previously hired Cal Poly Pomona’s students or initiated internships through this forum.
Vendor Exhibit Tables
Vendor tables at CSAF offer a valuable platform for networking, showcasing products and services, lead generation, brand building, market research, education, partnerships, recruitment, and competitive analysis. It is a significant opportunity for to make a lasting impact on event attendees and advance your business goals in the cybersecurity industry. This event is hybrid, virtual exhibit tables are available for attendees to visit for up to three months after the fair via our conference platform.
Awareness Poster and/or Proof of Concept Contest
The Poster Contest is comprised of Awareness and Cyber Problem-Solving Proof of Concept categories. What makes this contest successful is that it brings in participation from students that represent institutions like Purdue, Sacred Heart, Cal State Los Angeles, Fullerton College, Coastline College, Chaffey College, and CPP. Within CPP, this contest brings engagement through classroom assignments and/or extra credit assignments in Computer Information Systems, Computer Science, And Electrical Engineering. Along with the research learning, the contestants engage directly with attendees at the event creating a peer-peer learning opportunity while being judged by industry professionals.
Hands-On Demonstrations
Attendees actively participate in learning about securing devices, coding, and exploits with all forms of hardware which creates a unique train the trainer environment staffed by students and faculty from CPP, Chaffey College, Fullerton College, and Troy High School.
Presentations
The goal is to raise the awareness of cybersecurity risks and the importance of cybersecurity to our nation. Leaders from our community and industry such as CrowdStrike, IBM, Palo Alto, and City of Hope to educate attendees about their roles and why individuals should care about cybersecurity. Additionally, leaders bring focus to frameworks such as NICE and MITRE and showcase what it takes to go from an analyst to a board member or CISO.