INTERFACE Boise
Presented by Ed Vasko • Director, Institute for Pervasive Cybersecurity, Boise State University
Ed Vasko has spent over 30 years leading cybersecurity companies that provide critical services and platforms to clients around the world. Now he is deeply involved in solving the national crisis of not having an effective supply of cybersecurity workers to meet our national needs. In this keynote, he will share a career perspective of how this crisis developed and methods both educators and employers can take to begin solving our needs regionally and nationally. Come be a part of this "porch conversation" and join the discussion.
Presented by: Ed Vasko / Director, Institute for Pervasive Cybersecurity, Boise State University
Ed Vasko, CISSP, is the Director of Boise State University’s Institute for Pervasive Cybersecurity. He is a cybersecurity leader and entrepreneur with over 30 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Boise State University, Ed established and was a Senior Vice President at Avertium, a leading national managed security and consulting provider. Before establishing Avertium, he was the co-founder and CEO of Terra Verde. Prior to being acquired by growth equity in 2018, Terra Verde was one of the nation’s largest providers of cybersecurity advisory and managed security services, with over 2,000 active clients around the world.
Ed’s other passion is tackling the challenge of enabling a “Ready to Work” cyber workforce. He has served on over 20 advisory boards providing expertise around cybersecurity industry needs, career pathways, and competency development. He has been appointed by multiple governors to lend his expertise to solving workforce challenges. He was the industry co-chair of the 2019 NICE Conference in Phoenix.
