INTERFACE Hawaii
Presented by Jodi Ito • Chief Information Security Officer, University of Hawaii
Join us for a panel discussion, led by Jodi Ito, Chief Information Security Officer for the University of Hawaii. This panel will cast a wide net around the multitude of cyber-related considerations and issues that society is facing with our current pandemic situation. From securing telework locations, health screening when re-opening, servicing customers during a shutdown in a secure manner, to providing equitable distance-delivered education - the panelists will engage in a lively roundtable discussion of these topics and more.
Panelists:
Jodi Ito • Chief Information Security Officer, University of Hawaii
Vince Hoang • Chief Information Security Officer, State of Hawaii
Alan Ito • Information Security Officer, Hawaii Pacific Health
Ryan Field • Sr. Vice President, Director of Technology & Architecture, American Savings Bank
Presented by: Jodi Ito / Chief Information Security Officer, University of Hawaii
Jodi Ito is the Chief Information Security Officer with the University of Hawaii (UH) System in the Office of the Vice President for Information Technology since 2000 and has been with the University since 1982.
Jodi is responsible for the security and protection of information assets across the University of Hawaii System. These responsibilities include developing and managing policies and procedures for the UH information security program, conducting risk & vulnerability analysis for critical assets, overseeing investigations into cyber incidents, & developing and conducting training on information policy & security issues across all 10 UH campuses and affiliated research & education centers. She has also organized several large scale red/blue team cybersecurity exercises on the UH cyber range involving University students, Hawaii National Guard, military, state, and federal government agencies.
Jodi is a Principal Investigator and Program Director for the NSA’s GenCyber Camps in Hawaii to introduce cybersecurity to high school students and teachers. She is also the co-PI on the NSF/NSA Scholarship For Services grants to provide full-ride scholarships for students pursuing cybersecurity degrees and the NSF Computer Science Principles for Hawaii to train high school teachers to be able to teach AP Computer Sciences Principles. She is also a member of the REN-ISAC, MS-ISAC, Educause, and Infragard. Most recently, she is an active founding member of the newly organized CyberHawaii and co-chairs the Education and Workforce Development Committee.
Jodi graduated from the University of Hawaii at Manoa with both a Bachelors of Science degree in Computer Science in 1982 and a Masters of Science degree in Information and Computer Science in 1987.
