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Center for Cybersecurity – Cybersecurity Day

In conjunction with Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the Center for Cybersecurity has hosted a Cybersecurity Day in October since 2018. The event is open to students, faculty, staff, and members of the community.

2025 Cybersecurity Day

Friday, October 24, 2025, 12:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Business & Engineering Convergence Center 1150/1160

12:30 p.m.

Welcome

1:00 p.m.

Cyber Liability Insurance Marketplace 101: Coverage, Trends, and Challenges
Matthew Specht | Business Development Executive, M3 Insurance

1:30 p.m.

Best Practices for Risk Management & Incident Response
Matthew Thomson | Director of Cyber Liability Practice, M3 Insurance

2:00 p.m.

Career Opportunities in the Cyber Liability Industry
Matthew Specht | Business Development Executive, M3 Insurance

2:30 p.m.

Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ¹ÙÍø Red Team Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Reed Sanders | Senior Offensive Security Associate, RSM US LLP
Benjamin Padgitt | Threat Intelligence Analyst, StoneX

Speakers

Matthew Specht | Business Development Executive, M3 Insurance

Matthew Specht has been in commercial insurance sales since graduating from Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ¹ÙÍø in 2018. Specht leads the sales process for new customers at M3, providing insurance and risk management solutions to companies across the greater Midwest. He is also a proud Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ¹ÙÍø Golf team alumnus!

Matthew Thomson | Director of Cyber Liability Practice, M3 Insurance

Matthew Thomson gained experience as a cyberspace operations officer in the U.S. Air Force and led cybersecurity for Breakthrough and Community First Credit Union prior to leading M3’s Cyber team.