Cybersecurity, Identity Theft, Economic Crime Highlight ECI of Utica College Conference

Cybersecurity, Identity Theft, Economic Crime Highlight ECI of Utica College
Conference

UTICA, N.Y., Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On the heels of the Department
of Homeland Security announcing the creation of up to 1,000 new cybersecurity
jobs, the upcoming 20th Economic Crime Institute of Utica College conference,
highlighting the latest trends in the detection and prevention of identity
theft, cybersecurity and economic crime, looks to be the most successful event
in the organization's history.

"Extraordinary Circumstances: Combating Fraud and Corruption in Hard Times"
will feature keynote speaker Cynthia Cooper, CEO of The Cooper Group LLC and
author of "Extraordinary Circumstances." Cooper is best known for leading the
team who discovered and reported some $3.8 billion in accounting fraud at
WorldCom. Martin Biegelman, director of Microsoft's financial integrity unit,
will keynote on the second day of the conference.

Bringing together corporate, government/law enforcement and academic experts,
the conference will be held Oct. 20-22 at The Bolger Center, Potomac, Md.

Sponsors of the conference are: Allen Corporation of America, BNY Mellon,
Cisco, Daylight Forensic & Advisory, Hage & Hage Law and Consulting, JCPenney,
McKesson, TransUnion, Van Scoyoc Associates, and Wilson & Turner Investigative
Consultants.

This year, for the first time, conference attendees can choose tracks on ID
theft, cybersecurity, or economic crime. Breakout sessions include
discussions of authentication tokens to protect identity for online
transaction, cross-border cybercrime, data security, mortgage fraud, organized
crime, and much more. There will also be discussions of investment schemes,
the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and electronic evidence gathering.
Attendees are also eligible for up to 16 CPE credits.

Utica College, a longtime leader in economic crime education, is home to both
the Economic Crime Institute and the Center for Identity Management and
Information Protection (CIMIP), which has garnered national attention for its
landmark study of closed Secret Service identity theft cases. Utica College
offers bachelor's degrees in economic crime investigation and cybersecurity -
information assurance, as well as a master's degree in economic crime
management, MBA in fraud management, MBA in professional accountancy,
certificate in financial crimes investigation, and a master's degree in
criminal justice administration.

Networking at the conference will also celebrate the 20th anniversary of the
undergraduate economic crime investigation degree, one of the first such
programs offered, as well as the 10th anniversary of the master's program.

For more information, visit www.utica.edu/eciconference.

CONTACT: Christine Leogrande, Director of Media Relations of Utica College,
+1-315-223-2519, cleogrande@utica.edu

SOURCE Utica College

Christine Leogrande, Director of Media Relations of Utica College,
+1-315-223-2519, cleogrande@utica.edu