CANCELED - The Skills Verification Revolution: How GenAI Solves Cybersecurity's Training and Hiring Challenge

For decades, cybersecurity hiring has been a guessing game. Resumes showcase certifications and degrees, but do your candidates actually possess the hands-on skills to defend your institution? Traditional validation methods—interviews, certifications, and work history—have left organizations making costly hiring mistakes while talented professionals struggle to demonstrate their true capabilities. This session unveils a breakthrough poised to transform our entire industry: GenAI-powered Skills Verification. Through a live demonstration, discover how artificial intelligence can observe cybersecurity professionals in action, analyzing not just what they complete, but also how they think, troubleshoot and solve problems. Watch as AI evaluates approach, efficiency and technical methodology to provide unprecedented insight into actual capabilities. Learn how this technology is already transforming talent validation in pilot programs across the government, and explore its profound implications for higher education institutions. Beyond revolutionizing how you build your cybersecurity teams, discover how this shift toward skills-based validation will reshape educational approaches as the workforce moves from credential-focused to capability-focused career development. Join us for an eye-opening look at the future of cybersecurity talent—where authentic skills finally matter more than paper credentials.