Bay Path University to Host 13th Annual Cybersecurity Summit on Nov. 14

LONGMEADOW — Bay Path University will host its 13th annual Cybersecurity Summit, “Cyber Pathways 2025: AI, Innovation, and the Future of Security,” on Friday, Nov. 14 from 9 a.m. to noon in Breck Suite in Theinert Hall on the university’s Longmeadow campus.

This year’s summit will explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping digital defense, education, and workforce development. Hosted by Bay Path University and led by Sean O’Brien, director of Cybersecurity Programs, the event will highlight new directions in cybersecurity, from emerging AI-driven threats to the opportunities shaping tomorrow’s careers.

The program will feature a live demonstration of app malware, a panel on cyber career pathways, and a fireside chat with Professor Scott Shapiro, the Charles F. Southmayd professor of Law and professor of Philosophy at Yale Law School, and author of Fancy Bear Goes Phishing: The Dark History of the Information Age, in Five Extraordinary Hacks (2023).

Shapiro’s scholarship spans the philosophy of law, international and criminal law, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence. His commentary has appeared in the Washington Post, the New York Times, the Guardian, and Foreign Affairs. At Yale, he founded the Yale Documentary Project, which provides legal counsel to independent filmmakers, and co-founded the Yale Legal AI Lab, focusing on the automation of legal reasoning. He also co-founded the Yale Cybersecurity Lab, which provides cutting-edge cybersecurity and information-technology teaching facilities. From 2024 to 2025, he served as special assistant for AI Ethics to the chief AI officer at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

To encourage broad participation and dialogue, the “Cyber Pathways 2025” summit will be offered in a hybrid format, allowing guests to attend in person or join online. Registration is required. Click here to reserve a seat or register for the virtual option. Online participants will receive login details before the event.