TICC 09-16-23 (Special)TECHNOLOGY, INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Special Meeting
September 16, 2023, 9:30 a.m.
Community Hall
10350 Torre Avenue, Cupertino
APPROVED MINUTES
CALL MEETING TO ORDER
Meeting was called to order at 9:45 am
ROLL CALL
Commissioners Present: Mukesh Garg, Eliza Du, Emma Shearin, Rajaram
Soundararajan
Commissioners Absent: Prabir Mohanty
Staff Present: Tommy Yu, Infrastructure (IT) Manager
Nidhi Mathur, Applications Manager
Teri Gerhardt, GIS Manager
Pete Coglianese, Multimedia Specialist
Rei Delgado, Multimedia Specialist
Michelle Martin, PT Multimedia Specialist
Stephanie Jantzen, Public Information Officer
Tom Chin, Assistant to the City Manager
Marilyn Pavlov, Management Analyst
NEW BUSINESS
1. Subject: Cybersecurity Public Education 2023 event
Mayor Wei gave opening remarks.
Vice Chair Soundararajan introduced Commissioners in the audience.
Assistant to the City Manager Tom Chin began introductions of the Panel discussion.
Dr. May Wang is the CTO of the Internet of Things (IoT) at Palo Alto Networks, a multinational
cybersecurity company. She co-founded Zingbox, acquired by Palo Alto Networks in 2019 for its AI-based
IoT security solutions. Dr. Wang also serves on the board of directors for Cepton, a public autonomous
driving company. Dr. Wang received her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University.
Ramesh Nampally is the Senior Director of cloud infrastructure and platform engineering at Palo Alto
Networks, a leader in cybersecurity company.
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Erin West has a passion for assisting victims and has served as a Deputy District Attorney in Santa Clara
County, California for 25 years. She has worked for the past 8 years with the REACT high tech task force,
nationally known for its arrests and prosecutions of SIM-swapping and recovery of cryptocurrency to
victims of pig butchering scams. Ms. West leads the Crypto Coalition, a group of more than 1000 local,
state, federal and international law enforcement agents who specialize in cryptocurrency investigation.
Tommy Yu is the Infrastructure Manager for the City of Cupertino and an 18-year veteran in municipal
government IT operations. He received his master’s in computer information systems from Boston
University and holds multiple certifications from Microsoft, the Project Management Institute, and the
Computing Technology Industry Association. He is also a recent graduate of the Certified Government
Chief Information Officer (CGCIO) program from Rutgers University. In addition, Tommy serves as the
Northern Chapter President of the Municipal Information Systems Association of California.
Infrastructure Manager Yu provided presentation overview covering cybersecurity threats,
phishing E‐mail examples, and password tips.
The Panel discussion ensued, with members of the Public asking questions.
After the Panel Discussion concluded, the Cybersecurity Science Fair begun.
The following five High School student teams showcased their innovative ideas on
educating the public about cybersecurity awareness. Students presented their cybersecurity
project proposals to the Panel and were awarded prizes. The panelists along with TIC
Commissioner Shearin, acted as judges for the event.
Team Name Team Members Prize Total amount
CyberQuest
Winfred Lin
1st Prize $200
Aarush Yadav
Alvin Kang
Asteya Laxmanan
CyberGo Himani Jha 2nd Prize $100 Vanshika Turkar
CyberSecureU
Andrew Evangelista
2nd Prize $100 Sam Matthew
Revushree
Anushree Misra
3rd Prize $50 Reva Ukkadam
Team Soteria
Joyce Cheung
3rd Prize $50 Stuti Jain
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The Cybersecurity event was well attended, with over 60 people in attendance. In
attendance were Mayor Wei, and Councilmembers Moore and Chao.
Anyone can fall victim to cybercrimes, and the City hopes this panel discussion and cyber
fair will inform and educate community members, so they can avoid becoming a victim.
The full video production of the Cybersecurity Panel Discussion may be found at the City’s
YouTube channel or by clicking the following link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBbbYyOfPYA
Cybersecurity Public Education was a work program proposal submitted by TICC, with
Council adopting proposal as part of FY2022‐23 City Work Program.
ADJOURNMENT
Vice Chair Soundararajan adjourned the meeting at 12:30 pm.
SUBMITTED BY: APPROVED BY:
/s/ Marilyn Pavlov /s/ Rajaram Soundararajan
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Marilyn Pavlov, Commission Secretary Rajaram Soundararajan, Vice Chair