Dr. Seth Hamman is the Director of the Center for the Advancement of Cybersecurity and an associate professor of cyber operations and computer science at Cedarville University in Cedarville, Ohio. 

Dr. Hamman joined the faculty at Cedarville in 2012. He brings real-world experience to the classroom from having worked in the tech industry, both as an employee of a startup dotcom and as a consultant. During his first four years at Cedarville, he earned his Ph.D. while studying cybersecurity at the Air Force's graduate school, the Air Force Institute of Technology, located at nearby Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. As a researcher he is interested in helping to shape the young and growing discipline of cybersecurity education and in integrating the Christian faith and computer science.

Karen Scarfone is a recognized cybersecurity expert, she develops publications for federal agencies, media companies, and other organizations. She was formerly a Senior Computer Scientist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Karen has co-authored over 100 NIST Special Publications and Interagency Reports on a wide variety of cybersecurity topics. In addition, she has co-authored or contributed to 18 books and published approximately 200 articles on cybersecurity topics.

Karen recently published an article entitled Latest attack surface: Small business and cybersecurity here at Cybersecurity Guide.

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Dr. Munther Abualkibash is an associate professor teaching cybersecurity, information security and applied computing. He earned a PhD in computer science and Engineering, and an MS in computer science from the University of Bridgeport in Bridgeport, CT.

Dr. Sajal Das is a professor of computer science and Daniel St. Clair Endowed Chair in Computer Science at Missouri University of Science and Technology. He earned a PhD in computer science from the University of Central Florida, Orlando, an MS in computer science from the Indian Institute of Science at Bangalore, and a BS in Computer Science and Engineering from Calcutta University, India.

Dr. Das has a research focus that includes cyber physical systems, security and privacy, smart environments, IOT, wireless sensor networks, mobile and pervasive computing, big data analytics, parallel and cloud computing, social networks, systems biology, graph theory, and game theory.

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Dr. Michael Ruth, Associate Professor of Computer Science at Roosevelt University. He earned an MS in computer science and a PhD in Engineering & Applied Science from the University of New Orleans. His teaching interests are focused on introductory/intermediate programming, networking, system administration, and security courses. His research interests lie on the intersection of distributed systems and software engineering, more specifically, designing regression test selection techniques for web service-based systems.

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In honor of Diversity Month, the topic for today’s show is Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Cybersecurity.

Our guest for the show is Dr. Thaier Hayajneh, the founder and director of the Fordham Center for Cybersecurity, University Professor of Computer Science, and director of cybersecurity programs at Fordham University. Dr. Hayajneh is also a co-chair for the Center for Academic Excellence’s Cybersecurity Education Diversity Initiative.

Paul Warner is an assistant professor of information technology at Rowan College at Burlington County. Paul teaches at the Mount Laurel Campus in Mount Laurel, New Jersey.

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Dr. Doug Jacobson, is a professor at Iowa State University College of Engineering and the director of the ISU Center for Cybersecurity Innovation and Outreach. He received his PhD in computer engineering, an MS in electrical engineering, and a BS in computer engineering, all from Iowa State University.

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Dr. Stephen Torri, associate professor in The Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Mississippi State University and Mary Lyn and Niles Moseley Endowed Chair of Cybersecurity.

Dr. Alex Bardas is an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science and the Institute for Information Sciences at the University of Kansas. He received his PhD from Kansas State University. Find the full transcript of this interview at on cybersecurityguide.org.