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Ransomware
Symposium
The Cybersecurity Center at Kean University began offering courses in Fall
2016. The center provides industry professionals, government agencies,
academics, and students with vital skills; equipping them and their
communities with the awareness, preparedness, and resiliency needed to
successfully manage cybersecurity breaches and threats.
“Cybersecurity at Kean is a new initiative, led by our most capable people,”
said Kean University College of Business Dean Michael Cooper, Ph.D. “It was
the idea of Dr. Dawood Farahi to build a center focused on teaching and
behavioral change.”
The center is a multidisciplinary operation that focuses on three critical
areas; scholarship and research, legal and industry related policy analysis,
and eLearning content development. The center draws on experts from
academia, government, and industry to provide cybersecurity education,
training, and prevention strategies designed to meet the needs of a
diverse audience.
The Cybersecurity Center at Kean University is dedicated to preparing the
next generation of cyber leaders through its conferences, seminars, and
trainings. Over 150 local business owners and IT professionals attended
the Cybersecurity Center at Kean University’s Ransomware Symposium
on Monday, June 20. The Symposium was the center’s inaugural event,
and was co-sponsored by the Union County Small Business Development
Corporation at Kean University. Speakers at the event included
representatives from the FBI and the New Jersey Office of Homeland
Security and Preparedness. New Jersey Assemblyman Jon M. Bramnick
delivered the symposium’s keynote address.
James. J. Drylie, Ph.D. is the Executive Director of the Cybersecurity Center
at Kean University. Drylie has an extensive background in law enforcement
and emergency management that includes a 25-year career in policing.
Drylie was recently selected as a Fulbright Scholar and will conduct
research in the fall of 2016 on the use of force by police within the United
Kingdom’s Metropolitan Police Service.
“Cybersecurity does not occur in a vacuum,” says Drylie. “Successfully
protecting cyber infrastructure at all levels is inextricably linked to the human
element, and the key to ensuring success begins with behavioral change.”
Cybersecurity Center at Kean
University Promotes Awareness
of Emerging Threat
NJ Assemblyman Jon M. Bramnick delivered the symposium’s keynote address.
