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Generation Z Cybersecurity Learners: The Identification Of Cybersecurity Instructor Strategies And Attributes That Maximize Student Engagement, Jeffrey Rice

Scholar Week 2016 - present

There exists a significant shortage of cybersecurity specialists in the workforce. Universities should endeavor to keep cybersecurity students engaged if they desire to be competitive and contribute graduates to the remediation efforts of this cybersecurity deficit. Instructors significantly contribute to student engagement and there is a correlation between student engagement and student retention. The purpose of this regional qualitative exploratory study was to identify attributes that Generation Z collegiate cybersecurity learners felt kept them engaged in their cybersecurity courses. The sample comprised 10 individuals identified as GenZ and used purposeful and snowball sampling to select participants. A semi-structured interview strategy …

Nudging Students To Use Stronger Passwords: A Test Of Big Five Personality-Based Messages, Shelia Kennison, Eric Chan-Tin

Computer Science: Faculty Publications and Other Works

Cybersecurity breaches can occur when one uses an easily hacked password. Prior research has investigated 1) possible steps to encourage users to use strong passwords and 2) how personality is related to users using strong passwords.

We investigated whether personality-based nudging messages based on Big Five traits could nudge people to create stronger passwords (c.f., Jones et al., 2021). We also examined how personal characteristics, such as gender, age, personality traits, password knowledge, attitudes, and behavior, and need for cognition, were related to password strength.

We tested the hypothesis that passwords created following messages matching participants’ personality would be stronger …

Cybersecurity (Cs 3550): Lecture 1: Introduction & State Of Cybersecurity, Michael Whiteman, Nyc Tech-In-Residence Corps

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Lecture for the course: CIS 3550: Cybersecurity - "1: Introduction & State of Cybersecurity" delivered at Baruch College in Spring 2020 by Michael Whiteman as part of the Tech-in-Residence Corps program.

Cybersecurity (Cs 3550): Lecture 2: Cybersecurity Fundamentals, Michael Whiteman, Nyc Tech-In-Residence Corps

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Lecture for the course: CIS 3550: Cybersecurity - "2: Cybersecurity Fundamentals" delivered at Baruch College in Spring 2020 by Michael Whiteman as part of the Tech-in-Residence Corps program.

Cybersecurity (Cs 3550): Lecture 7-8: Risk Management, Michael Whiteman, Nyc Tech-In-Residence Corps

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Lecture for the course: CIS 3550: Cybersecurity - "7-8: Risk Management" delivered at Baruch College in Spring 2020 by Michael Whiteman as part of the Tech-in-Residence Corps program.

Cybersecurity (Cs 3550): Lecture 5: Intro To Web Applications I, Michael Whiteman, Nyc Tech-In-Residence Corps

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Lecture for the course: CIS 3550: Cybersecurity - "5: Intro to Web Applications I" delivered at Baruch College in Spring 2020 by Michael Whiteman as part of the Tech-in-Residence Corps program.

Cybersecurity (Cs 3550): Lecture 3-4: Networking Fundamentals, Michael Whiteman, Nyc Tech-In-Residence Corps

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Lecture for the course: CIS 3550: Cybersecurity - "3-4: Networking Fundamentals" delivered at Baruch College in Spring 2020 by Michael Whiteman as part of the Tech-in-Residence Corps program.

Cybersecurity (Cs 3550): Lecture 9-10: Data Protection & Cryptography, Michael Whiteman, Nyc Tech-In-Residence Corps

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Lecture for the course: CIS 3550: Cybersecurity - "9-10: Data Protection & Cryptography" delivered at Baruch College in Spring 2020 by Michael Whiteman as part of the Tech-in-Residence Corps program.

Cybersecurity (Cs 3550): Lecture 14: Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery, Michael Whiteman, Nyc Tech-In-Residence Corps

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Lecture for the course: CIS 3550: Cybersecurity - "14: Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery" delivered at Baruch College in Spring 2020 by Michael Whiteman as part of the Tech-in-Residence Corps program.

Cybersecurity (Cs 3550): Lecture 21: Hacking Democracy: Election Security, Michael Whiteman, Nyc Tech-In-Residence Corps

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Lecture for the course: CIS 3550: Cybersecurity - "21: Hacking Democracy: Election Security" delivered at Baruch College in Spring 2020 by Michael Whiteman as part of the Tech-in-Residence Corps program.

Cybersecurity (Cs 3550): Lecture 13: Patching & Vulnerability Management, Michael Whiteman, Nyc Tech-In-Residence Corps

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Lecture for the course: CIS 3550: Cybersecurity - "13: Patching & Vulnerability Management" delivered at Baruch College in Spring 2020 by Michael Whiteman as part of the Tech-in-Residence Corps program.

Cybersecurity (Cs 3550): Lecture 15: Application Security, Michael Whiteman, Nyc Tech-In-Residence Corps

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Lecture for the course: CIS 3550: Cybersecurity - "15: Application Security" delivered at Baruch College in Spring 2020 by Michael Whiteman as part of the Tech-in-Residence Corps program.

Cybersecurity (Cs 3550): Lecture 11: Identity & Access Management, Michael Whiteman, Nyc Tech-In-Residence Corps

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Lecture for the course: CIS 3550: Cybersecurity - "11: Identity & Access Management" delivered at Baruch College in Spring 2020 by Michael Whiteman as part of the Tech-in-Residence Corps program.

Cybersecurity (Cs 3550): Lecture 18-19: Anatomy Of A Breach, Michael Whiteman, Nyc Tech-In-Residence Corps

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Lecture for the course: CIS 3550: Cybersecurity - "18-19: Anatomy of a Breach" delivered at Baruch College in Spring 2020 by Michael Whiteman as part of the Tech-in-Residence Corps program.

Cybersecurity (Cs 3550): Lecture 12: Network & Endpoint Security, Michael Whiteman, Nyc Tech-In-Residence Corps

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Lecture for the course: CIS 3550: Cybersecurity - "12: Network & Endpoint Security" delivered at Baruch College in Spring 2020 by Michael Whiteman as part of the Tech-in-Residence Corps program.

Cis 356: Fundamentals Of Cybersecurity And Intelligence Gathering - Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability, Fahad Chowdhury, Nyc Tech-In-Residence Corps

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Lecture for the course: CIS 356: Fundamentals of Cybersecurity and Intelligence Gathering - "Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability" (Week One) delivered at Lehman College in Spring 2020 by Fahad Chowdhury as part of the Tech-in-Residence Corps program.

Cis 356: Fundamentals Of Cybersecurity And Intelligence Gathering - Vulnerabilities And Exploits, Fahad Chowdhury, Nyc Tech-In-Residence Corps

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Lecture for the course: CIS 356: Fundamentals of Cybersecurity and Intelligence Gathering - "Vulnerabilities and Exploits" (Week Two) delivered at Lehman College in Spring 2020 by Fahad Chowdhury as part of the Tech-in-Residence Corps program.

Cis 356: Fundamentals Of Cybersecurity And Intelligence Gathering - Encryption And Hashing, Fahad Chowdhury, Nyc Tech-In-Residence Corps

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Lecture for the course: CIS 356: Fundamentals of Cybersecurity and Intelligence Gathering - "Encryption and Hashing" (Week Four) delivered at Lehman College in Spring 2020 by Fahad Chowdhury as part of the NYC Tech-in-Residence Corps program.

Cis 356: Fundamentals Of Cybersecurity And Intelligence Gathering - Hackers, Fahad Chowdhury, Nyc Tech-In-Residence Corps

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Lecture for the course: CIS 356: Fundamentals of Cybersecurity and Intelligence Gathering - "Hackers" (Week Three) delivered at Lehman College in Spring 2020 by Fahad Chowdhury as part of the NYC Tech-in-Residence Corps program.