Building Future-Proof Cybersecurity Education Programs with New York University’s Dr. Nasir Memon
“Learning will not end with the acquisition of a degree, or with the acquisition of a credential; learning is lifelong... especially in cybersecurity.”
Academic, Educator, Founder, Researcher: Dr. Nasir Memon is No Stranger to the Cybersecurity Scene.
Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, Co-Founder of the NYU Center for Cyber Security, Founder of the Osiris Lab & CSAW; In more ways than one, Dr. Nasir Memon (NYU Tandon) is a true pioneer in the field of cybersecurity education. On this episode of the AccessCyber Podcast, Dr. Memon joins us to chat about all things infosec, including:
How the security industry has changed over the last two decades
Defining cybersecurity from an academic lens
The origins of information security as an academic discipline, and how it relates to business, mathematics, and computer science
What does it actually mean for a system to ‘be secure‘
Models for how industry and academia can work together to better serve students
What students should and shouldn’t expect from the college experience
Studying algorithms and learning how to think
Foundational learning versus role-based education
Disruption in higher education in the midst of a pandemic
Working with Phil Venables, Splunk, Qualys, ZScaler, and other
Listen to the full episode here
