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