Dr. Kellep Charles

Dr. Kellep Charles is Chair of Cybersecurity Programs at Capitol Technology University. He also serves as a professor, Director of Cyber Labs, and Director of the Center for Cybersecurity Research and Analysis (CCRA) for Capitol Tech. He completed his Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) degree in Cybersecurity at Capitol Tech. He also holds an M.S. in Telecommunication Management from the University of Maryland University College and a B.Sc. in Computer Science from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. Dr. Charles worked as a government contractor in the Washington, DC area as an Information Security Analyst for over 20 years in incident response, computer forensics, security assessments, malware analysis, and security operations. He also worked as an Adjunct Professor at Capitol Tech in Computer Science and Cybersecurity until his full-time appointment.

Dr. Charles is the Creator and Executive Editor of SecurityOrb.com (@SecurityOrb ), an information security & privacy knowledge-based website with the mission to share and raise awareness of the motives, tools, and tactics of the black-hat community that provides best practices and countermeasures against malicious events. His industry certifications include Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), National Security Agency – INFOSEC Assessment Methodology (NSA-IAM), and Information Technology Infrastructure Library version 3 (ITILv3), among others.