Core Principles of Cybersecurity Research Through the Outcome Lens
Have you ever wondered how cutting-edge technology drives innovation in cybersecurity, creating a cycle of advancing solutions to address new findings? What are the core principles that underpin this evolutionary process? How do these principles influence our choices in technology, other processes, and people within the field of cybersecurity?
This webinar will present a series of cybersecurity projects, viewed through the lens of universal applicability. The presenter is Dr. Michaela Iorga, a lead computer scientist with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST/ITL). Dr. Iorga will highlight the core principles that have emerged throughout her career in cybersecurity research and demonstrate how these foundational concepts guide the approach to innovation and problem-solving in the ever-evolving cybersecurity landscape.
The 60-minute webinar concludes with a moderated live question-and-answer period.
Capitol Technology University offers the webinar as a complimentary informational service. This webinar offers a Certificate of Attendance.
About the Presenter
Dr. Michaela Iorga
Dr. Michaela Iorga is a supervisory computer scientist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST/ITL). She serves as the Strategic Outreach Director for the Open Security Controls Assessment Language (OSCAL) program, and as the senior security technical lead for cloud computing, chairing the NIST Cloud Security and Forensics Working Groups. She also has served as a Research Associate Professor at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, and as Chair of the Northern Virginia Section of IEEE.
Dr. Iorga, a subject matter expert in cybersecurity, risk assessment, and information assurance, collaborates with industry, academia, and other government stakeholders on developing and disseminating high-level, vendor-neutral cybersecurity and forensics guidelines that meet national priorities and promote American innovation and industrial competitiveness. She is the co-author of numerous scholarly publications on cloud computing security. Iorga holds two earned doctorates: a Ph.D. from Duke University’s Pratt School of Engineering, North Carolina; and a Ph.D. from Lower Danube University’s Naval-Mechanical Institute, Romania.