Episode 001: Cybersecurity During the COVID-19 Pandemic (ft. Jonathan S. Weissman)
As trends continue to shift toward a remote workforce, the emphasis on cyber crime and the necessity for security reinforcements has become a main focal point for technical leaders at every organization. Even with robust defense plans, security teams are required to play offense and defense every day to combat evolving threats on behalf of their teams. In this podcast featuring special guest Professor Jonathan S. Weissman, Sr. Lecturer, Computing Security at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), he joins Team Verkada in discussing how proactive education and advocacy can effectively mitigate vulnerabilities that teams encounter daily in a connected society.
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About Our Featured Speaker
Jonathan S. Weissman is a senior lecturer in the Department of Computing Security at Rochester Institute of Technology, where he was awarded the RIT Outstanding Teaching Award in 2014, the RIT GCCIS Outstanding Educator Award in 2018, and the RIT Distinguished Teacher Recognition Program Honors in 2019. He was also awarded the RIT Disability Services Office Kudos in 2014 and the RIT GCCIS Parking Pass for March 2018, and RIT COVID-19 Kudos. In total, he's the recipient of 9 teaching honors and awards. Weissman began his teaching career in 2001, and has taught more than 50 graduate and undergraduate courses, which include networking, cybersecurity, cryptography, ethical hacking/pentesting, digital forensics, malware reverse engineering, systems administration, programming, web design and scripting, database design, computer organization and architecture, operating system design, and many more. He developed three courses for the edX RITx Cybersecurity MicroMasters program, which he currently teaches to more than 200,000 students in over 200 countries. As a result of his work on CYBER501x Cybersecurity Fundamentals, he was a finalist for the 2018 edX Prize for Exceptional Contributions in Online Teaching and Learning. He has co-authored and updated two industry-leading textbooks on CompTIA Network+ certification, is currently authoring a book for the new CompTIA Security+ certification, and serves as technical editor for many industry textbooks. In addition, he is a networking and cybersecurity consultant for local business and individuals. Weissman has been featured on both tv news and talk radio, and in articles as a cybersecurity expert. He has written articles and blogs as a networking/cybersecurity expert. Additionally, he has had speaking engagements throughout the United States as a cybersecurity expert. He has a master's degree in Computer Science from Brooklyn College and holds 40 industry certifications, including CCNP Routing and Switching, CCNA Security, CompTIA Security+, CompTIA Network+, CompTIA A+, CompTIA Linux+, CompTIA Server+, EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker, EC-Council Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator, and IPv6 Forum Certified Network Engineer (Gold), among many others.
