Yair Levy, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Information Systems and Cybersecurity in NSU’s College of Engineering and Computing (CEC), presented, “Competency in Cybersecurity Workforce: Challenges and National Initiatives” to the Florida Local Government Systems Association. The presentation, held February 4th in Orlando, focused on current activities talking place to implement and assess the knowledge, skills, and abilities of cybersecurity professionals, prior to having them practice in the profession.
Levy is a professor and the director of the Center for e-Learning Security Research (http://CeLSR.nova.edu/). He has been with NSU since 2003 and has been an active member of the U.S. Secret Service’s Miami Electronic Crimes Task Force (MECTF) and The South Florida Cybercrime Working Group (SFCWG). He was trained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on various topics, and actively serves as a member on of the FBI/InfraGard, and consults the FBI/Cyber Task Force (CTF).
The National Security Agency (NSA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has certified that NSU’s curriculum in information security meets or exceeds the requirements and standards expected of a leader in cyber security research and education. In particular, NSA and DHS recognized that NSU’s graduate curriculum met the additional requirements for educational specializations in Network Security Engineering and Security Policy Development and Compliance.