[Colloq] Dr. Peter Okenyi - Director of Information Assurance Candidate - update

[Rachel Kalweit]

Due to some last minute scheduling conflicts, the time and location of this talk have been changed.

Peter Okenyi will join us for a hiring talk on Thursday, July 10.
Time: 2:45pm
Place: 166 WVH

Title: The Antidote of Social Engineering Attacks

Abstract:
Social Engineering a.k.a “Human hacking” is a kind of intrusion that relies heavily on human manipulation. Studies have shown that its impact continues to give serious concern to both the corporate and information security community. This concern is in part due to the ease with which the technique is used to infiltrate corporate networks.
Education & Awareness are the antidotes to this threat which technology cannot address. The ultimate goal of security awareness is to bring about behavioral change which reduces employees’ vulnerability.
Furthermore, a paradigm shift is required in the training of Information Assurance professionals in order to be better prepared to deal with challenges associated with data protection in the 21st century. Strategies for developing and implementing successful information security awareness will be presented.


Rachel M. Kalweit
College of Computer and Information Science
202 West Village H
Northeastern University
phone: 617-373-2462
fax: 617-373-5121
rachelb at ccs.neu.edu