Digital Protection Expert/Educator/Researcher

Dr. Kellep Charles (@kellepc) 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, and provide best practices and countermeasures against malicious events.

Dr. Charles has appeared and made regular contributions to local media outlets such as PGCTV, WPGC 95.5 FM, Politc365.com, WPFW 89.3, and examiner.com to discuss technology, security, and privacy matters.

Dr. Charles works as a government contractor in the Washington, DC area as an Information Security Analyst with over 15 years of experience in the areas of incident response, computer forensics, security assessments, malware analyst, and security operations.

Dr. Charles completed his Doctorate in Cybersecurity at Capitol Technology University with a concentration in Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) and Human-Computer Interaction Security (HCISec).  He also holds a Master of Science in Telecommunication Management from the University of Maryland University College and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from North Carolina Agriculture and Technical State University.

He has served as an Adjunct Professor at Capitol Technology University in their Computer Science & Cybersecurity department. 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) to name a few.

Topics

  • Current event in cybersecurity, digital privacy, Internet safety and STEM
  • Bitcoin and digital currency
  • Deep Web
  • Risk and compliance
  • Cloud operations and security
  • Ethical Hacking
  • SCADA Security
  • How to break into the cybersecurity field
  • Closing the cybersecurity skills gap
  • Internet safety for seniors
  • Social media security and privacy tips
  • Holiday security and privacy tips

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Title

Digital Protection Expert / Educator / Researcher

Short Bio

Dr. Kellep Charles (@kellepc) is the creator and Executive Editor of SecurityOrb.com (@SecurityOrb), an information security & privacy knowledge-based organization and is recognized as one of the foremost experts on cybersecurity, digital privacy, risk, Internet safety, and STEM.

Long Bio

Dr. Kellep Charles (@kellepc) is the creator and Executive Editor of SecurityOrb.com (@SecurityOrb), an information security & privacy knowledge-based organization with the mission to share and raise awareness of the motives, tools, and tactics of the black-hat community, and provide best practices and countermeasures against malicious events.

Dr. Charles has appeared and made regular contributions to local media outlets such as PGCTV, WPGC 95.5 FM, Politc365.com, WPFW 89.3, and examiner.com to discuss Internet safety, security, and privacy matters.

Dr. Charles works as a government contractor in the Washington, DC area as an Information Security Analyst with over 20 years of experience in the areas of incident response, computer forensics, security assessments, malware analyst, and security operations.

Dr. Charles completed his Doctorate in Cybersecurity.  He also holds a Master of Science in Telecommunication Management and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from North Carolina Agriculture and Technical State University.

He serves as a Computer Science & Cybersecurity Adjunct professor and 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) to name a few.

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Current Projects/Research

  • Testing of Vulnerability Scanning Tools
  • Digital Privacy Survey: Concerns and Control
  • Internet Safety Training Statistic
  • Information Security with Machine Learning

Publications

  • Charles, K. (2014). Cloud Vulnerability-Scanning Options for Enterprises. USCyberSecurity Magazine (Print and Web).
  • Charles, K. (2012). Comparing Enterprise Data Anonymization Techniques. TechTarget Magazine – http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/tip/Comparing-enterprise-data-anonymization-techniques
  • Charles, K., (2004). Decoy Systems: A New Player in Network Security and Computer Incident Response. International Journal of Digital Evidence. Winter 2004, Volume 2, Issue 3

Book Reviewer

  • Bidgoli, H. (2006). Handbook of Information Security, Threats, Vulnerabilities, Prevention, Detection and Management. Volume 3. John Wiley & Sons.

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Email:

kellep@securityorb.com

Phone:

(240) 880-8947

Social Media:

Twitter: @kellepc | @securityorb

Instagram: @kellepc | @securityorb