Episode 2

Protecting Academic Institutions from Ransomware and Other Forms of Cyber Attacks

Educational institutions have been the target and victim of ransomware attacks. Garry Scobie, Deputy Chief Information Security Officer, The University of Edinburg, spoke at length with Dr. Dave Chatterjee on protecting academic institutions from ransomware and other forms of cyber-attacks. The very engaging and informative discussion covered a lot of ground ranging from identifying the most significant threats to reviewing the challenges of dealing with such threats and making recommendations on how best to secure the academic institution and its stakeholders. Garry shared several good practices, one of which was creating the Champions Network to enhance cybersecurity awareness.

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https://www.dchatte.com/episode-2-protecting-academic-institutions-from-ransomware-and-other-forms-of-cyber-attacks/


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Dave Chatterjee

Dr. Debabroto 'Dave' Chatterjee is tenured professor in the Management Information Systems (MIS) department, at the Terry College of Business, The University of Georgia (UGA). He is also a Visiting Scholar at Duke University, affiliated with the Master of Engineering in Cybersecurity program in the Pratt School of Engineering. An accomplished scholar and technology thought leader, Dr. Chatterjee’s interest and expertise lie in the various facets of information technology management – from technology sense-making to implementation and change management, data governance, internal controls, information security, and performance measurement. His work has been accepted and published in prestigious outlets such as The Wall Street Journal, MIT Sloan Management Review, California Management Review, Business Horizons, MIS Quarterly, and Journal of Management Information Systems. Dr. Chatterjee’s research has been sponsored by industry and cited over two thousand times. His book Cybersecurity Readiness: A Holistic and High-Performance Approach was published by SAGE Publishing in March 2021.