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A GDPR-Ready Cybersecurity and Privacy Plan for B2B SaaS Startups

Description:
B2B SaaS startups struggle to comply with regulatory requirements. There are many evolving standards that require documentation and controls. These requirements overwhelm startups, to the …
Year:
2019
Contributor:
Siegel, Jonathan (Creator)
Hurley, Deborah (Advisor)
Brown University. School of Professional Studies. Department of Computer Science (Sponsor)
Subject:
Computer security
Software as a Service (SaaS)
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Collection:
School of Professional Studies
Master of Science in Cybersecurity
Full Record

Accurately Measuring your Organizations Defensive Posture Against Phishing Attacks

Description:
Phishing emails are the single most significant attack vector facing consumers and businesses today. Companies routinely report on metrics that do not adequately define their …
Year:
2020
Contributor:
Garner, Michael (Creator)
Palazzi, Bernardo (Advisor)
Laverty, Patrick (Advisor)
Brown University School of Professional Studies and Department of Computer Science (Sponsor)
Subject:
Phishing
Cybersecurity
Metrics
Gap time
Collection:
School of Professional Studies
Master of Science in Cybersecurity
Full Record

Adjuvant Security: A Cyber Legibility Primer

Description:
This Critical Challenge Project (CCP) addresses the lack of understanding inherent between private industry and the DoD and argues that not just a whole of …
Year:
2018
Contributor:
Perrottet, Michael (Creator)
Edgar, Timothy (Advisor)
Brown University. School of Professional Studies. Department of Computer Science (Sponsor)
Subject:
national security
cyber-legibility primer
Collection:
School of Professional Studies
Master of Science in Cybersecurity
Full Record

An Executive Cyber Education Framework for the Federal Bureau of Investigation

Description:
The aim of this paper is to identify any inadequacies in cybersecurity training, specifically regarding the training of executive leadership. To accomplish this, this paper …
Year:
2019
Contributor:
Boehm, Mathias M. (Creator)
Savage, John (Advisor)
Brown University. School of Professional Studies. Department of Computer Science (Sponsor)
Subject:
Computer security
Cyber Education
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Collection:
School of Professional Studies
Master of Science in Cybersecurity
Full Record

An In-House Counsel's Guide to Cybersecurity

Description:
This guide aims to be a valuable place for in-house counsel to go to help them understand and address cybersecurity concerns. In-house counsel does not …
Year:
2020
Contributor:
Barr, Jamison J. (Creator)
Freedman, Linn (Advisor)
Brown University School of Professional Studies and Department of Computer Science (Sponsor)
Subject:
In-house counsel
Cybersecurity
Legal
Collection:
School of Professional Studies
Master of Science in Cybersecurity
Full Record

Application and Integration of Cyber Operations to the Tactical Level of War

Description:
The U.S. military continues to struggle with a system to properly integrate cyber planning into military operations, effectively communicate cyber capabilities to commanders, and cross …
Year:
2019
Contributor:
Hasseltine, George D. (Creator)
Gardner, Rob (Advisor)
Brown University. School of Professional Studies. Department of Computer Science (Sponsor)
Subject:
Computer security
Cyberwarfare
Offensive Cyber
Tactical Cyber
Cyber Key Terrain
Cyber intelligence surveillance
Joint Intelligence Preparation of the Operational Environment
Internet of Battlefield Things (IoBT)
Collection:
School of Professional Studies
Master of Science in Cybersecurity
Full Record

Appropriate Information Security Risk Management Practices for Today and the Future

Description:
Information security is rightfully considered a risk management function today as organization’s must align deployed protections to their information security risks and maintain an appropriate …
Year:
2018
Contributor:
Van Loon, Peter (Creator)
Palazzi, Bernardo (Advisor)
Brown University. School of Professional Studies. Department of Computer Science (Sponsor)
Subject:
Information technology--Security measures
Information Security Risk Management
Collection:
School of Professional Studies
Master of Science in Cybersecurity
Full Record

Boards of Directors and Cybersecurity

Description:
This Critical Challenge Project is focused on Cybersecurity and Boards of Directors. It highlights six lenses of research: Wall Street Journal CyberPro Research, Proxy Statement …
Year:
2019
Contributor:
Baugher, Emily (Creator)
Palazzi, Bernardo (Advisor)
Brown University. School of Professional Studies. Department of Computer Science (Sponsor)
Subject:
Computer security
Boards of Directors
Cybersecurity
National Association Corporate Directors (NACD)
Collection:
School of Professional Studies
Master of Science in Cybersecurity
Full Record

Broadening the search to narrow the gap: The cybersecurity workforce challenge

Description:
This critical challenge project is intended to address the workforce shortage by evaluating the transformation that needs to occur including the evaluations of barriers to …
Year:
2019
Contributor:
Nguyen, Steven (Creator)
Madden, Jennifer (Advisor)
Brown University. School of Professional Studies. Department of Computer Science (Sponsor)
Subject:
Computer security
Workforce diversity
Collection:
School of Professional Studies
Master of Science in Cybersecurity
Full Record

Can We Trust Security Ratings? - Use and Credibility of Third-party Security Vendor Security Ratings

Description:
This paper explores the questions about whether we can trust security ratings and how we should use them. My approaches are, (1) describing traditional and …
Year:
2020
Contributor:
Koyama, Shunsuke (Creator)
Freedman, Linn (Advisor)
Brown University School of Professional Studies and Department of Computer Science (Sponsor)
Subject:
Cybersecurity
Computer security
Security ratings
Vendor Assessment
Risk Assessment
Collection:
School of Professional Studies
Master of Science in Cybersecurity
Full Record

CCST Constraints: Addressing Programmatic Issues For Cyber Civil Support Teams

Description:
By partnering directly with critical infrastructure providers, the National Guard Bureau can help build a stronger cybersecurity posture that enables quicker cyber incident detection and …
Year:
2019
Contributor:
DiPetrillo, Adam N. (Creator)
Pendse, Ravi (Advisor)
Conway, Tim (Advisor)
Brown University. School of Professional Studies. Department of Computer Science (Sponsor)
Subject:
Computer security
Cyber Civil Support Teams (CCST)
Collection:
School of Professional Studies
Master of Science in Cybersecurity
Full Record

Children's Privacy

Description:
Technology brought incredible convenience to nearly every aspect of our lives. Means of communication, transportation, entertainment, and even exercise is very different. Innovation came with, …
Year:
2020
Contributor:
Saffel, Gulsen (Creator)
Freedman, Linn (Advisor)
Brown University School of Professional Studies and Department of Computer Science (Sponsor)
Subject:
Children
Cybersecurity
Privacy
Collection:
School of Professional Studies
Master of Science in Cybersecurity
Full Record

Coding for Privacy: An Agile Approach to Address Dynamic Privacy and Data Protection Requirements

Description:
This Critical Challenge Project is focused on Cybersecurity and Boards of Directors. It highlights six lenses of research: Wall Street Journal CyberPro Research, Proxy Statement …
Year:
2019
Contributor:
Bommareddy, Kiran (Creator)
Hurley, Deborah (Advisor)
Brown University. School of Professional Studies. Department of Computer Science (Sponsor)
Subject:
Computer security
data protection
data privacy
agile
secure scrum
Privacy Impact Assessments
Collection:
School of Professional Studies
Master of Science in Cybersecurity
Full Record

Cyber Risk Scoring for Executives: An Assessment Framework

Description:
Cybersecurity data is robust and prevalent. However, that data rarely correlates with vulnerabilities, security controls, and threats for a target environment. As cyber-related threats continue …
Year:
2020
Contributor:
Schappert, Andrew (Creator)
Pendse, Ravi (Advisor)
Brown University School of Professional Studies and Department of Computer Science (Sponsor)
Subject:
Risk
Assessment
Cybersecurity
Executive cybersecurity
Executive dashboard
Collection:
School of Professional Studies
Master of Science in Cybersecurity
Full Record

Cybersecurity Begins with ‘C-‘: Understanding and Managing Cyber Risk in the C-Suite

Description:
As Cybersecurity concerns grow across our interconnected world, companies are required to consider how to best manage Cyber risk and insure business continuity. Given the …
Year:
2018
Contributor:
Knecht, Dale (Creator)
Palazzi, Bernardo (Advisor)
Edman, Thomas T. (Advisor)
Brown University. School of Professional Studies. Department of Computer Science (Sponsor)
Subject:
Corporate governance
Executives
C-Suite
Collection:
School of Professional Studies
Master of Science in Cybersecurity
Full Record

Cybersecurity is a Combat Sport: A Novel Approach

Description:
Security awareness training is a proven method used by many companies to help employees gain a better understanding of the information security risks affecting their …
Year:
2018
Contributor:
Schultz, Willis Jackson (Creator)
Palazzi, Bernardo (Advisor)
Schultz, Nancy L. (Advisor)
Brown University. School of Professional Studies. Department of Computer Science (Sponsor)
Subject:
Employees--Training of
security awareness training
Beta Girl Training module
Collection:
School of Professional Studies
Master of Science in Cybersecurity
Full Record

Cybersecurity Strategies and Policies in Managing 3rd Party Vendor Risks: A case for a quantitative Cybersecurity Scoring and Continuous Monitoring in the Financial Services industry

Description:
The questionnaire-based assessments of vendors’ cybersecurity posture have proven to be inefficient and ineffective. This single-point-in-time assessment does not capture fully and continuously the cybersecurity …
Year:
2019
Contributor:
Tanieu, Severin (Creator)
Palazzi, Bernado (Advisor)
Brown University. School of Professional Studies. Department of Computer Science (Sponsor)
Subject:
Computer security
Cyber security frameworks
Security risk vector
SSAE 16
SOC 2
ISO 27001/2
NIST Cybersecurity framework
Vendor assessment
Security rating
Vendor lifecycle
CyberScore
23 NYCYRR500
OCC
FFIEC
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Collection:
School of Professional Studies
Master of Science in Cybersecurity
Full Record

Data Governance and Cybersecurity Crossroads

Description:
The recent proliferation of technology (i.e., internet usage, mobile devices, or IOT devices) has resulted in an unprecedented accumulation of data. Complete, timely, secure, and …
Year:
2019
Contributor:
Thiemann, Chad (Creator)
Freedman, Linn (Advisor)
Brown University. School of Professional Studies. Department of Computer Science (Sponsor)
Subject:
Computer security
Data governance
Data inventory
Data map
Data classification
Data steward
Collection:
School of Professional Studies
Master of Science in Cybersecurity
Full Record

Data Strategy is Business Strategy: Changing Conversations about Data Management

Description:
To remain both competitive and compliant, organizations need consistent approaches for how to understand and consume data, what to collect, and how to manage it. …
Year:
2020
Contributor:
Lachance, Sarah (Creator)
Freedman, Linn (Advisor)
Brown University School of Professional Studies and Department of Computer Science (Sponsor)
Subject:
Cybersecurity
Big data
Privacy
Data management
Digital transformation
Collection:
School of Professional Studies
Master of Science in Cybersecurity
Full Record

Developing Affordable Cyber Security Plans for Small and Medium Sized Businesses

Description:
Cybersecurity planning remains the purview of a few high-cost experts, but urgently needs to be available to the many non-expert managers of small-to-medium businesses (SMBs) …
Year:
2020
Contributor:
Trilling, Rick (Creator)
Freedman, Linn (Advisor)
Brown University School of Professional Studies and Department of Computer Science (Sponsor)
Subject:
Cybersecurity
Small businesses
Collection:
School of Professional Studies
Master of Science in Cybersecurity
Full Record

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