{"674827":{"#nid":"674827","#data":{"type":"news","title":"School of Public Policy Hires Cybersecurity Industry Leader ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe School of Public Policy has hired Sergio Caltagirone, a senior cybersecurity practitioner, researcher, and educator with experience at the National Security Agency and Microsoft, to join its cybersecurity policy faculty.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECaltagirone will join the School in the Fall as a professor of the practice. He will teach the capstone course in the Master of Science in Cybersecurity policy track program and a new course on cyber threat response and attribution.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cSergio\u2019s impressive experience as a cybersecurity industry practitioner and as an innovative educator at the National Security Agency\u2019s National Cryptologic School and the Threat Intelligence Academy will further strengthen the School\u2019s already deep expertise in cybersecurity policy education,\u201d said Cassidy R. Sugimoto, Tom and Marie Patton Chair.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cHe is a globally recognized leader in this space who will elevate our ability to deliver top-notch cybersecurity policy education to Georgia Tech students through the interdisciplinary in-person Master of Science in Cybersecurity and the Online Master of Science in Cybersecurity,\u201d she said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECaltagirone holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in computer science from the University of Portland and a master\u2019s degree in computer science and information assurance from the University of Idaho. There, he built the university\u2019s Reconfigurable Attack-Defend Cybersecurity Laboratory and developed student network security labs to support coursework.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHe was one of the NSA\u2019s first cyber threat intelligence analysts and is credited for discovering more than a dozen international cyber threats of importance to U.S. national security.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhile at the NSA, he helped develop the \u201cdiamond model\u201d of threat assessment, which provides a framework for analyzing cyber incidents based on adversary, infrastructure, capability, and victim.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe model is already in use in the School. Students in PUBP 6725 \u2014 Information Security Policies use the model to analyze cyber threats. That interdisciplinary course is required of all students enrolled in Georgia Tech\u2019s graduate cybersecurity degree programs.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAt Microsoft, Caltagirone expanded a small threat intelligence practice into a worldwide workforce that protected the company\u2019s frequently attacked Xbox gaming service, the Outlook 365 email platform, and other assets.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHe is also a former vice president of threat intelligence at the cybersecurity firm Dragos and founder of the Threat Intelligence Academy, an online source for cybersecurity training.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECaltagirone has also worked with the Global Emancipation Network, a volunteer team of engineers, developers, and data scientists who use data analytics to counter human trafficking.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWith the School of Cybersecurity and Privacy and the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESchool of Public Policy\u003C\/a\u003E is a cornerstone contributor to cybersecurity education at Georgia Tech through the cybersecurity policy option in the master\u2019s programs.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOther courses include PUBP 6111 \u2014 Internet and Public Policy, PUBP 6540 \u2014 Public Policy for the Digital World, PUBP 6501 \u2014 Information Policy and Management, and PUBP 6502 \u2014 Information and Communications Technology Policy.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EFor more information about the MS Cybersecurity program, visit the \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/spp.gatech.edu\/masters\/mscybersecurity\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003Eprogram website\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cem\u003E.\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe School of Public Policy has hired Sergio Caltagirone, a senior cybersecurity practitioner, researcher, and educator with experience at the National Security Agency and Microsoft, to join the its cybersecurity policy faculty.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The School of Public Policy has hired Sergio Caltagirone, a senior cybersecurity practitioner, researcher, and educator with experience at the National Security Agency and Microsoft to join the School\u2019s cybersecurity policy faculty. 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