Ioan-Cosmin is a researcher, trainer and conference speaker with over 15 years of experience in cybercrime and cybersecurity. He is a cybercrime training officer at the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training, monitor for the Ad-Hoc Raising Awareness Working Group from the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity, associate professor at  Al. I. Cuza Police Academy, honorary professor at CT University in India and founding member and vice president of the Romanian Association for Information Security Assurance.

Ioan-Cosmin has a Ph.D. and postdoctoral degree in cybersecurity. He developed several research projects, published scientific articles, as well as written and coordinated books in this field. He is also the editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Information Security and Cybercrime and organizer of the International Conference on Cybersecurity and Cybercrime.

IVLP Impact Award Project: Building a Network and a Learning Platform for Raising the Level of Cybersecurity

The project goal was to build a network of students, cybersecurity experts and organizations for analyzing the cybersecurity challenges and opportunities. Cybersecurity experts from public institutions, private companies, universities, and NGOs shared their expertise to students that want to build a career in cybersecurity. The members of this network discovered information about new actions, research projects, training activities, master programs, conferences and job opportunities in this field. Building a stronger community in this field will raise the national cybersecurity level.

Objectives:

• Developed a web platform for promoting cyber awareness and online cybersecurity meetings. Please visit: Home - CyberClub Romania
• Organized five online meetings where the students and people interested in cybersecurity can meet experts from the public sector, private companies, universities, and non-governmental organizations
• Build a network of students, cybersecurity experts and organizations for analyzing the cybersecurity challenges and opportunities
• Developed a guideline for people to improve their skills and succeed in the cybersecurity field
• Created a section on the project website for presenting the cybersecurity courses and master programs from the Romanian universities
• Developed a newsletter with important news from the cybersecurity field
• Promoted international cooperation in fighting cybercrime

"The CyberClub community presents an excellent opportunity for novices to seek early-stage guidance and like-minded cybersecurity enthusiasts to help build a cybersecurity culture." -Project Participant

IVLP Exchange Experience 

Ioan was a participant in the IVLP Project Promoting Cybersecurity, organized by the U.S. Department of State and American Councils for International Education.

Ioan's exchange experience led to the development of his IVLP Impact Award Project: "It was a great experience to learn cybersecurity solutions and best practices from experts from US public institutions, private companies, and universities and to improve my network by meeting other cybersecurity experts from various countries. The best thing is that we have a group where we share important events and discuss different cybersecurity issues."

U.S. Communities Visited Virtually

Little Rock, AR; Sacramento, CA; San Francisco, CA; Colorado Springs, CO; Washington, DC; Portland, OR; Pittsburgh, PA; Milwaukee, WI

Country: Romania 

 

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