Talk: Code of Honor: Embracing Ethics in Cybersecurity, 12-1pm EDT, Fri. Sept. 20

Sun, 15 Sep 2024 18:38:57 -0400
cybersecurity, ethics

The UMBC Cyber Defense Lab presents

The Code of Honor: Embracing Ethics in Cybersecurity

Dr. Paul J. Maurer, President & CEO, Montreat College

12-1pm EDT, Friday, 20 September 2024 via WebEx

The Code of Honor is a thoughtfully constructed program for building best practices in the tech industry with a specific focus on cybersecurity. Using illustrations from popular culture and real-life case studies that provide a glimpse into the complexities of the world of cybersecurity, this comprehensive learning tool helps students, professionals, and business leaders navigate ethical challenges and enhance their decision-making processes as they face the great economic and security threat of our age. The Code of Honor requires that we focus on and teach our students to be mindful of fundamental ideals (respect, protect, and serve others), be accountable, learn from mistakes, work collaboratively, and practice discipline and self-control.

Professional Responsibility: Cybersecurity professionals hold a great deal of power and enormous levels of responsibility in the workplace and the broader economy.

Foundational Principles: Humans with a solid ethical framework and a grounding in character must direct the technology.

Human-Centered Approach: The value and dignity of humanity are the foundations of the Cybersecurity Code of Honor.

Service and Protection: When you work in cybersecurity, you are truly embracing a higher calling to serve and protect organizations and users.

Teamwork: We need other people to be successful, which begins with a healthy level of self-awareness, humility, and relationship-building.

Commitment to Integrity: Our jobs matter, our work is valuable, and our industry’s integrity is important and worth protecting. It is as much about our integrity as it is about the dignity we see in the people who place their trust in us.

Dr. Paul J. Maurer is the president of Montreat College and is currently the fourth longest-serving president among the 36 independent colleges and universities in North Carolina. He is a visionary and results-driven leader, who has more than 30 years of leadership experience in nonprofit and higher education administration. Under his leadership, Montreat College has become a national leader in cybersecurity education and workforce development, working with leaders at the highest levels of the North Carolina and United States governments. In 2024, he co-authored The Code of Honor, a book grant sponsored by the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity with support from the National Security Agency (NSA). The book was co-authored with Ed Skoudis, one of the most recognized and respected cybersecurity experts in the United States. He earned his Ph.D. in political science from Claremont Graduate University, where he was an H. B. Earhart Fellow and a John M. Olin Fellow. He earned his B.A. from the University of Cincinnati, where he was co-captain of the men’s soccer team and a local Young Life leader. He earned his Master of Divinity from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.

Host: Alan T. Sherman. Support for this event was provided in part by the National Science Foundation under SFS grant DGE-1753681.