Dr. Izzat Alsmadi
Director, Cybersecurity

Background:

Dr. Izzat Alsmadi works as a cybersecurity researcher at Cisco System, California. He works part-time at TASS as the director of the Cybersecurity team. He is a well-known researcher, an educator, and a published author of over 100 articles. Dr. Alsmadi physically located in San Jose, California.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Software Engineering, North Dakota State University
• MS in Computer Science, North Dakota State University
• MS in Computer Information Systems, University of Phoenix - Southern California Campus
• BS in Electrical Engineering/Telecommunication Engineering/ Mut’ah University

Cybersecurity Focus:

• Certified Ethical Hacker
• Worked four years as an Network Administrator at Yegwa Communication
• Expert in switches configuration and establishing Ethernet and fiber networks
• Master in Network and system support and troubleshooting
• Expert in Penetration Testing
• Proficient in security vulnerability analysis
• Skilled in web-based software and database security trends and countermeasures