Doug Talbert has been named the interim director for Tennessee Tech’s Cybersecurity Education, Research and Outreach Center.
Talbert takes over the role from Ambareen Siraj, who was taken a job with the National Science Foundation. Talbert joined the Department of Computer Science in 2002.
Talbert emphasized that while CEROC’s leadership has changed, its goals remain the same. These include providing quality cybersecurity education, supplying trained students for the cybersecurity workforce, researching trending areas of cybersecurity, and increasing public awareness of information assurance and cybersecurity.