Welcome to the Kean University Center for Cybersecurity content repository. The “Center” focuses on providing cyber defense and cybersecurity-related information, resources, and academic programs for students, staff, faculty, and the regional and extended global community. Kean University has been designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education (CAE-CD) by the National Security Agency. This credential and designation recognize and provides acknowledgment that Kean University is contributing towards successfully training and educating the future workforce for positions in the high-demand cybersecurity field. The “Center” exists under the direction of pursuing a collaborative methodology, emphasizing a multidisciplinary approach to cybersecurity and cybercrime education. This integrative approach, structure, and strategy recognize the benefits gained by providing cybersecurity education in both technical and non-technical fields. This collaboration includes true cybersecurity program integration, uniquely including both policy and technical education, between the Department of Computer Science and Technology, the Department of Criminal Justice and Public Service and Administration, Transformational Learning and External Affairs, and the Office of Information Technology (IT).

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Submissions from 2026

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STAMP-V: Steganographic Traceability for ​ AI-Generated Images with Multimodal Verification, Xinlei Guan, David Arosema, Tejaswi Dhandu, Meng Xu, Kuan Huang, Tida Umamheswara Rao, and Bingya Shen

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Body Cameras Use by Federal Agents, Kevin Holst

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Adopting Zero Trust Security in Cloud: A Comparative Study, Landy Jimenez

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Virtual Reality Training Assists with Police De-escalation, Brad Kneller

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Research Days: Case Study: Creation of a Student-Driven Radio Talk Show to Answer Cybersecurity Questions and Concerns to Boost Power Skills, Joel Leiva, Anthony Bayate, David Abiandu, and Keith Fernandez

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The Impact of AI Ethics Education on Student Engagement and Ethical Perspectives, Diana Medina

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Trust and pre-employment background checks when onboarding and maintaining information security and cybersecurity staff, Stanley Mierzwa

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Trends in Non-Profit Cybersecurity: Analyzing Three Years of Incident Data from the NPCIR, Stanley Mierzwa, Joanna Paliszkiewicz, and Edyta Skarzyńska

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Case Study: Feasibility of Creating a Simulated Mobile Data Center for Cross-Disciplinary Academic Programs, Stanley Mierzwa, Christoper J. Schultz, Iassen Christov, Michael Fagioli, Thomas Ikeda, Reinaldo Jaramillo, and Giolian Sanagustin

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Forward-Thinking Cybersecurity Manufacturing: Best Practices and Roadmap to 2026, David Ortiz and Stanley Mierzwa

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Drones Detection via Skeletonization and Small-Object-Aware DETR, Gissell Torres and Delio Rincon

Submissions from 2025

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NSA CAE-CD Community Service Award 2025, Center For Cybersecurity

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NSA CAE-CD Community Service Award - Mentor - 2025, Center For Cybersecurity

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SBA-Backed NJRIC Offering Free Accelerator Program and Cyber Risk Assessments, Center For Cybersecurity

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USB-Powered Virtual Cyber Labs: A Plug-and-Play Solution for Cybersecurity Education, Danny Galvis, Keith Fernandez, and David Abiandu

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Comparative Analysis of Operating System Security: Evaluating the Most Secure OS, Rodrigo Gonzalez

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AdversaGuard: A Distributed Data-Poisoning Benchmark for Parallel AI, Yulia Kumar, Solomon Thomas, Dejaun Gayle, J. Jenny Li, and Dov Kruger

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Machine Learning Techniques for Detecting Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Attacks, Caesar Marte

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A Beginner’s Guide to Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Generative AI (Gen AI) for Small Businesses, Stanley Mierzwa and Iassen Christov

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Capture the Smart TAG Competition (Cyber-Physical Systems), Stanley Mierzwa, Iassen Christov, and Caitlin Chiodo

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Utilizing a Virtual Firewall Appliance for Introducing and Reinforcing the Concepts and Implementation of Devices to Improve Security in a Computing Environment, Stanley Mierzwa and Christopher Eng

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Case Study & Lessons Learned: Creation and Pilot of a Regional Small Business Accelerator and Cybersecurity Assessment Program, Stanley Mierzwa, Randall D. Pinkett, Willie Mae Veasey, and Debra Price

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RFID Tag for Continuous User Verification, Christian Zambrano

Submissions from 2024

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Alice in Cyberspace 2024, Stanley Mierzwa

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Feasibility of Creating a Non-Profit and NonGovernmental Organization Cybersecurity Incident Dataset Repository Using OSINT, Stanley Mierzwa and Iassen Christov