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Rick Mislan
Rick Mislan in 2024
Born
Richard. P. Mislan

Maryland, U.S.A.
CitizenshipUnited States
EducationRochester Institute of Technology (BS)
Ferris State University (MS)
Nova Southeastern University (PhD)
OccupationEducator
AwardsSee section below
Websitewww.mislan.com

Richard P. Mislan, PhD (born 1968), known as Rick, is an American educator, inventor, creator, entrepreneur, and veteran. Mislan currently teaches courses at Rochester Institute of Technology Saunders College of Business in the Management of Information Systems program. Mislan also serves as an advisor to numerous U.S. government agencies and corporations. [1] In 2009, he created the Mobile Forensics World Conference [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] and the Small Scale Digital Device Journal [7] and served as a Policy, Law, and Management Faculty Member with the Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security (CERIAS) while at Purdue University. Later, in 2013, with his daughters, he created a children's book, RITchie Finds His Stripes [8] [9] crafted around the RIT Tigers mascot, RITchie who he named in 1989. [10] [11]


In 2020, Rick created unique, immersive world training environments for the ESL Global Cybersecurity Institute [12] [13] and a 15-week immersive Cybersecurity Bootcamp [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] in 2020 to meet the demands of cybersecurity job opportunities.

In 2024, at the Rochester Institute of Technology ImagineRIT festival, Mislan spearheaded the creation of the World's Largest KerPlunk (game) [19] [20] [21] , with the blessing of inventor Eddy Goldfarb. [22]

Biography

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Education and early career

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Rick attended the Rochester Institute of Technology from 1986 to 1991 where he majored in Professional and Technical Communications. He was also on a military scholarship in the United States Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps program to be commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Signal Branch. During his time at RIT he served as a resident advisor and a disc jockey at WITR Radio. He also named the newly appointed RIT Tigers mascot, RITchie.

Upon graduation, Rick was commissioned into the U.S. Army National Guard and served in various units as an Electronics and Communications Warfare Officer. This included service with the 42nd Infantry Division in Rochester, New York, the 164th Air Defense Artillery Brigade in Daytona Beach, Florida and the 417th Signal Battalion in Perry, Florida, and the 125th Infantry Regiment in Wyoming, Michigan.

During this time, Rick worked at the Tallahassee Democrat in Tallahassee, Florida, as a graphic artist, at Buddy Taylor Middle School in Palm Coast, Florida as a Technology Teacher, and then at Fremont Public Schools and Newaygo County Intermediate School District as a Technology Director in Fremont, Michigan.

Mobile Forensics and the Cyber Forensics Lab at Purdue University

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After earning his Master's degree at Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Michigan, Rick taught courses in mobile device security at Ferris State, and then went on to Purdue University to teach courses in Small Scale Digital Device Forensics. While at Purdue, Rick created the Mobile Forensics World Conference, and the Small Scale Digital Device Journal. Additionally, working with the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Mislan was reviewing editor on several documents related to PDA, Cellphone, and Mobile Device Forensics. [23] [24] [25] [26][27] Mislan was also active both in the academic space and the local news with his publications and interviews in Mobile Forensics. [28] [29] [30] Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).

Cybersecurity, immersive training and cyber risk and resilience at RIT

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As an expert in mobile security and general cybersecurity topics, Mislan returned to his alma mater, RIT, and serves as a senior lecturer in Saunders College of Business [31] [32] [33] at RIT. While at RIT, Mislan also appears on local television discussing relevant mobile security and cybersecurity topics. Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). [34] [35] Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). [36] [37] [38] [39] [40] [41] [42] As an academic, throughout his time at Purdue and RIT, Mislan published numerous articles related to the topics of mobile forensics, mobile security and cybersecurity. [43][44] [45] [46]

As the Creative Director for the ESL Global Cybersecurity Institute, Mislan created immersive world training environments for the newly built Cyber Range [47] [48] similar to those of the IBM Cyber Range [49] and a 15-week immersive Cybersecurity Bootcamp in 2020 to meet the demands of cybersecurity job opportunities.

During COVID, Mislan developed the Saunders Cyber Speaker Series [50] [51] [52] [53] [54] [55] [56] [57] [58] where he invited indusry experts to speak on topics related to his course Cyber Risk and Resilience where studentsstudy the implentation and usage of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework

Selected honors and awards

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  • 2022 - RIT "Service After Service" Award

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  • 2022 - Nominated for Richard and Virginia Eisenhart Award for Outstanding Teaching @ RIT

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  • 2013 - Top 10 Computer Forensic Professors

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  • 2013 - Associate Editor - Emerging Digital Forensics Applications for Crime Detection, Prevention and Security

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  • 2012 - Associate Editor - Crime Prevention Technologies and Applications for Advancing Criminal Investigations

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  • 2012 - Nominated for Richard and Virginia Eisenhart Award for Outstanding Teaching @ RIT
  • 2009 - Purdue Cricket Spitting Champion - Sr. Mens Division

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  • 2008 - College of Technology Outstanding Faculty in Engagement

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  • 1998 - CIO Magazine 50/50 Intranet Design Award Winner

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  • 1997 - Cisco Virtual Schoolhouse Grant Recipient
  • 1996 - Michigan Army National Guard Officer Commission
  • 1993 - Epsilon Pi Tau Technology Education Honorary Society
  • 1991 - United States Army Reserve Officer Commission
  • 1991 - Florida Army National Guard Officer Commission
  • 1989 - Named RIT Tigers Mascot "RITchie"
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References

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  1. ^ [1]Richard P. Mislan, PhD - Consulting
  2. ^ [2] Purdue sponsoring conference on mobile forensics in Chicago, October 2, 2007
  3. ^ [3] Federal official to give keynote at Purdue-sponsored cyberforensics conference in Chicago, January 8, 2008
  4. ^ [4] Purdue sponsoring Chicago conference on mobile forensics in May, January 22, 2009
  5. ^ [5] FBI official to deliver keynote at Purdue mobile forensics conference, May 18, 2009
  6. ^ [6] Purdue sponsoring mobile device forensics conference in Chicago in May, March 23, 2010
  7. ^ [7] Small Scale Digital Device Journal
  8. ^ Rochester In Focus - RITchie Finds His Stripes - January 15, 2017, WHEC 10 News[8]Rochester In Focus - RITchie Finds His Stripes - January 15, 2017, WHEC 10 News
  9. ^ RITchie Finds His Stripes, [9] RITchie Finds His Stripes - A children's book about the RIT Tigers Mascot, RITchie
  10. ^ [10]RITchie Finds His Stripes
  11. ^ RITchie: Inside the Suit - February 5, 2016, RIT Reporter Magazine[11]RITchie: Inside the Suit - February 5, 2016, RIT Reporter Magazine
  12. ^ [12] ESL Global Cybersecurity Institute
  13. ^ [13] A Tour of the new Global Cybersecurity Institute at RIT
  14. ^ [14] RIT offers Cybersecurity Bootcamp to help people get back to work and start new careers, June 30, 2020
  15. ^ [15] Cybersecurity Bootcamp Overview
  16. ^ [16] RIT on TV: NTID Cybersecurity Bootcamp
  17. ^ [17] Cybersecurity training program offered at RIT
  18. ^ [18]Cybersecurity Experts Wanted: All Can Apply
  19. ^ [19] World's LARGEST KerPlunk! 33' of Fun!, Imagine RIT - April 27, 2024
  20. ^ [20]Building the World's LARGEST KerPlunk! 33' of Fun!, Imagine RIT - April 27, 2024
  21. ^ [21]Imagine RIT: Creativity and Innovation Festival set for April 27 - April 27, 2024
  22. ^ [22] Hall of Fame Toy Inventor Eddy Goldfarb has Special Message for Saunders College of Business at RIT, April 27, 2024
  23. ^ [23] Guidelines for PDA Forensic
  24. ^ [24] Guidelines for Cellphone Forensic
  25. ^ [25] Guidelines for Mobile Device Forensics
  26. ^ [26]PDA Forensic Tools
  27. ^ [27]Cell Phone Forensic Tools
  28. ^ Tapping Your Cell Phone - November 14, 2008, WTHR 13 News[28]Tapping Your Cell Phone - November 14, 2008, WTHR 13 News
  29. ^ When the Evidence is on the Cell Phone - May 1, 2014, Spectrum IEEE, Tekla S. Perry[29]When the Evidence is on the Cell Phone - May 1, 2014, Spectrum IEEE, Tekla S. Perry
  30. ^ IEEE Spectrum: Apple Has Already Won. Now It Should Crack the San Bernadino iPhone - February 22, 2016, Spectrum IEEE, Tekla S. Perry[30]IEEE Spectrum: Apple Has Already Won. Now It Should Crack the San Bernadino iPhone - February 22, 2016, Spectrum IEEE, Tekla S. Perry
  31. ^ [31]2020-22 Saunders Faculty and Staff Go Above and Beyond
  32. ^ [32]2022-23 Saunders Faculty and Staff Go Above and Beyond
  33. ^ [33]2023-24 Saunders Faculty and Staff Go Above and Beyond
  34. ^ Protecting your information on Cyber Monday - November 28, 2016, WHEC 10 News[34]Protecting your information on Cyber Monday - November 28, 2016, WHEC 10 News
  35. ^ Mobile Forensics CEO Proposes Controversial Access Tech for Smartphones - April 19, 2016, Spectrum IEEE, Amy Nordrum[35]Mobile Forensics CEO Proposes Controversial Access Tech for Smartphones - April 19, 2016, Spectrum IEEE, Amy Nordrum
  36. ^ [36]Rochester In Focus: Dr. Rick Mislan, RIT Computing Security Expert
  37. ^ [37]RIT on TV: Prof Mislan interviewed about Home Depot data breach
  38. ^ [38]RIT on TV: RIT professor comments on new ApplePay service
  39. ^ [39]Apple Pay Launches: Dr. Rick Mislan, RIT Computing Security - Jennifer Lee, WHAM 13 News
  40. ^ [40]RIT on TV: Lecturer on How to Handle Email Spam
  41. ^ [41]RIT on TV: Online Shopping Security Tips
  42. ^ [42]RIT on TV: RIT Computer Security Expert comments about new iPhone Hack on 13WHAM
  43. ^ Google Scholar[43]
  44. ^ Academia[44]
  45. ^ Research Gate[45]
  46. ^ [46]Richard P. Mislan, PHD - Publishing
  47. ^ [47]RIT Cyber Range and Training Center
  48. ^ [48]RIT Cyber Range and Training Center
  49. ^ [49]Cyber Range - GBH News
  50. ^ [50]Saunders Cyber Speaker Series Webinar at RIT
  51. ^ [51]Cyber Speaker Series Webinar: Aldwin Maloto
  52. ^ [52]Cyber Speaker Series Webinar: Chris Moschovitis
  53. ^ [53]Cyber Speaker Series Webinar: Caleb Barlow
  54. ^ [54]Cyber Speaker Series Webinar: Chris Roberts
  55. ^ [55]Cyber Speaker Series Webinar: Ben Woelk
  56. ^ [56]Cyber Speaker Series Webinar: Marco Dipasquale
  57. ^ [57]Cyber Speaker Series Webinar: Chris Hadnagy
  58. ^ [58]Cyber Speaker Series Webinar: Chris Nickerson
  59. ^ [59]Mislan receives Service After Service award - November 29, 2022
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