Identity Theft by Gerard Klonarides

Date: Friday March 31st, 2006
Time: 12:00 pm
Where: GL 523

Did you know that:

9.9 million Americans were victims of identity theft last year?
$48 billion were lost by industry last year due to identity theft?
Only 1.2 million Americans were able to file a police report about this crime? What can we do to protect ourselves? What can we do after the fact?

Bio:

He is a member of the Decision Sciences Institute IEEE ACM ISSA, and his areas of research are in Network Security, Identity Theft and the consumer.

Professional Experience:
2000- Present Florida International University, Miami, FL Lecturer in IT for both graduate and undergraduate programs

Service at University level:
Chair Undergraduate Curriculum Committee Chair Core Course Faculty Committee Chair FIU SSN Task Force Member Assurance of Learning Committee Vice Chair Faculty Senate Technology Committee Committee Member of the FIU Network Security Policy (1994,1995, present) (Infrastructure Security, Security Strategy and Management, Network Security Policy) Committee Member Assessing & Testing Encryption Methods PeopleSoft implementation pilot program

Service at College of Business level:

Course coordinator for AACSB and SACS Accreditation Course coordinator for WEBCT development of online programs Developed Fiber Optics Training/Certification for FIU Developed application training for Post graduate students Developed/supervised curricula for the DSIS department Prepared/maintained budgets for training programs Developed programs for both credit and non-credit courses Supervised students CBA DSIS internship program* * Faculty advisor to Information Technology Society Faculty advisor to AKPsi fraternity Faculty advisor to Students in Free Enterprise Co-chair Faculty Internet Security Symposium Developed and implemented policies for forensics laboratory

Awards:
Strength of character, his disciplined and organized approach in planning and performing tasks and general all round knowledge and capability were able to earn him the “Gold medal” of the “Duke of Edinburgh's Award” that he received at “Buckingham Palace” in December 1970.