Rob Olson
Senior Lecturer
Rob Olson
Senior Lecturer
Education
BS, MS, State University College at Fredonia; MS, Nova Southeastern University
Bio
Rob Olson is a lecturer and the Undergraduate Program Director in the Department of Cybersecurity. Prior to being hired at R.I.T., he taught in the Department of Computer & Information Sciences at the State University of New York at Fredonia where he taught an extensive range of courses in programming, security, and artificial intelligence. He holds a M.S. in Interdisciplinary Studies focusing on Cognitive Science from S.U.N.Y. Fredonia and a Masters of Management Information Systems from Nova Southeastern University. Additionally, he is also a Certified Ethical Hacker, a Certified Information Systems Security Professional, and an Offensive Security Certified Professional. His interests are in penetration testing, web and mobile application security, and privacy.
Currently Teaching
In the News
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October 22, 2024
Effectiveness of cybersecurity penetration testing depends on what you penetrate
Federal News Network speaks to Rob Olson, senior lecturer in the Department of Cybersecurity, about the effectiveness of cybersecurity penetration testing, emphasizing that its success relies heavily on the specific systems being tested and the expertise of the testing team.
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April 12, 2023
Banning TikTok could weaken personal cybersecurity
Essay by Robert Olson, senior lecturer of computing security, published by The Conversation.
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December 2, 2022
How Hackers Take Down Websites
Discover magazine features Rob Olson, senior lecturer in the Department of Computing Security.
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November 17, 2023
Olson participates in cybersecurity panel
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July 25, 2019
Not every insider threat is malicious, but all are dangerous