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Justin Pelletier

Director of the GCI Cyber Range and Training Center

ESL Global Cybersecurity Institute
Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences

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Justin Pelletier

Director of the GCI Cyber Range and Training Center

ESL Global Cybersecurity Institute
Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences

Education

BS, Stonehill College; MBA, Rochester Institute of Technology; Ph.D., Capella University

Bio

Justin M. Pelletier is a Professor of Practice and Director of the Cyber Range and Training Center at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). Dr. Pelletier teaches at the undergraduate and graduate levels in the Department of Cyber Security within RIT’s Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences. As part of this work, he orchestrates security assessments and supports workforce development for partner organizations in critical infrastructure and national defense sectors. He is the founding director for the NSA-funded National Consortium for Cyber Governance, Risk, and Compliance. He holds a PhD in Information Assurance and Security, an MBA in Entrepreneurship, and a BS in Computer Science. Prior to joining academia, Dr. Pelletier was a civil servant in the intelligence community and a member of the modeling and simulations working group within the U.S. National Security Council. He is a combat veteran and currently serves as a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve. He is also a life-promised lay member of the religious Ordo Praedicatorum (Dominican Order). Professor Pelletier has authored more than three dozen scholarly articles, book chapters, and patents focused on security and information economics. He lives on a small farm with his wife and their five children.


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Journal Paper
Madhira, Namita, et al. "Code red: A nuclear nightmare-navigating ransomware response at an Eastern European power plant." Journal of Information Technology Teaching Cases. (2023): 1-11. Print.
Pelletier, J.M. "Longitudinal Analysis of Information Security Incident Spillover Effects." Journal of Management Science and Business Intelligence 3. (2018): 15-20. Web.
Published Conference Proceedings
Tiffany, Bragg,, et al. "Cognitive Engineering Modeling of Phishing." Proceedings of the Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 2022 Annual Meeting. Ed. HFES. Atlanta, USA: n.p., Print.
Reddy, Pranusha Soma and Justin Pelletier. "The Pentest Method for Business Intelligence." Proceedings of the 2022 45th Jubilee International Convention on Information, Communication and Electronic Technology (IEEE MIPRO), 2022. Ed. MIPRO. Opatija, Croatia: IEEE, Print.
Munaiah, Nuthan, et al. "Characterizing Attacker Behavior in a Cybersecurity Penetration Testing Competition." Proceedings of the 2019 ACM/IEEE International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering and Measurement (ESEM). Ed. IEEE. Porto de Galinhas, Pernambuco, Brazil: IEEE, 2019. Print.
Peer Reviewed/Juried Poster Presentation or Conference Paper
Pelletier, J.M. "The Race to Feld and Secure Autonomous Combat Units." Proceedings of the 2018 USENIX Summit on Hot Topics in Security, Baltimore, MD. Ed. David Brumley, Parisa Tabriz. Baltimore, MD: n.p..

Currently Teaching

CSEC-473
3 Credits
Students will study, build, defend and test the security of computer systems and networking infrastructure while potentially under attack. Students will gain an understanding of standard business operations, timelines and the value of risk and project management. Techniques as related to security guidelines and goals will be studied. Aspects of legal requirements, inheriting existing infrastructure, techniques for backup and recovery of data and systems will be examined.
CSEC-599
1 - 6 Credits
Students will work with a supervising faculty member on a project of mutual interest. Project design and evaluation will be determined through discussion with the supervising faculty member and documented through completion of an independent study form to be filed with the department of computing security.
CSEC-659
3 Credits
This course offers an opportunity to learn about a specific seminar topic in more depth. The course description will be replaced by the specific instance of the seminar, as it is proposed by faculty.

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