Cyber crime has been referred to as a “wicked problem,” and its solution may well lie in stronger education.
Frederick R. Chang, a recognized national expert in cyber security, recently joined Southern Methodist University to develop a multidisciplinary program to tackle the most pressing cyber challenges facing individuals, business and government today. Chang previously served as the director of research at the National Security Agency in 2005-2006, where he was awarded the NSA Director’s Distinguished Service Medal. He has held several senior executive positions at SBC Communications, positions at both the University Texas at Austin and the University of Texas at San Antonio, and was most recently president and chief operating officer of 21CT Inc., an intelligence analytics solutions company.