Zahid Anwar, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Cybersecurity
Bio
Zahid Anwar is a scholar at the Challey Institute for Global Innovation and Growth and an associate professor of cybersecurity in the Department of Computer Science at North Dakota State University. His research focuses on cybersecurity policy and innovative cyber defense. He has authored over 80 publications in peer-reviewed conferences and journals. He is a CompTIA Certified Penetration Tester, Network Vulnerability Assessment Professional, Security+ Professional, and an AWS Certified Cloud Solutions Architect. Prior to working in academia, Dr. Anwar was a software engineer and researcher at IBM T.J. Watson, Intel, Motorola, the National Center for Supercomputing Applications, xFlow research, and CERN. In 2015, he received a science of security research recognition from the National Security Agency.
Education
- Ph.D., Computer Science, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
- M.S., Computer Science, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
- B.S., Computer Engineering, Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering, Science and Technology, Pakistan
Expertise
- Cybersecurity policy
- Technology and privacy
- Metaverse
- Penetration testing
- Artificial intelligence
- Machine learning
Recent Research
Recent Media
| Cyber Defense Magazine | How Google Play Store Security May Fail to Protect Users from Stealthy Malware |
| Scholars Strategy Network | The Unintended Consequences of New Regulation on Advanced Impaired Driving Technology |
| WalletHub | Why is it Taking the U.S. So Long to Switch to Chip-and-PIN Credit Cards |
| Dakota Digital Review | Overlooked Security Challenges in Electric-Vehicle Charging Infrastructure |
| Dark Reading | Privacy and Safety Issues with Facebook's New 'Metaventure' |
| North Dakota Today | Cybersecurity Best Practices |
| The Hill | Warren's Ransomeware Bill Victimizes Targets to Collect Data |
| The Hill | We Need Extreme Measures to Recover Afghans' Personal Data |