As a cyberspace defender, Dr. Kenneth has accumulated over 24 years of Information Technology and Cybersecurity experience across industry, government, and academia. He has skills in supporting organizations to proactively prevent, detect, respond to cyber threats, and mitigate the impacts of cyber attacks on sensitive data and critical digital assets. He is very proficient in systems security analysis using the Six Sigma process improvement model to optimize organizational performance
Dr. Kenneth’s research interests include data security operations, threat intelligence, digital forensics, social engineering, digital identities, eHealth security, penetration testing, intrusion detection, and advanced ethical exploitation tools.
He is uniquely skilled at designing and executing corporate policies, curricular and technologies for cybercrime prevention, detection, and mitigation.
Here are some links to Dr Kenneth’s Research Profiles
Dr. Kenneth has been invited at various times to speak on, share, or advance his novel research in Cybersecurity, with his colleagues at:
University of the Philippines, Manila
Bingham University, Karu Nigeria
University of Abuja, Nigeria
Dr. Kenneth Okereafor has undergone several professional Cybersecurity and advanced IT trainings, or obtained certifications in:
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
- Global Information Assurance Certification in Security (GIAC – GSEC)
- Security+
- Network+
- Projects in Controlled Environments (PRINCE2)
- Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology (COBIT5)
- Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
- Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
- Audit Command Language (ACL)
- Network Security Administrator (NSA)
- Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT (CGEIT)
- Procedural Language for SQL (PL/SQL)
- Oracle DB 9i, 10g, 11i Financials, and 12c
- Oracle Certified Professional (OCP)
- Penetration Testing
- Disaster Recovery
- and many more.
Dr. Kenneth Okereafor regularly participates in Cybersecurity capacity development programmes in data protection, penetration testing and vulnerability assessment from industry-leading professional training institutes, certification bodies, and technology vendors including, but not limited to:
- United Nations Global Cybersecurity Agenda (GCA)
- ITU
- UNESCO
- IMPACT
- SANS Institute
- CompTIA
- NIST
- EC-Council
- ISACA
- ISC2
- Sophos
- CISCO
- Microsoft.
Kenneth is a professional member of many associations, including but not limited to:
- Nigeria Computer Society (NCS)
- Computer Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria (CPN)
- Information Technology Systems Security Professionals (ITSSP)
- Cybersecurity Experts Association of Nigeria (CSEAN).
