Excelsior Life
Excelsior Life: Distance EDU on Demand is an academic podcast series exploring a variety of education, business, and technology topics. Individual shows include ‘Excelsior LIVE,’ an interview series, and ‘Today in Cybersecurity,’ a daily podcast show airing each October during National Cybersecurity Month.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 11 minutes
- Episodes
- 97
- Years Active
- 2013 - 2016
Today in Cybersecurity: Passwords
Passwords are the single most common thing we use to authenticate ourselves to a computer system. But it is surprising how little care people use in choosing and managing their passwords.
of the Nat…
00:06:14 |
Thu 15 Oct 2015
Today in Cybersecurity: Zero-day Attacks
A zero-day attack is a malware attack that is so new it is not recognized by signature-based anti-virus software, and is therefore able to infect a system without detection.
of the National Cybersec…
00:06:18 |
Wed 14 Oct 2015
Today in Cybersecurity: Computer Forensics
Computer forensics is a set of processes used to acquire and analyze digital evidence. This is useful in determining how malware entered a system and also for proving or disproving that information o…
00:06:48 |
Tue 13 Oct 2015
Today in Cybersecurity: Risk Assessment
A risk assessment is used to identify assets within an organization, determine the threats to those assets, evaluate the probabilities of the asset being compromised, the impact to the organization, …
00:06:55 |
Mon 12 Oct 2015
Today in Cybersecurity: Encryption
Encryption is a process where we take information that is readable and make it unreadable. Symmetric encryption uses one key to encrypt and decrypt. Asymmetric encryption uses two keys: one key to en…
00:06:47 |
Fri 09 Oct 2015
Today in Cybersecurity: Backups
of the National Cybersecurity Institute explains the importance of performing backups on a regular basis, testing the backups to make sure they work, and with storing the backups off site so they are…
00:06:28 |
Thu 08 Oct 2015
Today in Cybersecurity: Social Engineering
of the National Cybersecurity Institute explains social engineering. This technique is essentially clever lying or deception, where one human tricks another human to obtain information or access to a…
00:06:33 |
Wed 07 Oct 2015
Today in Cybersecurity: Layered Security
Security must be built in layers, with each layer providing a different measure of security, such as hardware, software, and even human behavior. of the National Cybersecurity Institute explains.
00:06:43 |
Tue 06 Oct 2015
Today in Cybersecurity: Authentication
Authentication is how a human proves who he or she is to a computer, using one or more of the following: something you know, something you have, or something you are. of the National Cybersecurity I…
00:06:24 |
Mon 05 Oct 2015
Today in Cybersecurity: Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability
All three of these areas – confidentiality, integrity, and availability - must be present in order to provide a secure information environment. This is true for information that is stored as well as …
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Fri 02 Oct 2015
Today in Cybersecurity: People, Process, and Technology
Information security depends on people, process, and technology. of the National Cybersecurity Institute discusses why all three areas must be utilized properly in order for a security program to be…
00:06:18 |
Thu 01 Oct 2015
Distance EDU on Demand: Ebersole on higher education and the first National Republican debates
In response to last night’s National Republican debates, Excelsior College President John Ebersole offered the following response.
“In last night’s Republican debates, little was said about either K-…
00:02:39 |
Fri 07 Aug 2015
Distance EDU on Demand: Berenson on how online college students can find a mentor
Dr. Robin Berenson, associate dean, School of Business and Technology, joins the Distance EDU on Demand podcast to discuss how adults returning to college online can find and connect with a mentor wh…
00:04:28 |
Mon 03 Aug 2015
Distance EDU on Demand: Tom Dalton on FAFSA simplification
Beyond the iron triangle of cost, quality, and access, the narratives around the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act are focusing squarely on transparency and simplification, in particular ar…
00:05:02 |
Thu 30 Jul 2015
Distance EDU On Demand: "Commencement Stories" with Laurie Cox
Laurie Cox , course chair at Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing in Troy, New York, earned her first nursing degree in 1984 - from a traditional school. More than 30 years later, she’s graduating fr…
00:08:10 |
Thu 18 Jun 2015
Distance EDU on Demand: "Commencement Stories" with Jason Duke
Jason Duke, recipient of the Jean M. Smith Award, presented to a student who demonstrates outstanding academic and professional achievement in the world of business, joins the podcast to discuss his …
00:07:57 |
Mon 15 Jun 2015
Distance EDU on Demand: Dr. David Seelow on "Revolutionary Learning"
joins the podcast to discuss the development of the Center for Game and Simulation-Based Learning, why he wants to spark a revolution in learning, and why One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest is a great e…
00:19:27 |
Thu 26 Feb 2015
Distance EDU On Demand: Revolutionary Learning 2015
, founder of the Center for Game and Simulation-Based Learning, discusses the upcoming Revolutionary Learning 2015: Using Games and Simulations to Solve Critical Issues in Public Health. The event wi…
00:07:32 |
Thu 26 Feb 2015
Initiative for Women in Cybersecurity: Interview with Anne Kohnke, PhD
The goal of the National Cybersecurity Initiative for Women in Cybersecurity is to offer support and solutions to women in cybersecurity by offering skills training and identifying best practices for…
00:32:06 |
Wed 18 Feb 2015
Distance EDU On Demand: Excelsior College Student Success Center
Glen Braddock, director of student success at Excelsior, presents to the college community on the development of the Excelsior College Student Success Center. Braddock discusses the central role of a…
00:08:00 |
Wed 04 Feb 2015
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