Office of Cybersecurity
In the News
Healthcare Industry Cyberattacks Increase by 45%
Nation State Recruiting via Fraudulent LinkedIn Profiles
Tennessee Couple avoids Publisher's Clearning House Identity Theft Scam
Terminated Worker Accessed PHI After Leaving Job
Tesla's employee didn't fall for social engineering and stopped a ransomware attack
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The Office of Cybersecurity serves as fundamental technical safeguard for UTHSC. We promote an environment of great ethical standards and observe numerous regulatory risks by:
- Advancing effective ways to prevent security risk through collaboration
- Educating employees and the student body about information security
- Identifying security risks faced by the University.
- Encouraging an ethical environment that encourages information security preventions
- Promoting awareness of information security through outreaching events
- Effective training in the numerous areas of information security
- Providing a workplace that enables employees to participate in the compliance program without fear of retribution.
Our Team
Dennis Leber
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
901.448.6070
dleber@uthsc.edu
Cybersecurity Operations
Ammar Ammar
Manager
901.448.2163
aammar@uthsc.edu
Vulnerability & Patch Management
Justin Self
Cybersecurity Analyst
901.448.1187
jself6@uthsc.edu
Dustin Fehnel
Cybersecurity Analyst
dfehnel@uthsc.edu
Network & Endpoint Protection
Sarah Johnsen-Self
Cybersecurity Analyst
901.448.1116
sjohnsen@uthsc.edu
DevSecOps & Systems Management
Will Irby
Cybersecurity Analyst
901.448.5870
syp228@uthsc.edu
Cybersecurity Governance
Risk Management, Audit, and Outreach Management
Chris Madeksho
Lead Cybersecurity Analyst
901.448.1579
mmadeksh@uthsc.edu
Dan Fast
Security Architect
901.448.5845
dfast@uthsc.edu