I am an Associate Professor with the Criminal Justice Department at Temple University. I received my PhD from the School of Criminal Justice at Rutgers University in May 2012. My research focuses on proactive cybersecurity, focusing on adversarial behavior, decision-making, movement, adaptation to disruption, and group dynamics. More recently, I have become interested in the area of social engineering, as well as experiential learning and cybersecurity education. The hands-on social engineering projects I developed for my students have been mapped on to the NICE Cybersecurity Workforce Framework (NICE Framework) and you can request free downloads at my research website Cybersecurity in Action, Research and Education (CARE).

Recent Publications
[ (*) = undergraduate student co-author; (+) = graduate student co-author ]

Rege, A.& Bleiman, R. (+) (forthcoming). Collegiate Social Engineering Capture the Flag Competition. Proceedings of the 2021 IEEE eCrime Researchers Summit. Winner of Best Student Paper Award.

Bleiman, R. (+), Ducoste, M.(+) & Rege, A. (2021). “Understanding cybercriminals through analysis of penetration testing group dynamics”. Proceedings from the IEEE Cyber Science Conference.

Ducoste, M. (+), Bleiman, R. (+), Nguyen, T (+). & Rege, A. (2021). “An Examination of Industry Standards of Success within Penetration Testing Groups”. Proceedings from the 10th IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference (ISEC).

Williams, K. (+), Ducoste, M. (+) & Rege, A. (2020). “Educating multidisciplinary undergraduates on security and privacy”. Proceedings of the IEEE Cyber Science Conference.

Rege, A. & Bleiman, R. (*). (2020). “Ransomware attacks against critical infrastructure”. Proceedings from the 19th European Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security.

Mendlein, A. (+), Nguyen, T. (+) & Rege, A. (2020). “Cybersecurity Awareness and Training Through a Multidisciplinary OSINT Course Project”. Proceedings from the 2020 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition.

Rege, A., Nguyen, T. (+), & Bleiman, R. (*). (2020). "A social engineering awareness and training workshop for STEM students and practitioners". Proceedings from the 10th IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference (ISEC).

Rege, A., Yang, S., Mendlein, A. (+), Williams, K. (+), Su, S (+) & Moskal, S. (+). (2020). "Dissecting Cyberadversarial Intrusion Stages via Interdisciplinary Observations". Proceedings from the 6th ACM International Workshop on Security and Privacy Analytics 2020.

Bleiman, R. (*) & Rege, A. (2020). “The susceptibility of humans in disclosing sensitive information”. Proceedings from the 15th International Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security.

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