Bill Stackpole
Professor
Bill Stackpole
Professor
Education
BS, Roberts Wesleyan College; MS, Rochester Institute of Technology
Bio
Professor in the Computing Security department, received his MS in Information Technology from Rochester Institute of Technology. Since joining RIT in 2001, Professor Stackpole has been actively involved in the IT security area, especially in computer forensics, penetration testing and security competitions. His current research interests include system security, computer forensics and incident response, and training for blue and red teams. He has published papers in research conferences and journals and received grants from the DOD, RIT, ETRI, University of Tulsa, and private sector companies. Professor Stackpole teaches a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses in digital forensics and security and created and directed the Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition at RIT. nationalcptc.org
Currently Teaching
In the News
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December 4, 2020
RIT rolls out new Slack Enterprise Grid as collaboration tool for academic and business needs
RIT is offering an expanded version of Slack, the popular interactive software, with features to improve coursework and project collaborations. Slack Enterprise Grid, the comprehensive version, offers several upgrades.
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October 30, 2020
New IEEE standard will significantly improve performance in switched data center networks
Computing researchers at RIT have developed a new loop-avoidance protocol that solves a key challenge faced in switched networks, including many of the data center networks that run our internet and cloud services.
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May 21, 2020
RIT team prepares for virtual cyber defense national championship
RIT’s cyber defense team is getting a first-hand look at the challenges of socially distanced business operations, as they prepare for a new format of the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (CCDC). The annual championship is part of the nation’s largest college-level cyber defense competition, an extracurricular event that helps to train the next generation of cybersecurity experts.