Krenar Kepuska

Lecturer

RIT Kosovo

krkcad@rit.edu

Office Hours

Monday: 13:00 - 16:00 Tuesday: 13:00 - 16:00 Wednesday: 13:00 - 16:00 Thursday: 13:00 - 16:00 Friday: 14:00 - 16:00

Krenar Kepuska

Lecturer

RIT Kosovo

Bio

Krenar Kepuska has completed PhD research in Cyber Security as a Fulbright scholar at the University of Colorado in Colorado Springs (UCCS) and at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). He is a PhD candidate in Cyber Security and holds a Master of Science in Engineering of Mathematics and ICT. His publication on "A lightweight framework for Cyber Risk Management in Western Balkan Higher Education Institutions" has been featured in renowned journals SCI/SCIE Web of Science, reflecting his significant contributions to cybersecurity research. He also took part in a fellowship with CRDF Global and the U.S. Department of State at Purdue University in Indiana, focused on strengthening cybersecurity in the Western Balkans.

Mr. Kepuska holds a certification from the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies in the Military Program on Cyber Security Studies (PCSS). He is also a GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH) through the SANS Institute and has earned the CompTIA Security+ certification. Additionally, he has completed specialized training in academic skills and computer security at Radboud University in the Netherlands and Algebra University in Croatia.

Mr. Kepuska has been an active participant in numerous international CIT and Cybersecurity conferences in countries including South Africa, Lithuania, Moldova, the Czech Republic, Germany, Croatia, France, Italy, and the Netherlands.

Mr. Kepuska is currently a Full-Time Lecturer at Rochester Institute of Technology in Kosovo (A.U.K), where he designs and delivers various CIT and Cybersecurity courses. From 2022 to 2024, he served as a Senior Cyber Security Analyst at Cybersecurity National Unit in Kosovo KOS-CERT, providing technical support for cyber incidents and developing national cybersecurity policies and strategies.

Mr. Kepuska is an Erasmus+, Fulbright and George C. Marshall alumni.

krkcad@rit.edu

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Curriculum Vitae

Currently Teaching

CSEC-140

Introduction to Cybersecurity

3 Credits

This course will introduce many fundamental cybersecurity concepts. The course will teach students to think about information systems using an adversarial mindset, evaluate risk to information systems, and introduce controls that can be implemented to reduce risk. Topics will include authentication systems, data security and encryption, risk management and security regulatory frameworks, networking and system security, application security, organizational and human security considerations, and societal implications of cybersecurity issues. These topics will be discussed at an introductory level with a focus on applied learning through hands-on virtual lab exercises.

ISTE-501

Senior Development Project II

3 Credits

The second course in a two-course, senior level, system development capstone project. Student teams complete development of their system project and package the software and documentation for deployment. Usability testing practices introduced in prior course work are reviewed, and additional methods and processes are introduced. Teams present their developed system and discuss lessons learned at the completion of the course.

NSSA-102

Computer Systems Concepts

3 Credits

This course teaches the student the essential technologies needed by NSSA majors, focused on PC and mainframe hardware topics. They include how those platforms operate, how they are configured, and the operation of their major internal components. Also covered are the basic operating system interactions with those platforms, physical security of assets, and computing-centric mathematical concepts.

NSSA-220

Task Automation Using Interpretive Languages

3 Credits

An introduction to the Linux operating system and scripting in high-level and shell languages. The course will cover basic user-level commands to the Linux operating system, followed by basic control structures, and data structures in both high-level and shell languages of choice. Examples will include interfacing with the underlying operating system and processing structured data. Students will need one year of programming in an object-oriented language.

NSSA-221

Systems Administration I

3 Credits

This course is designed to give students an understanding of the role of the system administrator in large organizations. This will be accomplished through a discussion of many of the tasks and tools of system administration. Students will participate in both a lecture section and a separate lab section. The technologies discussed in this class include: operating systems, system security, and service deployment strategies.