Zia Muhammad

Zia Muhammad teaches cybersecurity at the University of Jamestown, USA. He has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications, which have been presented at various conferences and published in esteemed cybersecurity journals.
Zia’s work has been featured in The Hill News, DC Journal, Dark Reading, Scholars Strategy Network, Cyber Defense Magazine, and numerous other publications. He frequently appears on news and radio programs, including KSL News Radio, Spectrum Newspaper, and Cybernews.

Endorsements and Appreciations

1. Zia Muhammad Talks AI Bias and the 2024 Elections on KSL News Radio. KSL, a popular talk radio station in Utah, invites Zia Muhammad, the author of a bold controversial article on The Hill, to discuss how AI bias might impact the 2024 presidential elections and what measures could be taken to ensure a fair and transparent process.
2. Cybernews Features Zia Muhammad for Research on Cybersecurity Cybernews, a leading online platform for cybersecurity news, insights, and advancements, highlights Zia’s academic journey and research in the field of cybersecurity.
3. Spectrum Newspaper Empowers Cybersecurity Awareness with Zia Muhammad The Spectrum, a local newspaper serving the Fargo, North Dakota community, featured Zia Muhammad, a cybersecurity expert who shared his insights on how to stay safe online in its latest issue.
4. Sheila and Robert Challey Institute for Global Innovation and Growth Shine a Spotlight on Zia Muhammad The Challey Institute for Global Innovation and Growth at NDSU is highlighting the impact of our faculty and students by shining a spotlight on Zia Muhammad, a Graduate scholar, and Ph.D. student.
5. North Dakota State University Endorses Zia Muhammad North Dakota State University endorsed and featured Zia Muhammad, a Computer Science doctoral student, for his interview with Cybernews.
6. Guarding Cyberspace One Byte at a Time, Cybernews Academy sat down with Zia to discuss his educational journey and the extensive benefits of studying Cybersecurity at NDSU.
7. NDSU College of Engineering Recognizes Zia Muhammad The NDSU College of Engineering is shining a spotlight on the great work being done by Zia Muhammad.

News, Media, and Recognitions

The Unintended Consequences of Electrifying Police Fleets, Scholars Strategy Network
How Cyber Insurance Prevents Post-Cyberattack Disaster: A Business Guide to Essentials and Compliance, Dakota Digital Review
How stealthy cyberattacks sneak past Google Play’s guard through app updates, The Academic
Op_ED | How AI’s Democratic Bias Could Swing the 2024 Elections, The Hill News
Op_ED | Cyber Insurance: A smart Investment to Protect your Business from Cyber Threats, Cyber Defense Magazine
Op_ED | How to Outsmart Malware Attacks That Can Fool Antivirus Protection, Dark Reading
Op-ED | Telling Small Businesses to Buy Cyber Insurance Isn't Enough, Dark Reading
Op-ED | Policy Violation Alert: IMUTA Malware Breaches Google Play Security, Spying on Millions of Users, Scholars Strategy Network
Op-ED | How Google Play Store Security May Fail to Protect Users from Stealthy Malware? Cyber Defense Magazine (Read Magazine here)
Op-ED | Post-Quantum Cryptography: Safeguarding the Digital Future and Bolstering Security in Critical Sectors, Cyber Defense Magazine
Op-ED | How Positive Reinforcement on ChatGPT can be used for Cyber Exploitation and Malware Development? DC Journal
Op-ED | The Growing Cyber Threats of Generative AI: Who's Accountable? Dark Reading
Op-Ed | The Unintended Consequences of New Regulation on Advanced Impaired Driving Technology, Scholars Strategy Network

Research Publications

1. A Sharded Blockchain Architecture for Healthcare Data, IEEE 48th Annual Computers, Software, and Applications Conference (COMPSAC), 2024.
2. A survey of cybersecurity laws, regulations, and policies in technologically advanced nations, SpringerLink, International Cybersecurity Law Review, ISSN2662-9739, 2024.
3. Analyzing Tor Browser Artifacts for Enhanced Web Forensics, Anonymity, Cybersecurity, and Privacy in Windows-Based Systems, Information, EISSN 2078-2489, 2024.
4. A Survey of Bug Bounty Programs in Strengthening Cybersecurity and Privacy in the Blockchain Industry, Blockchains, EISSN 2813-5288, 2024
5. ZTA: A Novel Zero Trust Framework for Detection and Prevention of Malicious Android Applications, Springer Wireless Networks, 2024
6. MetaSSI: A Framework for Personal Data Protection, Enhanced Cybersecurity and Privacy in Metaverse Virtual Reality Platforms, Future Internet, EISSN 1999-5903, 2024.
7. Exploring the Synergistic Effects of Blockchain Integration With IoT and AI for Enhanced Transparency and Security in Global Supply Chains, International Journal of Contemporary Issues in Social Sciences, 2024.
8. Revolutionizing Data Center Networks: Dynamic Load Balancing via Floodlight in SDN Environment, International Conference on Advancements in Computational Sciences (ICACS), 2024
9. Circumventing Google Play vetting policies: A stealthy cyberattack that uses incremental updates to breach privacy, Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing, Springer, 2023.
10. Smart Cities: A Novel Framework for Energy Production and Harvesting using Renewable Energy, International Conference on IT and Industrial Technologies (ICIT), 2023.
11. Emerging cybersecurity and privacy threats to electric vehicles and their impact on human and environmental sustainability, MDPI Energies, 2023.
12. A cybersecurity risk assessment of electric vehicle mobile applications: Findings and recommendations, IEEE International Conference on Artificial Intelligence (ICAI), 2023.
13. The next generation of cloud security through hypervisor-based virtual machine introspection, IEEE International Conference on Artificial Intelligence (ICAI), 2023.
14. Smartphone Security and Privacy: A Survey on APTs, Sensor-Based Attacks, Side-Channel Attacks, Google Play Attacks, and Defenses, MDPI Technologies, 2023.
15. Sat: Integrated multi-agent blackbox security assessment tool using machine learning, IEEE International Conference on Artificial Intelligence (ICAI), 2022.
16. Cellular automata trust-based energy drainage attack detection and prevention in wireless sensor networks. Computer Communications, Elsevier, 2022.
17. Cloud computing in healthcare-investigation of threats, vulnerabilities, future challenges and counter measure. LC International Journal of STEM, 2022.
18. A survey on common criteria (CC) evaluating schemes for security assessment of IT products. PeerJ Computer Science, PeerJ Inc, 2021.
19. A malware evasion technique for auditing android anti-malware solutions. IEEE 30th International Conference on Enabling Technologies: Infrastructure for Collaborative Enterprises (WETICE), 2021.
20. A systematic evaluation of android anti-malware tools for detection of contemporary malware. IEEE 19th International Conference on Embedded and Ubiquitous Computing (EUC), 2021.

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Education:

Ph.D. in Software and Security Engineering – North Dakota State University (NDSU), Fargo, ND, U.S.
Masters in Information Security (MSIS) – National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan
Bachelor of Software Engineering (BSSE) – University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Taxila, Pakistan

Cybersecurity (Specialization) – University of Maryland, MD 20742, U.S.
Computer Network Security (Specialization) – University of Colorado, CO 80309, U.S.

Certifications

Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
(ISC)² Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) Specialization
ICSI | CNSS Certified Network Security Specialist
Scrum Foundation Professional Certificate (SDPC)
Certification In Information Technology (CIT)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
Property And Casualty Producer Licensed
ISO 27001 Certified

Recent Highlights

Economics and Etiquette

Location | Sanctuary Event Center

670 4th Ave N, Fargo, ND 58102

April 22nd, 2024

Professional Development Hub

Location | NDSU Library

Center for Writers | Spring 2024

April 8th, 2024

KSL News Radio Explores AI Bias and Democracy with Zia Muhammad

KSL News Radio, a popular talk radio station in Utah, invites Zia Muhammad, the author of a controversial article on The Hill, to discuss how AI bias might impact the 2024 elections and what can be done to prevent it.

Feb 26, 2024

Pluralism Lab

Location | Louise S. Barry Auditorium at Richard H. Barry Hall

Feb 15, 2024

Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2023

Spectrum Newspaper Celebrating Cybersecurity Awareness Month With Zia Muhammad

Theme: "Secure Our World" to broadly promote cybersecurity tips and best practices.

Oct 12, 2023

Forum on Free Speech and Content Moderation

Location | The Morrison House (116 S Alfred St, Alexandria, VA 22314)

April 13 – 15, 2023 (Website)

Event highlights and participant details.

Group Photo with Sam Peltzman at the Challey Institute, NDSU

Theme: Dr. Sam Peltzman discusses the unintended consequences of regulation, including a famous insight from his work on automobile safety regulation.