Katrina Khanta

Katrina Khanta is a Digital Forensics & Incident Response (DFIR) professional who is currently working to protect the magic at The Walt Disney Company. Khanta is a cybersecurity expert with a diverse background of experiences that range from working overseas to combat human trafficking to securing sensitive data and forensically analyzing ransomware attacks for organizations across both the public and private sector. Khanta frequently attends technical conferences and has also been a speaker at multiple security conferences. She is currently pursuing a Doctorate of Science (D.Sc.) in Cybersecurity at Marymount University and also performs forensic analysis to assist in private investigations. Her research areas of interest include smartphone forensics, data privacy, cyber threat intelligence, and analyzing the security and privacy of emerging technologies.

Publications

Cybersecurity and Cyberbiosecurity Insider Threat Risk Management
Cybersecurity and Cyberbiosecurity Insider Threat Risk Management
Darrell Norman Burrell, Calvin Nobles, Austin Cusak, Laura Ann Jones, Jorja B. Wright, Horace C. Mingo, Jennifer Ferreras-Perez, Katrina Khanta, Philip Shen, Kevin Richardson. © 2023. 16 pages.
This study examines the nature of professionals being insider threats to their own organization, as well as the general increase in harder-to-detect threats coming from an...
Cybersecurity Workforce Development Through Innovative High School Programs
Cybersecurity Workforce Development Through Innovative High School Programs
Aikyna Finch, Darrell Norman Burrell, Calvin Nobles, Kevin Richardson, Horace C. Mingo, Jennifer Ferreras-Perez, Philip Shen, Laura Ann Jones, Katrina Khanta. © 2023. 18 pages.
In 2022, there were more than 4,100 data breaches that were brought to public attention, which resulted in nearly 22 billion people's information being compromised. When...
Exploring Healthcare Cybersecurity Systems in the Age of COVID-19
Exploring Healthcare Cybersecurity Systems in the Age of COVID-19
Kevin Richardson, Darrell Norman Burrell, Horace C. Mingo, Jennifer Ferreras-Perez, Philip Shen, S. Raschid Muller, Dustin Bessette, Katrina Khanta. © 2023. 17 pages.
Unauthorized access to protected information in the healthcare industry is what constitutes a cyber breach. The repercussions of a data breach in cyberspace might be quite...
Real Estate Cybersecurity, Adaptive Management Strategy, and Risk Management in the Age of COVID-19
Real Estate Cybersecurity, Adaptive Management Strategy, and Risk Management in the Age of COVID-19
Laura Ann Jones, Darrell Norman Burrell, Calvin Nobles, Kevin Richardson, Angela Hines, Roxanne Kemp, Horace C. Mingo, Jennifer Ferreras-Perez, Katrina Khanta. © 2023. 20 pages.
As a result of COVID-19, the leaders' needs to be adaptable and innovative with their approaches has never been more significant. These adaptive management and risk strategy...
Retaining Generation Z Cybersecurity Talent in Government and Beyond
Retaining Generation Z Cybersecurity Talent in Government and Beyond
Jennifer Ferreras-Perez, Darrell Norman Burrell, Calvin Nobles, Amalisha Sabie Aridi, Kevin Richardson, Katrina Khanta. © 2023. 18 pages.
As the world becomes more interconnected, business competition becomes increasingly fierce, making it critical for companies to stay ahead of the curve in the current era of...