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Executive In Residence

Continuing its commitment to bridging academic learning with industry expertise, Franklin University proudly announces Dr. Scena Webb as the newest Executive in Residence (EiR) for the 2024-2025 academic year. As the University’s first Public Administration EiR within the Center for Public Safety and Cybersecurity Education, Dr. Webb’s appointment underscores the University’s dedication to offering students real-world insights and mentorship from distinguished professionals.
Launched in 2020, Franklin University’s Executive in Residence program was established to integrate the practical experiences of high-caliber leaders with the academic environment, enriching the educational experience for both students and faculty. Dr. Webb’s appointment is a testament to the program’s success and pivotal role in advancing the University’s mission.
During her Executive in Residence, Dr. Webb will provide invaluable mentorship to students, offering practical guidance and career advice drawn from her extensive background. She will also lead the EiR webinar series, "Pathways to Executive Excellence: Insights and Lessons from the Top with a Focus on Public Service," where she will share her experiences and strategies for success in public service, alongside monthly guests. Additionally, Dr. Webb will collaborate closely with faculty to enhance the curriculum, ensuring that Franklin University’s programs maintain the highest standards of relevance and excellence in these critical fields.
Dr. Scena Webb is part of Franklin’s MPA faculty and the MPA Advisory Board. She currently serves as the Director of Industry Operations at ATF's (Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives) Atlanta Field Division, covering the state of Georgia. With a diverse background in the federal government, military, organizational leadership, and academia, she brings a unique mix of real-world leadership experience and discipline-specific knowledge.
Dr. Webb has held roles as a field investigator, faculty member at ATF’s National Academy, as well as program manager at ATF’s national headquarters. Dr. Webb also serves as a US Department of Justice Internal Federal Coach and a Leadership Coach with the Treasury Executive Institute.
News Feeds
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Krebson Security
Patch Tuesday, April 2026 Edition
April 14, 2026 - 5:47pm
BrianKrebs
Microsoft today pushed software updates to fix a staggering 167 security vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and related software, including a SharePoint Server zero-day and a publicly disclosed weakness in Windows Defender dubbed "BlueHammer." Separately, Google Chrome fixed its fourth zero-day of 2026, and an emergency update for Adobe Reader nixes an actively exploited flaw that can lead to remote code execution.
Russia Hacked Routers to Steal Microsoft Office Tokens
April 7, 2026 - 1:02pm
BrianKrebs
Hackers linked to Russia's military intelligence units are using known flaws in older Internet routers to mass harvest authentication tokens from Microsoft Office users, security experts warned today. The spying campaign allowed state-backed Russian hackers to quietly siphon authentication tokens from users on more than 18,000 networks without deploying any malicious software or code.
Germany Doxes “UNKN,” Head of RU Ransomware Gangs REvil, GandCrab
April 5, 2026 - 10:07pm
BrianKrebs
An elusive hacker who went by the handle "UNKN" and ran the early Russian ransomware groups GandCrab and REvil now has a name and a face. Authorities in Germany say 31-year-old Russian Daniil Maksimovich Shchukin headed both cybercrime gangs and helped carry out at least 130 acts of computer sabotage and extortion against victims across the country between 2019 and 2021.
‘CanisterWorm’ Springs Wiper Attack Targeting Iran
March 23, 2026 - 11:43am
BrianKrebs
A financially motivated data theft and extortion group is attempting to inject itself into the Iran war, unleashing a worm that spreads through poorly secured cloud services and wipes data on infected systems that use Iran's time zone or have Farsi set as the default language.
Feds Disrupt IoT Botnets Behind Huge DDoS Attacks
March 19, 2026 - 8:49pm
BrianKrebs
The U.S. Justice Department joined authorities in Canada and Germany in dismantling the online infrastructure behind four highly disruptive botnets that compromised more than three million hacked Internet of Things (IoT) devices, such as routers and web cameras. The feds say the four botnets -- named Aisuru, Kimwolf, JackSkid and Mossad -- are responsible for a series of recent record-smashing distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks capable of knocking nearly any target offline.
Security Resources
- Infosecurity Mag
- Security Magazine
- National Cyberwatch Center
- Security Weekly
- National Security Agency and Central Security Service
- The Department of Homeland Security
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- InfraGard Partnership for Protection
- TaoSecurity Blog
- Threatpost
- Open Software Security Community
- Ohio Homeland Security
- Dark Reading
- Ohio Attorney General Cybersecurity
- Ohio Attorney General
- State of Ohio Office of the Inspector General
- Ohio Department of Commerce
- Ohio Fire Chief's Association and Ohio Fire and Emergency Services Foundation
- Liquidmatrix Bot
- Columbus Collaboratory
- WOSU Public Media NovaLabs
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