Dr. Paul J. Maurer
President & CEO
Montreat College
Joint work with Ed Skoudis
12 noon–1pm
Friday, September 20, 2024
Remotely via WebEx: https://umbc.webex.com/meet/sherman
Abstract:
The Code of Honor is a thoughtfully constructed program for building best practices in the tech industry with a specific
focus on cybersecurity. Using illustrations from popular culture and real-life case studies that provide a glimpse into the
complexities of the world of cybersecurity, this comprehensive learning tool helps students, professionals, and business
leaders navigate ethical challenges and enhance their decision-making processes as they face the great economic and
security threat of our age.
The Code of Honor requires that we focus on and teach our students to be mindful of fundamental ideals (respect,
protect, and serve others), be accountable, learn from mistakes, work collaboratively, and practice discipline and self-
control.
Professional Responsibility: Cybersecurity professionals hold a great deal of power and enormous levels of
responsibility in the workplace and the broader economy.
Foundational Principles: Humans with a solid ethical framework and a grounding in character must direct the
technology.
Human-Centered Approach: The value and dignity of humanity are the foundations of the Cybersecurity Code of
Honor.
Service and Protection: When you work in cybersecurity, you are truly embracing a higher calling to serve and protect
organizations and users.
Teamwork: We need other people to be successful, which begins with a healthy level of self-awareness, humility, and
relationship-building.
Commitment to Integrity: Our jobs matter, our work is valuable, and our industry’s integrity is important and worth
protecting. It is as much about our integrity as it is about the dignity we see in the people who place their trust in us.
About the Speaker:
Dr. Paul J. Maurer (president@montreat.edu) is the president of Montreat College and is currently the fourth longest-
serving president among the 36 independent colleges and universities in North Carolina. He is a visionary and results-
driven leader, who has more than 30 years of leadership experience in nonprofit and higher education administration.
Under his leadership, Montreat College has become a national leader in cybersecurity education and workforce
development, working with leaders at the highest levels of the North Carolina and United States governments. In 2024, he
co-authored The Code of Honor, a book grant sponsored by the National Centers of Academic Excellence in
Cybersecurity with support from the National Security Agency (NSA). The book was co-authored with Ed Skoudis, one of
the most recognized and respected cybersecurity experts in the United States.
He earned his Ph.D. in political science from Claremont Graduate University, where he was an H. B. Earhart Fellow
and a John M. Olin Fellow. He earned his B.A. from the University of Cincinnati where he was co-captain of the men’s
soccer team and a local Young Life leader. He earned his Master of Divinity from Gordon-Conwell Theological
Seminary.
Host:
Alan T. Sherman, sherman@umbc.edu
Support for this event was provided in part by the National Science Foundation under SFS grant DGE-1753681.
The UMBC Cyber Defense Lab meets biweekly Fridays 12-1pm. All meetings are open to the public.