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University of North Georgia (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) faculty member Dr. Bryson Payne served as the closing keynote speaker at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta's Business, Technology & Security Conference in May.

Payne did several hands-on and security demonstrations, as well as offering attendees 10 practical cybersecurity tips to protect themselves, as well as their families and companies.

One of the things he explained was the fast-moving nature of scammers, who often set servers up for 48 hours before moving on to a new effort, making tracking these crimes difficult.

"It was really encouraging to see the hard-working men and women who work at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and how hard they work to secure our financial system," Payne said. "It was an honor to help them as they protect our critical economic infrastructure."

Payne serves as director of Â鶹ÊÓƵ's Institute for Cyber Operations and as a professor of computer science and cybersecurity. He has given over 200 conference presentations on six continents across 27 years teaching in the University System of Georgia.

Additionally, he coaches the Â鶹ÊÓƵ CyberHawks, who have recorded seven consecutive top-eight finishes in the NSA Codebreaker Challenge, including first-place showings in 2019 and 2020 and a second-place result in 2023.