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Derek Smith, PhD

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    Dr. Derek A. Smith is an expert in cybersecurity, cyber forensics, healthcare IT, SCADA security, physical security, investigations, organizational leadership, and training. He is currently an IT Supervisor at the Internal Revenue Service and the owner of The Intercessors Investigative and Training Group. Smith is also a cybersecurity professor at the University of Maryland, University College, and Virginia University of Science and Technology.

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