Research

“Every addition to true knowledge is an addition to human power.”
~ Horace Mann

Superior services delivery relies upon ongoing, innovative research. At Ansec, this link is our bedrock. We continually strive to research and publish in emerging areas relevant to our current and future clients.

Current research projects include:

• C.O.M.P.L.Y.: Developing a platform to help organizations achieve and demonstrate security compliance. Tuning C.O.R.E., which drives the platform using a combination of large language modeling artificial intelligence (LLM AI), expert input and qualitative/quantitative data.
• Privacy and Security in Compliance: Leveraging ISO 27001/27002, GDPR and PCI-DSS criterion to help organizations achieve and demonstrate security compliance as well as business outcomes.
• Project A-Fib: A scalable security compliance solution for small organizations and start-ups.

Ansec partners with other experts in their research and publication. If you are interested in partnering on a research study, please contact Dr. Steffani Burd directly at 917.783.8496.

Previous research topics that may be of interest are below. Also please refer to our Resources page for information about intriguing research studies and resources:

• Information security in academic institutions: Grant from the Department of Justice (DOJ) National Institute of Justice (NIJ). Partnered with Columbia University, NYU Tandon, SANS Institute, InfraGard and various colleges and universities.
• Higher Education Network Analysis (HENA): Identified attacks on higher education institutions by characterizing numbers, types and sources of breaches. Partnered with NYU Tandon, SANS Institute.
• Leadership Effectiveness: Using transformational and transactional change to achieve organizational objectives.
• Neurotransmitter Release: Exploring the effects of stress on neurotransmitter modulation and organizational performance.