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Professor Marius Laurinaitis is a distinguished academic at Mykolo Romerio University (MRU) in Vilnius, Lithuania, holding positions as Professor and Senior Researcher. He serves as the head of the Law and Fintech bachelor's program at MRU and is affiliated with multiple academic units including the Faculty of Public Governance and Business, the Institute of Business and Economics, and the Law School. With a robust research portfolio spanning cybersecurity, hybrid threats, financial regulation, and data protection, Professor Laurinaitis has established himself as a leading expert in the intersection of law, technology, and security in the Lithuanian and international academic communities.
Professor Laurinaitis's research primarily focuses on cybersecurity, hybrid threats, financial regulation, and data protection. His work bridges legal frameworks with technical security challenges, examining how legal systems can effectively address emerging cyber threats while protecting individual rights. He has conducted extensive research on hybrid threats as a new generation of security challenges, Belarus's cyber landscape, Russian cyber activities in the Ukraine conflict, and the implementation of cybersecurity measures in various sectors including healthcare and financial institutions. His research demonstrates a consistent pattern of addressing contemporary security challenges through interdisciplinary approaches that combine legal analysis with technical understanding of cybersecurity threats and solutions.
Professor Laurinaitis has supervised numerous master's theses covering diverse topics within cybersecurity, data protection, and financial technologies. His supervision portfolio includes research on cyber literacy, responsible disclosure principles, personal data leakage prevention, cybersecurity culture in Lithuanian hospitals, social networks for business marketing, online identity verification, biometric technologies, and youth financial literacy. This breadth of supervision topics demonstrates his commitment to developing the next generation of experts in cybersecurity and related fields.
Professor Laurinaitis leads or is affiliated with research initiatives focused on cybersecurity, particularly examining hybrid threats and their implications for national and international security. His work often involves international collaboration, as evidenced by co-authored publications with researchers from Australia and other countries. His research group appears to focus on practical applications of cybersecurity principles in real-world contexts, with particular attention to regulatory frameworks and organizational implementation challenges.
