Cybersecurity (BS), April 2026
IT & Cybersecurity (MS), April 2027
My name is Shydra Murray, and I am passionate about protecting people and systems through supporting blue team operations. I love working at BYU's Security Operations Center and conducting undergraduate research in AI, spear phishing, and cyber disaster. Outside of school, I enjoy teaching and choreographing dances at my childhood studio and practicing ballet. I also love talking tech with my husband, a computer engineering student at UVU, going on Disney trips, spending time with my two pygmy fainting goats, and organizing various things.
Publications
Francia, J., Hansen, D., Schooley, B., Murray, S. (2026). Engineered Persuasion: Evaluating Personalized Pretexts in LLM-Generated Spear Phishing.
Francia, J., Hansen, D., Schooley, B., Taylor, M., Murray, S., Cornelius, R., Snow, G. (2026). Assessing AI-Generated vs. Human-Authored Spear Phishing SMS Attacks: An Empirical Study. Journal of Cybersecurity and Privacy, 6(4), Article 129
Woodburn, K., Murray, S., & Hughes, A. (2026). Where Is Cybersecurity? An Analysis of U.S. State Hazard Mitigation and Emergency Plans . Proceedings of the International ISCRAM Conference, 23.