From Dr. Steven Brown | January 15th, 2010
Cheryl Seminara, a PhD student in the School of Business and Technology at Capella University, was named director of the Homeland Security Academy, which is the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s continuing education program offered through the Department of Defense Senior Service Schools.
In her role, Seminara coordinates all of the Department of Homeland Security’s academic, rotational assignment, mentor, and intern/extern programs, as well as the partnerships with other federal agencies.
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From Dr. Steven Brown | January 11th, 2010
Dr. Ronald Smith has recently completed his dissertation entitled “The Influence of Written Information Security Policy on Forensic Data Collection: A Case Study” focused on his research passion in the field of Digital Forensics.
The purpose of the study was to document the experience individuals had with written information security policy as it related to collecting forensic data as evidence. The study evaluated the experiences of three specific groups of individuals, through the lens of their unique perspectives, with written information security policy as a result of an incident involving their computing resources. Many of the findings followed earlier research that provided insight on why each of the findings was important and how individuals were affected by their experiences in applying written information security policy. The overall theme focused on the importance of clear communication and understanding of the intent, or why the policy was in place and the importance of an individual’s first actions in responding to a suspected incident. Findings provided insight that awareness may be improved by focusing on the intent of the policy rather than just the policy itself.
Ron has worked in the Aerospace industry for 23 years, the majority of the time in the computing security field. Work in the field has included writing information security policy as well as a focus on data collection in support of digital forensics requirements. He completed the requirements in fulfillment of a PhD in December of 2009
Ron may be reached at menmax@earthlink.net.
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From Dr. Steven Brown | March 3rd, 2009
One of my doctoral mentees had his research proposal accepted to the Doctoral Symposium at the ISOneWorld Conference.
Shawn Smith will be sharing his research, “The Effect of Rank and Military Occupational Specialty on Technology Acceptance in Military Information Technology Managers,” at the conference in Las Vegas on April 17, 2009.
This is a big achievement. Congratulations, Shawn!
Contact Shawn
Dr. Steven A. Brown
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