Michael Whitman

Michael Whitman, Ph.D., CISM, CISSP is a Professor of Information Security in the Information Systems Department at Kennesaw State University, Georgia, where he is the Executive Director of the KSU Center for Information Security Education (infosec.kennesaw.edu). Dr. Whitman teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in Information Security and has published articles in the top journals in his field. Dr. Whitman is also the co-author of numerous textbooks published by Cengage/Course Technology. Under his leadership, Kennesaw State University has been designated by the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance & Cyber Defense Education four times.

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Managing Cybersecurity Incidents and Disasters (Coursera)

Most organizations plan for routine operations, but what happens when unexpected events overtake the routine? This course examines contingency planning used to prepare for and manage non-normal operations, including cybersecurity incidents – like hacking attempts, web site defacement, denial of service attacks, information disclosures; a well as other natural [...]

Cybersecurity and the X-Factor (Coursera)

What is the X-Factor? In Cybersecurity, the X-Factor related to unknown and unpredictable human behavior within and outside of your organization. “No one really knows why humans do what they do”, (David K. Reynolds), and because of this organizations can be unprepared for malicious, untrained, or even best intentioned [...]