Contact
John McConnell
Education
2020
- Ph.D., Information Systems, with Information Security Concentration, College of Computing and Engineering, Nova Southeastern University, Davie, FL
Information Security Concentration – 40 credits Cybersecurity related coursework & research, Human Computer Interaction, Quantitative Research Methods, Qualitative Research Methods, Information Privacy, Managing Risk in Secure Systems, Knowledge Management, Foundation of Information Systems & Social Perspectives.
2015
- Undergraduate Certificate in Visual Basic Application Development, American Public University, Charles Town, WV, VB.NET, ASP.NET, JavaScript, Web Development
1993
- Master of Science (MS), Computer Science, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL
1986
- Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Research
Dissertation (2020), UNIX Administrator Information Security Policy Compliance: The Influence of a Focused SETA Workshop and Interactive Security Challenges on Heuristics and Biases, ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, 28157963. Nova Southeastern University, Davie, FL. Chair: Marti Snyder, Ph.D. Yair Levy, Ph.D., and Ling Wang, Ph.D.
Publications
Conference Papers
- McConnell, J., Levy, Y., Snyder, M., & Wang, L. (2024). The Role of Heuristics and Biases in Linux Server Administrators’ Information Security Policy Compliance at Healthcare Organizations. Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Information Systems Security and Privacy, Rome, Italy.
- McConnell, J. P. (2019). UNIX Administrator ISP Compliance: The Impact of Focused SETA workshops on Heuristics, Biases, and Trust. Proceedings of the 50th Annual Decisions Sciences Institute Conference, New Orleans, LA.
- McConnell, J. P. (2019). UNIX Administrator Information Security Policy Compliance and the Threat to Electronic Private Health Information: The Impact of Knowledge Sharing Interventions on Trust, Bias, Threat Appraisal, and Coping Appraisal, Northeast Decision
- Sciences Institute, Proceedings of the Northeast Decisions Sciences Institute 2019 Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
Teaching
- IS 140 – Information Systems Architecture and Design
- CDF 110 – Cyber and Digital Forensics Fundamentals
Six years teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in cybersecurity, data governance, and Linux.
Highlights
Professional Affiliations
- Baltimore FBI Citizen’s Academy Alumni Association (2022-Present)
- CompTIA Instructors Network (2021-Present)
- Cybersecurity Association of Maryland, (2019-Present)
- InfraGard (2018-Present)
- Information Systems Security Association, (2018-Present)
- USENIX Association, 2018-Present
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