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MSIA Faculty
The Information Assurance faculty is diverse group of international professionals from a myriad of backgrounds related to information security. They are passionate about both information assurance and teaching, and bring the latest developments in their professional activities and research right into the classroom. Each instructor is chosen for his or her breadth and depth of experience, or for expertise that is specifically relevant to a seminar.
All School of Graduate and Continuing Studies faculty members receive comprehensive training in the online learning environment. They recognize their responsibility to bring experience and expertise to bear in the classroom, to facilitate vibrant and engaging discussion of the subject matter, and to support students in all of their learning activities.
The MSIA has over 20 active faculty members on its roster. We provide brief biographies of eight of them. Please contact an Information Assurance Enrollment Advisor to request a comprehensive list.
Robert Guess
Robert Guess is a systems engineer, consultant and educator in a wide range of security domains. He is a Senior Security Engineer 4 for a Fortune 500 company, conducting projects and studies covering federal cybersecurity initiatives. He has conducted security audits and assessments, developed IA policies to meet regulatory requirements and federal standards, and has conducted internal incident response and forensic examination of digital evidence. Previously, as a consultant, he revised information assurance workforce certification standards in support of the development and publication of DOD 8570.01-M “Information Assurance Workforce Improvement Program” As a contributing author to “The Computer Security Handbook – 5th Edition” (Bosworth, Kabay, Whyte, eds.), he co-wrote chapters on “Malicious Code,” “Biometric Authentication,” “Protecting Digital Rights: Technical Approaches,” and “Anonymity and Identity in Cyberspace.” As an educator, Prof. Guess has taught a range of courses in information technology and information assurance, with an emphasis on forensic analysis of digital evidence. He developed and provided training to college faculty in the acquisition, preservation, and analysis of digital evidence at Radford University as a part of the Mid-Atlantic Working Connections Conference. In addition to teaching in the MSIA program, Prof. Guess is an Associate Professor of Information Systems Technology at Tidewater Community College in Virginia. He has a BA in General Studies from Virginia Commonwealth and an MSIA from Norwich University.
Rebecca Herold, MA, CISSP, CISM, CISA, FLMI
Rebecca Herold is an independent information privacy, security and compliance consultant, author and instructor. Ms. Herold has over 15 years of privacy and information security experience, and assists organizations of all sizes with their information privacy, security and regulatory compliance programs. She specializes in risk assessment, gap analysis, policy content development, awareness training, strategy development and implementation. She has a BS in Math and Computer Science and an MA in Computer Science and Education.
Rebecca Herold is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), a Certified Information Systems Manager (CISM), and a Fellow of the Life Management Institute (FLMI). She has been a member of the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) since 1990 and has held all board positions throughout her membership in the Iowa chapter. Ms. Herold is a charter member of the Iowa InfraGard chapter that was formed in 2000, and a member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). Ms. Herold was instrumental in building the information security and privacy program while at Principal Financial Group which was awarded the CSI Outstanding Security Program of the Year Award in 1997.
Donald Holden, MBA, CISSP-ISSMP
Don Holden has been working in the field of information systems, security, encryption, business continuity and disaster recovery planning for more than 20 years. He is currently affiliated with Concordant, a security consulting company in Massachusetts. Prior to this, he worked for SRI Consulting/AtomicTangerine and Digital/Compaq, developing security policies and practices for major financial institutions such as the Federal Reserve System, New York Mercantile Exchange and Providian. After Digital merged with Compaq, he served as program manager for Compaq's Security Program Office, where He led the Compaq Security Forum that coordinated the decentralized security engineering, marketing and consulting initiatives across Compaq, Digital, Tandem and Atalla divisions.
Some of his recent consulting engagements have included a HIPAA security assessment for a Midwest health insurance corporation and a security training program for employees and customers of a regional bank. Mr. Holden also participated in the writing of the Congressional Corporate Information Security Working Group's, Report on Security Best Practices and Metrics, published in January, 2005, as well as the WEDI/SNIP's, Security Policies and Procedures Whitepaper, (HIPAA). Other publications and presentations include numerous white papers covering subjects ranging from security management to technology issues such as intrusion detection, firewalls, biometric authentication and digital watermarking.
Gary C. Kessler, Ph.D., CISSP, CCE
Gary C. Kessler, PhD is the MSIA Program Director for Academics. He is a consultant and educator with over 30 years of experience in information security, information technology, and digital forensics both in the United States and abroad. Gary maintains an active consulting practice to develop and deliver consulting, services, and training related to computer forensics and information security.
In addition to leading the MSIA program at Norwich, he is an Associate Professor at Edith Cowan University in Perth, Western Australia. A member of the Vermont Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, Gary also serves as an instructor with the U.S. Department of State, Anti-Terrorism Assistance Cybertraining program, providing digital forensics and information security courses to law enforcement overseas.
From 2000-2010, Gary developed and directed undergraduate and graduate information assurance (IA) and digital forensics programs at Champlain College, where he led the effort to gain the college's designation as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education (CAEIAE). During his career, Gary has managed an academic computer center, IT activities in a small company, and has developed technical IT and IA curricula and courseware.
Gary is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and Certified Computer Examiner (CCE). He is the founding chair and Secretary of the Vermont InfraGard Chapter, and on the board of the Consortium of Digital Forensics Specialists (CDFS). Gary has a BA in Mathematics, an MS in Computer Science, and a PhD in Computing Technology in Education. An accomplished scholar, Gary has written two books and more than 70 papers, articles, and book chapters.
John Mason, MBA, CISA, CISM, CFE, CFSSP, CFSA
John Mason is an adjunct professor for Norwich University and a consultant for Accretive Solutions; he is based in the Los Angeles, California, area. He has earned an MBA and a BA in Economics. Mr. Mason's other credentials include the CISM, CISA, CFE, CBA, CFSSP, and CFSA certifications. He joined Accretive Solutions in 2006, and he concentrates principally on assisting clients with their Sarbanes-Oxley IT compliance, testing, and preparation. Prior to this, his experience included being the CISO and Director of Audit & Compliance for Lockheed FCU; several years of information security consulting, and Vice President, Audit, Compliance, Loss Prevention, and [defacto] CISO at Kinecta FCU.
At Kinecta and the other institutions, he developed a flexible, risk-based audit model; comprehensive, cost-effective audit programs; a blueprint for secure, cost-efficient home banking; automated fraud tracking and fraud case management systems; and numerous applications for PC-based extracts of mainframe computer reports, for both internal and external customer use. Mr. Mason received the nationally prestigious Terry McEachern Internal Auditor of the Year Award by the Association of Credit Union Internal Auditors (ACUIA) in September 1998.
Michael Miora, MA, CISSP-ISSMP
Michael Miora, educated at UCLA and UC Berkeley, earning Bachelors and Masters degrees in Mathematics, has designed and assessed secure, survivable, highly robust systems for Industry and Government over the past 25 years. Mr. Miora, one of the original professionals granted the CISSP in the 1990's and the ISSMP in 2004, was accepted as a Fellow of the Business Continuity Institute (FBCI) in 2005. Mr. Miora founded and currently serves as President of ContingenZ Corporation. As founder of InfoSec Labs (1997-1999), a recognized leader in security consulting and related services, Mr. Miora managed consulting services and programs for major companies and has performed Information security, continuity and privacy assessments for companies across a variety of industry sectors. InfoSec Labs was acquired by Rainbow Technologies (RNBO) in 1999; Mr. Miora then served as Vice President for Rainbow, managing its security consulting services from 1999 to 2001.
Mr. Miora is also a co-founder of ePrivacy Group, the parent company to TurnTide, the developer of the anti-spam firewall appliance of the same name, acquired in 2004 by Symantec. He also founded and served as the Director of the security consulting organization for the National Computer Security Association (NCSA), now called TruSecure Corporation, helping that organization achieve its status as a major force in the Information Security arena.
Faculty list and credentials
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