 | Cybersecurity: Protecting Critical Infrastructures from Cyber Attack and Cyber Warfare Subjects: Computer Science; Law; Politics & International Relations; Social Sciences; Criminology and Criminal Justice; Legal Ethical & Social Aspects of IT; Criminology - Law; Military & Strategic Studies; IT Security; Homeland Security; Forms of Crime; The World Economic Forum regards the threat of cyber attack as one of the top five global risks confronting nations of the world today. Cyber attacks are increasingly targeting the core functions of the economies in nations throughout the world. The threat to attack critical infrastructures, disrupt critical services, and induce a wide range of dam Dr. Thomas A. Johnson currently serves as the associate vice president and chief of strategic initiatives for Webster University, St. Louis, Missouri. He serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the SANS Technology Institute. He earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from Michigan State University and his doctorate from the University of California Berkeley. Dr. Johnson has developed programs in cybercrime and forensic computer investigation and also founded the Graduate National Security program offered at two of our National Nuclear Security Administration laboratories in California and New Mexico. As program leader for the Graduate Cybersecurity degree for Webster University, Dr. Johnson worked with 20 colleagues to implement the program at multiple military locations and several regional metropolitan sites, as well as the main campus in St. Louis. |
