Robinson, Dr. Nikki

Nikki is a Security Architect as well as an Adjunct Professor, and holds a Doctorate of Science in CyberSecurity, as well as several industry certifications (CISSP, CEH, MCITP, etc). She just completed a PhD in Human Factors and focused her research in blending psychology and cybersecurity. She has a background in IT Operations and Engineering and moved into Security several years ago. Her expertise is in vulnerability management, security architecture and design, as well as integrating human factors into security engineering practices.

Areas of Expertise:

• IT Infrastructure
• Cybersecurity
• Human Factors
• Risk Management
• Vulnerability Management

Biography:

Education

• PhD in Human Factors (Capitol Technology University)
• DSc, Cybersecurity (Capitol Technology University)
• MSc, Telecommunications and Systems Management (Capitol Technology University)
• BS, IT and Software Engineering (University of Phoenix)

Certifications & Licenses

• CISSP
• CEH
• CNDA
• MCITP
• CCA
• CCAA

Research & Publications

Refereed Publications

• A Qualitative Exploratory Study into Vulnerability Chaining Blindness Terminology and Viability (Dec 2021)
• Vulnerability Chaining - Considerations Across the Enterprise (Jan 2021)
• Graphing Website Relationships for Risk Prediction: Identifying Derived Threats to Users Based on Known Indicators (Nov 2020)
• Exam Writer for CEH v11 (Oct 2020)
• Do Users Identify Password Strength? (Sep 2020)
• Scoring Vulnerabilities After Seeing a Chained Demonstration (Apr 2020)
• Shades of Perception: User Factors in Identifying Password Strength (Jan 2020)
• An Examination of Vulnerability Scoring Using Chained Vulnerability Attacks (Dissertation) (May 2019)

Organizations & Affiliations

• ICIT Fellow
• Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Member
• Women in Cybersecurity, Member

Volunteer/Service Experience

• InfraGrad Maryland, President

Portfolio/Personal Website

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-nikki-robinson/
• Website: Cyberthreads.tech