James Curtis, Webster University
Assistant Professor
St. Louis, Missouri
jamescurtis89@webster.edu
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(314) 246-8761
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Colonel James Curtis, Ph.D., is the Information Technology (IT) and Cybersecurity Program Director in the Math & Computer Science Department at Webster University. Curtis was a career Air Force Communications/Cyber Officer who served in the White House as a Presidential Communicator for President...
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Bio/Research
Colonel James Curtis, Ph.D., is the Information Technology (IT) and Cybersecurity Program Director in the Math & Computer Science Department at Webster University. Curtis was a career Air Force Communications/Cyber Officer who served in the White House as a Presidential Communicator for Presidents Bush (41) and Clinton. He then spent 16 years in the IT industry culminating as a Vice President and Regional Director with SRA International. His expertise encompasses information assurance; critical infrastructure; risk management; cybersecurity policy; digital literacy; enterprise architectures; and space and transportation operations. Curtis served as a Permanent Board of Director and Past President of the Armed Forces Communications-Electronics Association, Scott-St. Louis Chapter, as well as a Board of Director for the Midwest Cyber Center (CyberUp). Prior to joining Webster University, he taught for 10 years as an Adjunct Professor of Public Policy at Maryville University. He earned his doctorate degree from Saint Louis University where the subject of his research was public-private partnerships.
He frequently serves as a cybersecurity subject matter expert to NBC, FOX, KMOX, NPR, VOA, and other national and regional media services. He is the co-author of the book "Cyber Forensics: Examining Emerging and Hybrid Technologies" which takes a deep dive into new and emerging technologies and conducting cybersecurity forensic investigations on their origins and attack methods. He is also the originator of the "Triad of Disruption" theory of Information Warfare used by nation-states and terrorist organizations against America and its allies. The theory was first published in National Defense magazine and has since been used as a reference regarding the application of the three elements of social media, digital social engineering, and propaganda/fake news to influence and disrupt societies.
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He frequently serves as a cybersecurity subject matter expert to NBC, FOX, KMOX, NPR, VOA, and other national and regional media services. He is the co-author of the book "Cyber Forensics: Examining Emerging and Hybrid Technologies" which takes a deep dive into new and emerging technologies and conducting cybersecurity forensic investigations on their origins and attack methods. He is also the originator of the "Triad of Disruption" theory of Information Warfare used by nation-states and terrorist organizations against America and its allies. The theory was first published in National Defense magazine and has since been used as a reference regarding the application of the three elements of social media, digital social engineering, and propaganda/fake news to influence and disrupt societies.
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