Nikki Robinson, DSc / CISSP / CCSP

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

            I have been in IT and Security for most of my career, serving in Leadership, Operations, and Security roles. I began working on Corporate Helpdesk before moving to a customer site to become a Systems Administrator. I soon became a Senior Systems Administrator, while finishing my master’s degree. When I moved into a Remote Access Lead role, I started helping the Security team with investigations, as I was able to pull forensics data from virtual desktops. These opportunities began my appreciation and excitement in the Security world, and thus began the Doctorate program. I wanted to help understand why vulnerability scoring may impact prioritization and remediation. As well as helping leadership understand potential implications around not remediating medium and low vulnerabilities. My background in IT gives me the troubleshooting edge when it comes to vulnerabilities and common issues in cybersecurity. Security gives me the freedom to explore new technologies, methods of attack, and vulnerability management solutions, while also providing value to my customer. I love what I do and feel fortunate to get to help teach Cybersecurity along the way.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Capitol Technology University: PhD in Human Factors – complete December 2021

Dissertation Title: A Qualitative Exploratory Study into Vulnerability Chaining Blindness Terminology and Viability

Capitol Technology University: Doctor of Science (DSc) in Cybersecurity – complete April 2019

Dissertation Title: An Examination of Vulnerability Scoring Using Chained Vulnerability Attacks

  Relevant Courses: Pedagogy in IA, IA Strategic Management, Applied Research in IA, Research Design

Capitol Technology University: Master of Science (MS), Information and Telecommunications Systems Management with a concentration in IA – complete December 2012

  Relevant Courses: Malicious Software, Network Systems Security, Project Management, Managing Information Systems, Psychological Factors in Systems Management

University of Phoenix: Bachelor of Science (BS), Information Technology with a concentration in Software Engineering – complete August 2010

  Relevant Courses: Web Development, Technical Writing, Java, SQL