M.E. Kabay

Short Bio

Dr. Kabay began programming when he was 15. He earned his PhD in applied statistics, taught statistics in universities and then joined a compiler team for a new 4GL and RDBMS. He has worked for Hewlett-Packard Canada, MATHEMA, and formed JINBU Corporation, specializing in operations management, system performance, and cybersecurity. Dr. Kabay was then Director of Education for the National Computer Security Association, teaching information-security courses in Asia, Europe, Canada, and the United States. Dr. Kabay created the BSc and MSc programs in information assurance at Norwich University and served as director of the MSIA until 2009. He continued teaching at Norwich University until 2020 and was granted status as Emeritus Professor at the end of 2020.

Specialties

Expertise in all technical and non-technical domains of information and cybersecurity, privacy, and compliance. Courses include secure coding, quality assurance, computer crime, incident response and management, security and privacy audits, penetration testing, vulnerability assessments, data backups and archives, online communications (email, texts, etc.), course development and delivery, and more.

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About

Professor M. E. Kabay, PhD, began programming in 1965. After earning his PhD in applied statistics, he taught statistics in universities and then joined a compiler team for a new 4GL and RDBMS in 1978. He was hired by Hewlett-Packard Canada in 1980 as an operating-systems and database-performance specialist. 

From 1984 through 1986 he was Director of Technical Services for MATHEMA, a large service bureau with multiple HP3000 computers and over 1,000 users in 28 client companies. He managed 24-hour operations and technical support.

In 1988 he formed JINBU Corporation, a consulting firm specializing in operations management, system performance and cybersecurity. He was hired by commercial firms and by the Government of Canada to analyze several dozen HP3000 systems. 

He was a member of the committees defining the Common Body of Knowledge for the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) designation in the mid-1990s and earned his CISSP & ISSMP certifications.

From 1991 through 2000, he was Director of Education for the National Computer Security Association and taught information-security courses in Asia, Europe, Canada and the United States.

Since 1986 he has published over 2,000 articles in operations management and security, written a college textbook on enterprise security (McGraw-Hill, 1996) and served as Technical Editor of the 4th (2002), editions of the Computer Security Handbook (Wiley).

He has been an invited lecturer at the United States War College, the Pentagon, NATO HQ in Brussels, and at NATO Counterintelligence training in Germany. He was inducted into the ISSA Hall of Fame in December 2004. He created the BSc and MSc programs in information assurance at Norwich University in 2002 and served as director of the MSIA until 2009. He returned to full-time undergraduate teaching in 2009 and was granted status as Emeritus Professor at the end of 2020.

How to get in touch with me

+1.802.479.7937

mailto:mekabay@gmail.com

http://www.mekabay.com/

https://www.facebook.com/michkabay

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mkabay/

Qualifications

Professor: Fundamentals Of IA, IA Management, Current Topics In IA, Computer-Security Incident-Response Management,Cyberlaw & Cybercrime, Applied Statistics, Assembly Programming & Reverse Engineering, Database Management, Strategic Applications Of IT, Software Engineering

Norwich University

2001 - 2020

Security Columnist

Ubiquity Magazine Of The Association For Computing Machinery (ACM)

2000 - 2006

Security Columnist

Information Security Magazine

1998 - 2000

Published NCSA Guide To Enterprise Systems Security

Protecting Information Assets (McGraw Hill)

1996 - 1996

Security Columnist

Network World

1992 - 2011

Director Of Education

National Computer Security Association

1991 - 1998

Editor & Writer, NCSA NEWS (monthly)

National Computer Security Association News

1991 - 1997

Security Columnist

Computing Canada

1991 - 1996

Editor & Writer

Montréal Regional HP3000 User Group Bulletin

1990 - 1992

Instructor: Art Of Technical Support, Data Communications, Effective Use Of The HP3000, Emerging Internet Vulnerabilities, Ethical Decision-Making In High Technology, HP3000 Toolkit, Information Security, Internet Commerce, Quality Assurance, Strategic Applications Of Information Technology

Ste Anne De Bellevue, QC Canada

1987 - 1998

Security Columnist

Interact Magazine

1987 - 1994

President, JINBU Corporation

Consultant In Security Analyses And Operations Management For Industry And For Canadian Government Departments And Agencies

1986 - 1998

Security Columnist, HP Chronicle

N/A

1986 - 1990

Co-author Of Nine Scholarly Papers In Neurology In Collaboration With Wife, Dr Deborah N. Black, MD

N/A

1984 - 2001

Director Of Technical Services, MATHEMA Corp (4 Minicomputers, 1000 Live Terminals, 28 Client Companies)

Montréal, QC Canada

1984 - 1986

HP3000 Systems Engineer; Taught One Third Of All The Courses (OS Internals, DB Design, DB Internals, DB Performance, INFOSEC, OPS Management)

Hewlett-Packard (Canada) Office In Pointe Claire & Kirkland, QC, Canada

1980 - 1983

Programmer Defining Statistical Syntax For 4GL Compiler And Coding Compiler In Structured BASIC To Produce Structured Self-documenting COBOL As Object Language

Lupfer & Long West Lebanon, NH

1978 - 1979

Graduated PhD (Applied Statistics & Invertebrate Zoology)

Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH

1972 - 1976

Graduated MSc (Teratology)

McGill University, Montréal, QC Canada

1970 - 1972

Graduated BSc (Genetics)

McGill University, Montréal, QC Canada

1967 - 1970

Certifications

ISSMP

(ISC)^2

2005 - 2021 (Retired)

CISSP

(ISC)^2

1996 - 2021 (Retired)

Awards/Honors

Named Emeritus Professor of Computer Science

Norwich University

2020

Invited lecturer – Information Warfare

US Army Reserve, Fort Ethan Allen Training Facility, Colchester, VT

2016

Award for Scholarly Research

Norwich University

2014

Invited lecturer – Academic Dishonesty in Online Courses

eCampus6 Security Conference, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH

2012

Promoted to rank of Full Professor of Computer Science

Norwich University

2011

Invited to be Technical Editor of Wiley\'s Computer Security Handbook, 6th Edition (published March 2014)

N/A

2011

Invited lecturer – Introduction to Intellectual Property Law

13th Colloquium on Information Systems Security Education, Seattle, WA

2009

Invited lecturer – The Master of Science in Information Assurance (MSIA) after Six Years (45 min)

Federal Information Systems Security Educators’ Conference, Gaithersburg, MD

2008

Invited lecturer – Social Psychology & INFOSEC

Mount Holyoke Community College Security Symposium, Mount Holyoke, MA

2008

Invited lecturer – La sécurité informatique dans un environnement de réseaux ouverts

Conférence Boule de Cristal 2008, Montréal, QC Canada

2008

Invited lecturer – IA in an Open Environment

Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) Central Ohio InfoSec Summit, Cincinnati, OH

2008

Invited lecturer – Facteurs humains dans la gestion de la sécurité informatique

Institute de sécurité informatique du Québec, Montréal, QC Canada

2008

Invited lecturer – Authentication of Remote-Learning Students: On the Internet Nobody Knows You’re a Dog

eCampus Security 2.0 Conference, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH

2008

Granted tenure

Norwich University

2008

Invited lecturer – Protecting Data at Rest

Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) Chapter, Hartford, CT

2007

Invited lecturer – Prioritizing Information Security Issues for Colleges & Universities; Building a Culture of Information Security in an Academic Institution; Securing the eCampus 2.0

Dartmouth College, Hanover NH

2007

Invited lecturer – Industrial Espionage

Manufacturing Processes course, University of Vermont, Burlington VT

2007

Invited to be Technical Editor of Wiley\'s Computer Security Handbook, 5th Edition (published 2009)

N/A

2006

Invited lecturer – Le rôle des gestionnaires dans la lutte contre l’espionnage industrielle

Conférence La Boule de Cristal du Centre de la Recherche Industrielle de Montréal, Canada

2006

Invited lecturer - Information Warfare

Advanced Course in Engineering Cyber Security Boot Camp, Syracuse University, Rome, NY

2006

Invited to be Associate Editor of Ubiquity online magazine of Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

N/A

2004

Inducted into Security Hall of Fame; Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) and named Life Member

New York, NY

2004

Keynote speaker – Bugs, Flaws and Features

Network World Deutschland Computer Sicherheit Konferenz III, Dusseldorf, Germany

2002

Invited to participate in Information Assurance Curriculum Workshop

Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

2002

Program chair, moderator and keynote speaker –The State of INFOSEC

Network World Security Events, Dallas, TX

2001

Program chair, moderator and keynote speaker –The State of INFOSEC

Network World Security Events, Chicago, IL

2001

Program chair, moderator and keynote speaker –The State of INFOSEC

Network World Security Events, Toronto, ON Canada

2001

Program chair, moderator and keynote speaker –The State of INFOSEC

Network World Security Events, Washington DC

2001

Program chair, moderator and keynote speaker –The State of INFOSEC

Network World Security Events, New York, NY

2001

Program chair, moderator and keynote speaker –The State of INFOSEC

Network World Security Events, Boston, MA

2001

Program chair, moderator and keynote speaker – The State of INFOSEC

Network World Security Events, San Francisco, CA

2001

Keynote speaker – Bugs, Flaws and Features

Network World Deutschland Computer Sicherheit Konferenz II, Dusseldorf, Germany

2001

Keynote speaker – The State of INFOSEC

Network World Deutschland Computer Sicherheit Konferenz I, Munich, Germany

2001

Invited to design & create the Master of Science in Information Assurance in the School of Graduate and Continuing Studies

Norwich University, Northfield, VT

2001

Invited lecturer – Social Psychology and INFOSEC

Network World Deutschland Computer Sicherheit Konferenz II, Dusseldorf, Germany

2001

Invited lecturer – Resources for INFOSEC educators

Annual Meeting of the Federal Information Systems Security Educators’ Association (FISSEA), Gaithersburg, MD

2001

Invited lecturer – Computer crime review

Cybercrime Summit, American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS), Washington DC

2001

Asked to design & create the Baccalaureate in Information Assurance in the School of Business & Management

Norwich University, Northfield, VT

2001

Invited to join the Common Body of Knowledge Review Committee of the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (ISC)2

N/A

2000

Invited lecturer – Risk Management

Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) Northeast Chapter Annual Meeting, Boston MA

2000

Invited lecturer – Resources for INFOSEC Educators

Federal Information Systems Security Educators’ Association (FISSEA), Washington DC

2000

Invited lecturer – Internet Content Filtering and Monitoring in Schools and Libraries; Schools & Technology Policy Issues for the Millennium

Science & Technology Law Center of Albany Law School, Education 21 & WSWHE Board of Cooperative Educational Services Glens Falls, NY

2000

Invited lecturer – INFOSEC Update

MIS Training Institute, Orlando FL

2000

Invited lecturer – INFOSEC Update

9th Annual Conference of the European Institute for Computer Anti-virus Research (EICAR), Brussels, Belgium

2000

Invited lecturer – Information Security Year in Review: Computer Crime

23rd National Information Systems Security Conference, Baltimore, MD

2000

Invited lecturer – Current Development in Cyber-Crime

NATO HQ, Brussels

2000

Chair– Panel on Privacy in Europe

9th Annual Conference of the European Institute for Computer Anti-virus Research (EICAR), Brussels, Belgium

2000

Keynote speaker – The State of Security and Risk Management

GartnerGroup/ICSA E-Commerce Security Conference, New York, NY

1999

Invited to be Technical Editor of Wiley\'s Computer Security Handbook, 4th Edition (published 2002)

N/A

1999

Invited lecturer – The State of the Security Market

Netrex Security Symposium, Detroit, MI

1999

Invited lecturer – Overview of Computer Crime 1999

NIST/NCSC 22nd National Information Systems Security Conference, Baltimore, MD

1999

Invited lecturer – Introduction to Information Warfare

Norwich University, Northfield VT

1999

Invited lecturer – Introduction à la sécurité informatique pour les banquiers; Planification opérationelle pour la transition Y2K; Revue de la sécurité informatique 1999

Banque de la République d’Haiti, Port au Prince, Haïti

1999

Invited lecturer – Fraud in Cyberspace

58th Annual Congress of the Institute of Internal Auditors, Montréal, QC, Canada

1999

Invited lecturer – Anonymity and Pseudonymity in Cyberspace: Deindividuation, Incivility and Lawlessness Versus Freedom and Privacy

World Congress on Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy, Pace University, New York City

1999

Invited lecturer – Web Certification Training

NETREX, Arlington, VA

1998

Invited lecturer – The State of the Internet: Risks

Gartner Group Internet and Electronic Commerce Conference, New York, NY

1998

Invited lecturer – Sécurité de l’Internet, les Intranets and les Extranets

Association de sécurité informatique de Montréal metropolitain, Montréal, QC, Canada

1998

Invited lecturer – Recent Computer Crime Cases

Information Security Conference, Oslo, Norway

1998

Invited lecturer – Medical Informatics Security

Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover NH

1998

Invited lecturer – Introduction à la sécurité informatique

Banque de la République d’Haiti, Port au Prince, Haïti

1998

Invited lecturer – INFOWAR and the ICSA

US Army War College, Carlisle, PA

1998

Invited lecturer – Anonymity and Pseudonymity on the Internet

European Institute for Computer Anti-virus Research, Munich, Germany

1998

Invited lecturer – Protecting your reputation in cyberspace

Lally School of Business, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY

1997

Invited lecturer – President\'s Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection

Washington, DC

1997

Invited lecturer – Internet Security

National Managed Health Care Conference, Los Angeles, CA

1997

Invited lecturer – Internet Security

American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS) and Special Library Association (SLA), Liberty Corner, NJ

1997

Invited lecturer – INFOSEC Review

RCMP Annual Informatics Conference, Montréal, QC, Canada

1997

Invited lecturer – Current Topics in Cyberspace Law

Albany Law School, Albany, NY

1997

Invited to join committee on examination-writing for Certified Information Systems Security Professional certification (CISSP) of the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (ISC)2

N/A

1996

Invited Panel Chair, Interdisciplinary Perspectives on INFOSEC

Mandatory Reporting; 19th National Information Systems Security Conference (NIST & NCSC), Baltimore, MD

1996

Invited lecturer – Sécurité informatique: Questions importantes

Chambre de Commerce de Drummondville, QC, Canada

1996

Invited lecturer – Information Warfare: News from the Front

Society of Canadian Office Automation Professionals, Ottawa, ON Canada

1996

Invited lecturer – Anonymity in Cyberspace

International Privacy Commissioners Association 18th International Privacy and Data Protection Conference, Ottawa, ON Canada

1996

Invited to contribute chapter on \"Penetrating Computer Systems & Networks\" to Wiley\'s Computer Security Handbook, 3rd Edition (published 1996)

N/A

1995

Invited lecturer – Security for Accountants

Order of Professional Accountants of Quebec, Montréal, QC Canada

1995

Invited lecturer – Psycho-Social Perspectives on Computer Crime

Allied Command Europe, Counterintelligence Activity (LATHE GAMBIT) Meeting, Garmisch, Germany

1995

Invited lecturer – Medical Information Security – An Overview

American Association for Clinical Information Systems, Snowbird Resort, UT

1995

Invited lecturer – Internet Security

Electronic Commerce Association and the Canadian Industry Steering Group, Ottawa, ON Canada

1995

Invited lecturer – INFOSEC and InfoWar: A Report from the Front

McGill Management Network, Montréal, QC Canada

1995

Invited lecturer – Human Factors in Computer Systems Management

INTEREX, the International Association of HP Computer Users, Annual Conference, Toronto, ON Canada

1995

Invited lecturer – Disaster Recovery Planning in a Client/Server Environment

Association for Systems Management, Montréal, QC Canada

1995

Keynote address – Social Psychology and INFOSEC: Psycho-social factors in the implementation of information security policies

Federal Information Systems Security Educators’ Association (FISSEA), Washington DC

1994

Invited to be Leader; International Delegation of Information Security Experts to the People\'s Republic of China

People-to-People, Inc

1994

Invited lecturer – Totem and Taboo: Civility and Vandalism in Cyberspace

17th National Computer Security Symposium, Baltimore, MD

1994

Invited lecturer – Psycho Social Factors in the Implementation of Information Security Policies

Canadian Information Processing Society (CIPS) Annual Meeting, Edmonton, AB Canada

1994

Invited lecturer – Kerberos

UNIFORUM, Montréal, QC Canada

1994

Invited lecturer – Interdisciplinary

Invited lecturer – Interdisciplinary

1994

Invited lecturer – Human Factors in Computer Systems Management

INTEREX Annual Conference, Denver, CO

1994

Received Distinguished Service Award

Montréal Regional HP Computer Users\' Group

1993

Received Distinguished Service Award

INTEREX, International Association of HP Computer Users

1993

Received Best Paper Award

16th NIST/NCSC National Computer Security Conference, Baltimore

1993

Invited lecturer – The Elements of Management Style

INTEREX ‘93, Annual Meeting of the International Association of HP Computer Users, San Francisco, CA

1993

Invited lecturer – Social psychology and INFOSEC: Psychosocial factors in the implementation of information security policy

NIST/NCSC 16th National Computer Security Conference, Baltimore MD

1993

Invited lecturer – Management Skills for Computer Operations Managers

McGill University Management Institute, Montréal, QC Canada

1993

Invited lecturer – Introductory Security Officer Training

Dept Health and Human Services, Washington, DC

1993

Invited lecturer – Information Security

Help Desk Institute, Ottawa, ON Canada

1993

Invited lecturer – Computer Systems Management

McGill Management Institute, Toronto, ON Canada

1993

Invited lecturer – Computer Systems Management

McGill Management Institute, Toronto, ON Canada

1993

Invited lecturer – Client/Server Security

Association for Systems Management, Montréal, QC Canada

1993

Invited lecturer – Building Your Information Security Program

Federal Office Systems Exposition, Washington, DC

1993

Invited lecturer – Building Your Information Security Program

Federal Office Systems Exposition, Washington, DC

1993

Invited panelist – Network Security Panel

Telecommunications Association of America, San Diego CA

1992

Invited lecturer – Securing your PC

Rocky Mt ComputerCon, Denver CO

1992

Invited lecturer – Human Factors in Data Centre Management

Annual Meeting, Association for Systems Management, Montréal, QC Canada

1992

Invited lecturer – Human Factors in Data Centre Management

Social Psychology and Management; OVRUG, Ottawa, ON Canada

1992

Invited lecturer – Data Center Management

INTEREX Annual Meeting, New Orleans

1992

Invited lecturer – Performance Analysis Methodology

INTEREX Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA

1991

Invited lecturer – Information Security Technical Issues

INTEREX Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA

1991

Invited lecturer – Information Security Management Issues

INTEREX Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA

1991

Invited lecturer – Information Security for Accountants

Accountants’ Study Group, Montréal, QC Canada

1991

Invited lecturer – Human Factors in Data Centre Management

Insights from Research in Social Psychology; MTLRUG, Montréal, QC Canada

1991

Invited lecturer – Human Factors in Data Center Management

INTEREX Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA

1991

Invited lecturer – Performance Analysis Methodology and Case Studies

INTEREX Annual Meeting, Boston, MA

1990

Invited lecturer – TurboIMAGE Performance Optimization

INTEREX Annual Meeting, Boston, MA

1990

Invited lecturer – Security Issues for Law Firms

Harris and Paulson Users’ Group, Denver CO

1990

Invited lecturer – IMAGE/3000 Performance

HP Computer Users’ Association, Heathrow, England

1990

Invited lecturer – Human Factors in DP Management

The Operations Team; INTERLINK International HP Users’ Conference, Nice, Italy

1990

Invited lecturer – HP3000 Toolkit

OVRUG (Ottawa Valley Regional HP3000 Users’ Group), Ottawa, ON Canada

1990

Invited lecturer – Gestion du centre informatique

QcRUG (Québec Regional HP3000 Users’ Group), Québec City

1990

Invited lecturer – EDP Security

HP Computer Users’ Association, Heathrow, England

1990

Invited lecturer – Data Center Operations Overview

North Texas Regional HP3000 Users’ Group, Dallas TX

1990

Invited lecturer – Data Center Operations Management

INTEREX Computing Management Symposium, Las Vegas, NV

1990

Invited lecturer – Communications Channels

INTERLINK International HP Users’ Conference, Nice, Italy

1990

Elected to HP3000 Masters Group, (restricted group of MPE operating-system and performance-optimization specialists)

Southern California Regional Users\' Group; San Diego, CA

1990

Best Paper

Best Paper

1990

Invited lecturer – Laptop Computers Portable Power

INTEREX Computing Management Symposium, Nashville, TN

1989

Invited lecturer – Electronic Brainstorming

INTEREX Computing Management Symposium, Nashville, TN

1989

Convenor and Moderator – Flawed Feedback in Social Systems: Round Table

INTEREX Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA

1989

Keynote speaker – HP3000 Operations and Performance

Mid-Atlantic Regional HP3000 Users’ Group, Raleigh, NC

1988

Invited lecturer – Human Factors in HP3000 Operations Management

HP3000 DP Managers Conference, Anaheim, CA

1988

Invited lecturer – Communicating with Senior Management

HP3000 DP Managers Conference, Anaheim, CA

1988

Invited lecturer – Choosing and Working with Consultants

Ottawa Valley Regional HP3000 Users’ Group (OVRUG) Meeting, Ottawa, ON Canada

1988

Invited lecturer – RIBS: Controlled Access to IMAGE/3000

Montréal Regional HP3000 Users’ Group (MTLRUG), Dorval, QC Canada

1987

Invited lecturer – Problem Solving in an HP3000 Shop

HP3000 International Users’ Group Annual Meeting, Las Vegas NV

1987

Invited lecturer – HP3000 Data Centre Operations Management

Up-State New York Regional HP3000 Users’ Group Meeting, Rochester, NY

1987

Invited lecturer – Gestion du centre informatique HP3000

Québec City Regional HP3000 Users’ Group (QCRUG), Québec, QC Canada

1987

Invited lecturer – Executive Overview of Computing

Ottawa Valley Regional HP3000 Users’ Group (OVRUG) Meeting, Ottawa, ON Canada

1987

Invited lecturer – The Human Factor in System Performance

Ottawa Valley Regional HP3000 Users’ Group (OVRUG), Ottawa, ON Canada

1986

Invited lecturer – Data Centre Operations Management, or What’s Mich Up to Now?

Ottawa Valley Regional HP3000 Users’ Group (OVRUG), Hull, QC Canada

1986

Invited lecturer – Data Centre Operations Management Review

Montréal Regional HP3000 Users’ Group (MTLRUG), Dorval, QC Canada

1986

Systems Engineer of the Year Award

HP Canada

1982

Research Fellow

Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH

1975

Teaching Fellow

Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH

1972

Summer Research Fellow, Human Genetics Sector

McGill University, Montréal, QC Canada

1969

Inducted into MENSA

N/A

1966

Dux of the Boys Side (top matriculation grades)

Westmount High School, QC Canada

1966

Angus Bernard Medal in English

Westmount High School, QC Canada

1966

Completed high-school mathematics studies (algebra, geometry, trigonometry, precalculus)

age 9

1959