Dr. Lisa McKee

• Cybersecurity
• GRC
• Privacy

Doctor of Philosophy Cyber Defense
May 2022, Dakota State University, SD

Graduate Certificate Data Privacy
August 2023, Dakota State University, SD

Graduate Certificate Banking Security
December 2023, Dakota State University, SD

Master of Science Strategic Leadership
December 2010, University of Mary, ND

Bachelor of Arts Communications Arts
June 2004, Bellevue University, NE

Bachelor of Science Management Information Systems, Minor in Organizational Communication
January 2004, Bellevue University, NE

Associate Applied Science Microcomputer Programming
February 2002, Metropolitan Community College, NE

Associate Applied Science Computer Programming
February 2002, Metropolitan Community College, NE

Academic Experience:

• Lecturer in the College of Business University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
• Research Engineer III at University of Alabama in Huntsville
• Curriculum Development at University of Mount Olive in North Carolina
• Graduate and Undergraduate Adjunct Faculty at Dakota State University in South Dakota

Professional Experience:

• Founding Partner at American Security and Privacy
• Director Governance, Risk, Compliance, and Privacy at Hudl
• Sr. Manager Cybersecurity and Data Privacy at Protiviti
• Sr. Corporate Compliance Analyst/IT Audit Manager at ACI Worldwide
• Compliance Manager/IT Audit Manager at First Data
• Information Systems Security Consultant at Tech Lock
• Security Consultant at Fishnet
• Information Security Officer at First Data
• Security Consultant at Solutionary
• Information Security and Compliance Analyst/Sr. Business Systems Analyst at Digi-Key
• Business Systems Analyst at CRI
• Programmer Analyst – West Corporation
• Report Writer & Systems Developer at PayFlex Systems
• Manager at First National Bank

Dr. Lisa McKee, Ph.D., CISA, CDPSE, CRISC, has over 20 years of industry experience. She provides security and privacy services, assessments, training, program development and leadership as a virtual Data Protection Officer (vDPO) for companies globally. Lisa has a Ph.D. in Cyber Defense with an emphasis in Privacy. She is a highly regarded privacy expert, international speaker, and keynotes events worldwide. She is a member of the Accredited Standards Committee X9 and provides input on industry standards. Lisa is passionate about privacy and shares her knowledge as an APMG Certified ISACA Trainer, volunteer on boards for several professional groups, mentor, professor, and research advisor for graduate students. She has authored several publications including a Data Privacy Management textbook.

• Privacy
• GRC
• Cybersecurity
• IT Audit

• ISACA Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) – 2017
• ISACA Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer (CDPSE) – 2020
• ISACA Certified Risk and Information Systems Controls (CRISC) – 2021
• APGM Accredited Trainer – Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer (CDPSE) – 2022
• APMG Accredited Trainer – Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) – 2022
• APMG Accredited Trainer – Certified Risk and Information Systems Controls (CRISC) – 2022
• OneTrust Fellow of Privacy Technology – 2020
• PCI Professional (PCIP) – 2012-2021
• PCI Internal Security Assessor (ISA) – 2010-2011, 2017-2019
• PCI Approved Scanning Vendor (ASV) – 2013-2014
• PCI Qualified Security Assessor (QSA) – 2011-2014

Dakota State University

• 2021 – 2022 Graduate Research Initiative Recipient (Privacy Risk Management) 2021 – 2022
• Privacy Assessment Dissertation Research – 2021 – 2022
• Zero Trust Privacy Independent Research Project – 2021
• 2021 Research Week Student Poster: Privacy Assessments – 2021
• Privacy Assessment Independent Research Project – 2020 – 2021
• 2020 – 2021 Graduate Research Initiative Recipient (Privacy Assessments) – 2020 – 2021

ISACA

• Outstanding Chapter Leader Award – ISACA Omaha 2023
• ISACA Omaha Michael T. Hoesing Memorial Student Scholarship Recipient – 2021

University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS)

• NSA Innovations in Cybersecurity Grant Subrecipient for Data Privacy – 2023

Women in Security and Privacy

• WISP: 2021 Black Hat Scholarship Recipient – 2021

Women in Cyber Security (WiCyS)

• 2022 WiCyS Conference Scholar – 2021 – 2023
• 2021 WiCyS Conference Graduate Student Poster Runner-Up – 2021
• 2021 WiCyS Student Poster: Privacy Assessments/Zero Trust Privacy/ComPriSec – 2021
• 2021 Conference Scholarship and Travel Stipend Recipient – 2021, 2023

Academic Research:

• Board of Directors Role in Data Privacy Governance: Making the Transition from Compliance Driven to Good Business Stewardship – https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/jcerp/vol2024/iss1/14/
• Combatting Privacy Information Warfare: A New Incident Response Framework – https://www.jinfowar.com/journal/volume-22-issue-3/combatting-privacy-information-warfare-new-incident-response-framework
• Privacy Harm and Non-Compliance from a Legal Perspective – https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/jcerp/vol2023/iss2/3/
• Developing Privacy Incident Response to Combat Information Warfare – https://papers.academic-conferences.org/index.php/iccws/article/view/958
• Privacy Assessment Breakthrough: A Design Science Approach to Creating a Unified Methodology – https://scholar.dsu.edu/theses/382/

Industry Publications:

• 8 hybrid cloud security challenges and how to manage them – https://www.techtarget.com/searchcloudcomputing/tip/Hybrid-cloud-security-challenges-and-how-to-manage-them
• What is GRC? The rising important of governance, risk and compliance – https://www.cio.com/article/230326/what-is-grc-and-why-do-you-need-it.html
• How Zero-Trust Principles Can Reduce Business risk – https://tresorit.com/blog/webinar-how-zero-trust-principles-can-reduce-business-risk/
• The Challenges and Rewards of Zero Trust Privacy – https://www.isaca.org/resources/news-and-trends/newsletters/atisaca/2023/volume-28/the-challenges-and-rewards-of-zero-trust-privacy
• Asked and Answered: Store dat in the cloud or onsite? – https://www.itbrew.com/stories/2023/05/26/asked-and-answered-store-data-in-the-cloud-or-onsite?utm_source=linkedin_feed&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=feed
• Rise in API Attacks Pressures Developers to Write ‘Perfect’ Code – https://www.itbrew.com/stories/2023/01/05/rise-in-api-attacks-pressures-developers-to-write-perfect-code
• Privacy, Cybersecurity, Audit and Risk – Top Priorities in 2023 – https://techherald.in/security/privacy-cybersecurity-audit-and-risk-top-priorities-in-2023/
• Digital Trust Pros Highlight Key Priorities for 2023 in Privacy, Cybersecurity, Audit and Risk – https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221229005282/en/Digital-Trust-Pros-Highlight-Key-Priorities-for-2023-in-Privacy-Cybersecurity-Audit-and-Risk
• The First Security Step When It Comes to Applications? Find Them All. – https://www.itbrew.com/stories/2022/12/21/a-primary-security-step-with-applications-find-them-all
• How to Become a Security Manager – https://www.cyberdegrees.org/careers/security-manager/how-to-become/
• Day in the Life of a Security Manager – https://www.cyberdegrees.org/careers/security-manager/day-in-the-life/
• Five Actionable Success Tips for Privacy Professionals in 2023 – https://www.isaca.org/resources/news-and-trends/isaca-now-blog/2022/five-actionable-success-tips-for-privacy-professionals-in-2023
• How to Vet Your Third-Party Data Destroyer – https://www.itbrew.com/stories/2022/10/12/how-to-vet-your-third-party-data-destroyer
• Stop Passing the Privacy Hot Potato – https://www.isaca.org/en/resources/news-and-trends/newsletters/atisaca/2022/volume-28/stop-passing-the-privacy-hot-potato?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Newsletter_20220713_b2c&utm_term=article-stop-passing-readmore&utm_id=219540&sfmc_id=98085154
• The Best Cybersecurity Conferences in 2022 – https://www.tanium.com/blog/the-best-cybersecurity-conferences-in-2022/
• Incredible Impact – https://dsu.edu/news/2022/01/lisa-mckee-cyber-defense-impact.html
• 2021 WiCyS Conference – https://www.cybher.org/2021/09/20/2021-wicys-conference/
• CDPSE Certification: Requirements, Exam, and Cost – https://www.csoonline.com/article/571231/cdpse-certification-requirements-exam-and-cost.html
• Why It’s Never Too Late for Women to Join STEM Professions – https://www.aciworldwide.com/blog/why-its-never-too-late-for-women-to-join-stem-professions

Books:

• Data Privacy Management – https://linusebooks.com/product/data-privacy-management/

Co‑host of Secure Your Privacy™, a podcast hosted by ISACA

Professional Memberships and Associations

• InfraGard – 2010 – Current
• Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) – 2016 – Current
• International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) – 2017 – Current
• NEbraskaCERT – 2015 – Current
• Omaha FBI Citizens Academy – 2015 – Lifetime Member
• Women in Cybersecurity (WiCyS) – 2020 – Current
• Women in Technology of the Heartland (WiTH) – 2018 – Current

Committees

• Accredited Standards Committee X9 (ASC X9) – 2018
• Dakota State University Research Lab (PriLab) – 2020-2023
• F2F Interface NE Advisory Council Member – 2016-Current
• IAPP Privacy Engineering Advisory Board Member – 2020-2022
• MCC Business and Industry Leadership Team (BILT) for Cybersecurity Curriculum – 2021-Current
• NIST Privacy Workforce Public Working Group (NIST PWWG) Risk Assessment Team Lead – 2021-2022
• ISACA Omaha Chapter President – 2022-Current
• ISACA Omaha Chapter: Certification Director – 2021-Current
• ISACA Academic Workforce Development Advisory Group – 2022-Current
• ISACA Emerging Trends Working Group – 2022-Current
• ISACA Social Media Ambassador – 2022-Current
• ISACA Omaha Chapter Vice President – 2021-2022
• ISACA National SheLeadsTech Ambassador – 2021-Present
• ISACA Student Mentor – 2016 – Current
• WiCyS Mentor – 2021-2023
• WISP Mentor – 2021-2023