General Information

• Position: Adjunct Faculty
• E-mail: djohnson274@lamar.edu

Background

• Serves as the Senior Lead for IT Capabilities and Integration at United States Cyber Command, which is a direct partner with the National Security Agency. From 2019 to 2024, Professor Johnson held the role of Director of Executive Technology at the White House.
• A proud veteran of the United States Air Force and has served with distinction both stateside and internationally. His assignments have taken him across the globe, including deployments and postings in Alaska, Dubai, Japan, Great Britain, Belgium, and Korea.

Education

• M.S. Cyber Security, University of Charleston
• B.S. Information Technology Management, Trident University

Research Interests

• Network and Systems Security
• Cyber Threat Intelligence & Incident Response 
• Digital Forensics & Cybercrime Investigation 
• Cryptography & Secure Protocol Design
• Cloud, IoT, and Edge Security 
• Artificial Intelligence for Cyber Defense
• Human Factors in Cybersecurity 
• Cybersecurity Policy, Governance & Ethics 
• Software and Application Security 
• Critical Infrastructure Protection