Dr. Lisa McKee

  • Title: Assistant Professor Cybersecurity
  • College: College of Science and Technology
  • Email Address: [email protected]
  • Office Phone: 402-557-7114
  • Office Location: ESB 4127
  • Subject(s):
    • Cybersecurity
    • GRC
    • Privacy
  • Degrees Awarded:
    • 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
  • Privacy
  • GRC
  • Cybersecurity
  • IT Audit

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.

  • 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
Academic Research Industry Publications Books
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
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