Jonathan Weissman

Jonathan S. Weissman is a principal lecturer in the Department of Cybersecurity at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), where he was awarded the RIT Outstanding Teaching Award in 2014, the RIT B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences (GCCIS) Outstanding Educator Award in 2018, and RIT Distinguished Teacher Recognition Program Honors in 2019. Weissman developed and teaches three courses for the edX RITx Cybersecurity MicroMasters program to more than 300,000 learners worldwide. Weissman is also a tenured full professor and the Networking and Cybersecurity program coordinator in the Department of Computing Sciences at Finger Lakes Community College (FLCC), where he was awarded the State University of New York (SUNY) Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2021. All in all, Weissman is the recipient of 11 teaching honors and awards. In addition to his two full-time teaching positions, Weissman teaches part-time at Syracuse University for the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Weissman began his teaching career in 2001 and has taught more than 50 graduate and undergraduate courses, which include networking, cybersecurity, routing and switching, systems administration, cryptography, ethical hacking/pentesting, digital forensics, malware reverse engineering, programming, scripting, web design, database design, computer organization and architecture, operating system design, and many more. Weissman is the author of Principles of Computer Security CompTIA Security+ and Beyond Lab Manual, Mike Meyers’ CompTIA Network+ Guide to Managing & Troubleshooting Networks Lab Manual (Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Editions), and Mike Meyers’ CompTIA Network+ Certification Passport (Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Editions). He also serves as technical editor for many industry textbooks. Furthermore, Weissman is a networking and cybersecurity consultant for local businesses and individuals. Weissman regularly appears on TV news and talk radio, and in articles, as a networking and cybersecurity expert. Additionally, he presents at conferences and in webinars, runs workshops, and appears in podcasts. Weissman has a master’s degree in Computer Science from Brooklyn College and holds 47 industry certifications, including CCNP Enterprise, Cisco Certified Specialist - Enterprise Core, Cisco Certified Specialist - Enterprise Advanced Infrastructure Implementation, CCNA Security, CCNA, CompTIA Security+, CompTIA Network+, CompTIA A+, CompTIA Linux+, CompTIA Server+, EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker, EC-Council Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator, and IPv6 Forum Certified Network Engineer (Gold), among many others. He was inducted into the IPv6 Forum’s New Internet IPv6 Hall of Fame as an IPv6 Evangelist in 2021.