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Andy Igonor, Ph.D.

Adjunct Faculty and Doctoral Faculty Advisor

andy.igonor@franklin.edu

Profile

Dr. Andy Igonor is an Information Technology and Security professional with over 20 years of academic and professional experience working across different industries including Healthcare, Finance and Telecommunications. His experience includes using his knowledge of security tools, techniques and best practices to help create and deploy solutions that protect systems and information assets, especially for clients in healthcare. He worked on major projects with the Brandon Healthcare Trust, UK; Health Canada; the Physician Office System Program (POSP), Alberta, Canada; and the Business Development Bank of Canada, in the areas of security threat and risk assessments of cloud-deployed solutions, privacy impact assessments, and the development of security architectures. He has also been involved in the selection and implementation of electronic health records (EHR) systems, as well as Enterprise Resource Planning systems including SAP, Microsoft Dynamics (GP, NAV), SAGE, Exact etc. for large, small and medium sized clients. He spent the last decade working as an Assistant Professor in Information Security at Concordia University in Alberta, and more recently as Chair of Business, and Instructional Faculty in Information Systems at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology where he also chaired Curriculum, and Applied Research. He also worked as a Partner in a consulting firm with major clients in Healthcare and Finance. He has co-authored textbooks, and published peer-reviewed articles in the field. His research interests include understanding security risks of healthcare applications and systems (including health information exchanges), security compliance in healthcare, web application SQL injection attacks and cloud computing. Dr. Igonor is also interested in Security Analytics and "Big Data CyberSecurity". He is of the opinion that businesses have a lot of data from logs, security information and event management ISIEM) tools and devices that capture what is going on, but require an automated method to decipher and use the data in a meaningful way. Dr. Igonor has worked and lived in Nigeria, South Africa, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, Canada and the US. He holds a PhD in Information Systems from the Bristol Business School (UK) and certifications such as the Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) and Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC). He is an inveterate soccer and tennis fan.

Education

2007
University of the West of England Bristol (Bristol, England)
Doctor of Philosophy, Information Systems
1997
University of Ibadan (Ibadan, Nigeria)
Master of Information Science, Information Science
1992
University of Ibadan (Ibadan, Nigeria)
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, Soil Science

Certifications

2020
Data Privacy Solutions Engineer, ISACA, Expiration Date: 2024
2016
Protecting Human Research Participants, The National Institutes of Health (NIH)
2015
Certified Professional in Health Information Management and Systems (CPHIMS), HIMSS, Expiration Date: 2018
2011
CRISC (Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control), ISACA, Expiration Date: 2021
2011
CISM (Certified Information Security Manager), ISACA, Expiration Date: 2021
2004
Post Graduate Certificate: Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, University of the West of England Bristol
2024
Postgraduate Certificate: Applied Social Research, University of the West of England Bristol, Expiration Date: 2003

Work Experience

2019 - Present
Franklin University, Adjunct Faculty & Doctoral Faculty Advisor
2017 - 2019
Franklin University, Dean, Ross College of Business; Co-Executive Director, Center for Public Safety & Cybersecurity Education
2016 - 2017
Franklin University, Dean, Ross College of Business
2015 - 2016
Franklin University, Department Chair + Lead Faculty
2014 - 2015
Franklin University, Lead Faculty

Publications & Presentations

Igonor, A., Ikitemur, G., & Karabacak, B. (2020). A Mixed Public-Private Partnership Approach for Cyber Resilience of Space Technologies. In Critical Space Infrastructures: From Risk to Resilience, 57, pp. 120-130. http://ebooks.iospress.nl/bookseries/nato-science-for-peace-and-security-series-d-information-and-communication-security
Igonor, A., & Gibson, D. (2020). Managing Risk in Information Systems, 3rd edition. Jones and Bartlett Learning
Igonor, A. (2019). A Complex Structure Representation of the US Critical Infrastructure Protection Program based on the Zachman Framework. International Journal of System of Systems Engineering. http://www.inderscience.com/info/ingeneral/forthcoming.php?jcode=ijsse
Igonor, A. (2015, Jun. 30). Value Risk Perceptions of eLearning. Teaching and Learning Conference, Columbus, Ohio.
Igonor, A. (2015). How important is the social in social networking? A perceived value empirical investigation. (2), pp. 366-382. Information Technology & People. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/itp-03-2014-0055
Igonor, A. (2013, Dec. 31). How important is the Social in Social Networking? A User Perceived Value Approach. Conference on Information Resources Management, Vienna, Austria.
Igonor, A. (2003). E-learning at Nokia, SingTel and the Civil Service A Singapore Perspective. (3) Development and Learning in Organizations – An International Journal/Emerald MCB Press. http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full/10.1108/14777280310698296
Igonor, A., Aydin, K., & Karabacak, B. IOT Forensics Curriculum: Is It a Myth or Reality?. Annual ADFSL Conference on Digital Forensics, Security and Law.

Professional Service

2015
Committee Member
Academic Standards Committee
(Columbus, 157)
2015
Committee Member
Student Success Initiatives
(Columbus, 157)

Memberships

2014
American Health Information Management Association
The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) is the premier association of health information management (HIM) professionals worldwide. Serving 52 affiliated component state associations and more than 101,000 health information professionals, it is recognized as the leading source of ""HIM knowledge,"" a respected authority for rigorous professional education and training. Founded in 1928 to improve health record quality, AHIMA has played a leadership role in the effective management of health data and medical records needed to deliver quality healthcare to the public.
2014
Canadian Health Information Management Association
The Canadian Health Information Management Association (CHIMA) represents approximately 5,000 Health Information Management (HIM®) professionals across Canada and is the certifying body and national association that represents leadership and excellence in health information management. CHIMA supports continuing education and professional practice of HIM professionals, develops strategic partnerships to advance the development and integration of electronic HIM, and advocates for and strengthens the HIM role in health care settings across the continuum of care.
2011
Information Systems Control and Audit Association
As an independent, nonprofit, global association, ISACA engages in the development, adoption and use of globally accepted, industry-leading knowledge and practices for information systems. Previously known as the Information Systems Audit and Control Association, ISACA now goes by its acronym only, to reflect the broad range of IT governance professionals it serves.