Shon Harris (March 27, 1968 – October 8, 2014) was an author of books and articles on topics related to information security, including study guides for Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) security certification examination.[1] At the time of her death, over 1,000,000 copies of her books had been sold.[2]
Shon Harris | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 27, 1968 |
| Died | October 8, 2014 (aged 46) |
| Nationality | American |
| Employer | Logical Security |
| Known for | Computer security and information security |
| Website | https://web.archive.org/web/20141015074516mp_/https://logicalsecurity.com/shon-harris/ |
Harris was also an engineer in the United States Air Force Information Warfare Unit,[3] an information security consultant, and the founder of information security training company LogicalSecurity.[4]
Harris posthumously won the Information Systems Security Association's Hall of Fame award in 2015.[5]
Updated editions of her CISSP books were published posthumously by McGraw-Hill in 2015 and 2016.
In 2015 Logical Security was acquired by former associates of Harris, and rebranded as Human Element.[citation needed] The company continues to offer training for CISSP based on the training curriculum designed by Harris.[6]
The University of Texas offers the "Shon Harris Memorial Endowed Scholarship in Computer Science" to students in need.[7]
References
edit- ^ Worldcat record for author Shon Harris
- ^ Tech Target obituary for Shon Harris
- ^ Shon Harris Obituary
- ^ Tech Target: Remembering Shon Harris
- ^ ISSA International Awards – 2015 Winners
- ^ Human Element: Shon Harris Training for CISSP
- ^ "Scholarship Donors | Department of Computer Science". www.cs.utexas.edu. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
External links
edit- Shon Harris's articles on TechTarget
- Human Element Security, the company which acquired LogicalSecurity.com after Harris's death.