Alan Rea
Haworth College of Business
Western Michigan University
1903 W Michigan Ave
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5412 USA
Dr. Alan Rea is a professor in Western Michigan University's Department of Business Information Systems in the Haworth College of Business. He regularly teaches courses in information assurance, risk management, system security and digital forensics. In his courses, he implements free and open-source software whenever possible to emphasize the changing environment within information systems.
His research concentrates on secure system development, organizational information assurance and risk management approaches. In particular, he has examined security implications associated with developing, deploying and managing cloud and web services, Internet of Things devices and mobile applications. He is frequently featured as a media expert on his research.
Rea's research has been published in the Journal of Information Systems Education, Journal of Information Systems Security, Journal of Information Privacy and Security, Journal of Computer Information Systems, Communications of the ACM, Industrial Management & Data Systems, and Journal of Digital Forensics, Security and Law.
He serves on various academic and industry security working groups and is a co-director of WMU's cybersecurity programs.