Jonathan Weissman
Principal Lecturer
Jonathan Weissman
Principal Lecturer
Education
BS, College of Staten Island; MA, Brooklyn College
Bio
Jonathan S. Weissman is a principal lecturer (Department of Cybersecurity) at Rochester Institute of Technology, where he was awarded the RIT Outstanding Teaching Award in 2014, the RIT 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 students worldwide.
All in all, Weissman is the recipient of 11 teaching honors and awards. Weissman began his teaching career in 2001, and has taught more than 50 graduate and undergraduate courses, which include networking, cybersecurity, 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 (amazon.com/author/jonathansweissman) of Principles of Computer Security: CompTIA Security+ and Beyond Lab Manual, and is also the author of Mike Meyers’ CompTIA Network+ Guide to Managing & Troubleshooting Lab Manual, (Fifth and Sixth Editions) and Mike Meyers’ CompTIA Network+ Certification Passport, (Sixth and Seventh Editions). He 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 (ipv6halloffame.org) as an IPv6 Evangelist in 2021.
Follow him on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-s-weissman/, X at https://x.com/CSCPROF, Instagram at instagram.com/cscprof, and Threads at threads.net/@cscprof. Subscribe to his YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/weissman52.
Currently Teaching
In the News
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July 11, 2024
My Phone Was Cloned
AARP interviews Jonathan Weissman, principal lecturer in the Department of Cybersecurity, about how to prevent criminals from taking over your phone and draining bank accounts. (This content may require a subscription to view.)
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June 11, 2024
Mount Morris victim scammed out of $300k; 2 suspects from Chicago arrested
WROC-TV talks with Jonathan Weissman, principal lecturer in the Department of Cybersecurity, about how to avoid being scammed.
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March 21, 2024
Rochester TikTok creator faces uncertainty as house bill threatens nationwide ban
WHAM-TV talks with Jonathan Weissman, principal lecturer in the Department of Cybersecurity, about the possible ban.
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July 21, 2023
Weissman presents on AI and K-12 education
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July 8, 2022
Weissman authors two study tools
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December 6, 2021
Weissman inducted into IPv6 Hall of Fame
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August 31, 2021
Weissman authors computer security guide