Barbara Endicott-Popovsky, Ph.D., CRISC, is Executive Director for the Center of Information Assurance and Cybersecurity at the University of Washington--designated by the NSA as a Center for Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education and Research-- and the Academic Director for the Masters in Infrastructure Planning and Management in the Urban Planning Department of the School of Built Environments. This follows a 20-year career in industry in executive and consulting positions in IT architecture and project management. Her research interests include enterprise-wide information systems security and compliance management, forensic-ready networks, the science of digital forensics and secure coding practices. She is a member of the American Academy of Forensic Scientists.