Merrill Warkentin, PhD is a William L. Giles Distinguished Professor at Mississippi State University, where he serves as the James J. Rouse Endowed Professor of Information Systems in the College of Business. His primary research focus is in behavioral IS security and privacy, which has appeared in leading scientific journals and he has been identified (in a study by Stanford University) as one of the top 2% of global scientists for his academic impact. He has chaired international conferences and holds or has held editorial positions at leading academic journals. His research has been supported by NSA, IBM, NATO, UN, and others.