Jody Jacobs is a Computer Scientist in the Visualization and Usability Group at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Her research interests include user susceptibility to phishing attacks, security adoption, and security awareness. Previously she spent over 20 years working in the private sector in security networking, network and systems operations, and business continuity. She was a member of the NIST FISMA team, which produces security standards and guidelines required by Congressional legislation. She has a B.S. in Environmental Science from the University of Rochester and an M.S. in Information Systems from Strayer University.