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Jody Jacobs (Fed)

Computer Scientist in the Visualization and Usability Group

jody.jacobs [at] nist.gov (Jody Jacobs )is a Computer Scientist in the Human-Centered Technologies 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.

 

 

 

 

Awards

Department of Commerce Gold Medal 2023

Publications

NIST Phish Scale User Guide

Author(s)
Shanee Dawkins, Jody Jacobs
The phishing cyber threat exploits vulnerabilities in the U.S. and around the world across private and public sectors. Embedded phishing awareness training

Can you Spot a Phish?

Author(s)
Jody Jacobs, Shanee Dawkins
This talk will cover findings from over 4 years of NIST phishing training data, highlighting user context as the key to phishing susceptibility. We will discuss
Created October 9, 2019, Updated February 10, 2025