Alan Rea
About
Dr. Alan Rea is a professor in the Department of Business Information Systems in the Haworth College of Business at Western Michigan University. He regularly teaches courses in Information Assurance, Risk Management, CyberEthics, Linux and Digital Forensics. In his courses, he implements free and open source software whenever possible to emphasize the changing environment within information systems. Rea’s research concentrates on secure system development, organizational information assurance and risk management approaches. In particular, he has examined security implications associated with developing, deploying and managing cloud services, Internet of Things devices and mobile applications. He is frequently featured as a media expert on his research. Rea’s research has been published in the Journal of Information Systems Education, Journal of Information Systems Security, Journal of Information Privacy and Security, Journal of Computer Information Systems, Communications of the ACM and Journal of Digital Forensics, Security and Law.
Research Performance Summary
First Recorded Paper
Over the Tracks But Not Into the Woods: Thoreau's" Middle Ground" in Walden and A Week
Year: 1992
Citations: 0
Venue: Pennsylvania State University
Latest Recorded Paper
Motivating mobile payment adoption during global pandemic: insights from protection motivation and theory of planned behavior
Year: 2025
Citations: 14
Venue: Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication 74 (5-6)
Last 10 Years Publication Activity
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