Rate My Professor Humayun Zafar

Zafar's research specializations encompass cybersecurity, fintech, security risk management, information systems security, and related areas such as HRIS security and the financial impacts of breaches. His scholarship includes 36 publications with 474 citations, featuring highly influential works like 'Current state of information security research in IS' (2009, 174 citations), 'Human resource information systems: Information security concerns for organizations' (2013, 160 citations), 'User satisfaction research in information systems: Historical roots and approaches' (2016, 114 citations), 'The value of the CIO in the top management team on performance in the case of information security breaches' (2016, 108 citations), and 'Financial impact of information security breaches on breached firms and their non-breached competitors' (2012, 58 citations). Among his honors are the 2014 Distinguished Graduate Faculty Award in Research and Creative Activity, University Scholar nominations, and Google Community Grants Fund awards. Zafar's expertise has positioned him as a leader in developing talent pipelines for Georgia's fintech industry and advancing cybersecurity education.