Daniel Pienta

Dr. Daniel Pienta is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Accounting and Information Management at the University of Tennessee. His research focuses on cybersecurity, organizational security practices, and employee behavior in information systems. He teaches courses including INMT 442 (e-Enterprise) and INMT 566 (Organizational Security Management). His work bridges theoretical research with practical applications in industry and policy, emphasizing real-world impact.

Key research themes include trust in security systems, data breach risk mitigation, and the psychological factors influencing security compliance. Notable projects explore how corporate social responsibility affects security performance and the role of crowdsourcing in validating data authenticity. Pienta has collaborated on studies published in top journals like MIS Quarterly and Information Systems Research.

His teaching responsibilities include courses on enterprise systems and organizational security management, reflecting his dual focus on technical and human aspects of information systems. Pienta holds an ORCID identifier (0000-0002-0171-6372) and actively contributes to academic conferences such as the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences.