Jonathan Sams

Jonathan Sams is an Adjunct Professor in the Cybersecurity program at North Greenville University (NGU) and a Managed Defense Consultant for Mandiant (a Google subsidiary). He has over 5 years of experience in cybersecurity, including incident response and threat detection for a Fortune 500 company.

Education:

• Bachelor of Business Administration (Information Security) from Kennesaw State University
• Master of Science (Cybersecurity) from Kennesaw State University
• Master of Arts (Ministry Service) from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
• PhD (Applied Theology, in progress) from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Sams describes himself as co-vocational, blending cybersecurity as a mission field with unpaid church service. He actively chairs the credentials committee for the Southern Baptist Convention and emphasizes integrating cybersecurity certifications into academic programs.