Jonathan Weissman

Jonathan S. Weissman, MA, CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+, CompTIA Security+, CompTIA Server+, CompTIA Linux+, CCNP, CCNA, CEH, CHFI, is a principal lecturer, the highest teaching-rank appointment in the Department of Cybersecurity at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) and concurrently a tenured full professor at Finger Lakes Community College (FLCC). His teaching focuses on demystifying complex technical concepts, making elite-level networking and cybersecurity education accessible to every learner.

Professor Weissman was awarded the RIT Outstanding Teaching Award in 2014, the RIT B. Thomas Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences (GCCIS) Outstanding Educator Award in 2018, and RIT Distinguished Teacher Recognition Program Honors in 2019. Weissman developed and teaches three courses for the edX RITx Cybersecurity MicroMasters program, which together have reached more than 300,000 learners worldwide. He also developed and taught two courses for RIT Certified, the professional development and workforce training division of RIT.

For his work at FLCC, Professor Weissman was awarded the State University of New York (SUNY) Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2021. Overall, across institutions past and present, Weissman has received 12 institutionally recognized teaching honors and awards.

In addition to his two full-time academic positions, Weissman teaches part-time at Syracuse University in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and the Monroe Community College (MCC) Economic & Workforce Development Center.

Since beginning his teaching career in 2001, Weissman has taught more than 50 graduate- and undergraduate-level courses in networking, cybersecurity, routing and switching, systems administration, cryptography, cryptocurrency, ethical hacking/pentesting, digital forensics, malware reverse engineering, programming, scripting, web design, database design, computer organization and architecture, and operating system design.

Weissman is the author of four books, including three on Network+ certification and one on Security+ certification. He also serves as a technical editor for many industry textbooks.

Weissman is widely recognized for his expertise in networking and cybersecurity. He regularly appears on TV news and talk radio, as well as in print and online articles, as a subject-matter expert. He also consults for local businesses and individuals, presents at conferences, workshops, and webinars, and appears on podcasts.

Weissman has a master’s degree in computer science from Brooklyn College and holds 47 earned industry certifications, including but not limited to CCNP Enterprise, Cisco Certified Specialist (Enterprise Core, Enterprise Advanced Infrastructure Implementation, Security Core), CCNA Security, CCNA, CompTIA Security+, CompTIA Network+, CompTIA A+, CompTIA Linux+, CompTIA Server+, EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker, EC-Council Computer Hacking Forensic Investigator, and IPv6 Forum Certified Network Engineer (Gold), among many others. He was inducted into the IPv6 Forum’s New Internet IPv6 Hall of Fame as an IPv6 Evangelist in 2021.