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Donnie Wendt, D.Sc, CISSP

Adjunct Lecturer of Cybersecurity
Donnie Wendt

Donnie Wendt is a Principal Security Researcher for Mastercard, where he has worked since 2004. In this role, Donnie researches the latest security threats, technologies, products, services, and innovations to drive the company’s long-range security roadmap. He has over 30 years of experience in information technology spanning the military, telecommunications, and financial services sectors. Donnie earned his doctorate in Computer Science from Colorado Technical University in 2020, where his research focused on security automation and adaptive cyber defense in the financial sector. He is a proud alumnus of Utica University, where he earned an MS in Cybersecurity with a concentration in intelligence in 2016.

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