William Lidster, Ph.D., CISM, CCISO, CAIE, CRMP
Affiliate Instructor
Dr. William Lidster is a senior cybersecurity and risk executive with 25 years of leadership experience across healthcare, financial services, utilities, and member-based organizations. He has built and led enterprise security programs aligned to NIST, HIPAA, HITRUST, PCI, and NERC CIP, translating complex risk into clear, board-level insight. Lidster is a 2025 Pacific Northwest ORBIE Award Finalist, holds a Ph.D. in Information Security, and serves as an affiliate instructor at leading universities.
Education
- Capella University – Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Ph.D. – Information Security
- University of Maryland Global Campus – Adelphi, Maryland
- MBA
- M.S. – Management Information Systems
- United States Military Academy – West Point, New York
- B.S. – Computer Science
Courses
- CSS 310 Information Assurance and Cybersecurity
- CSS 415 Emerging Topics in Information Assurance and Cybersecurity
- CSS 431 Network Architecture and Management
- CSS 539 Cybersecurity in Emerging Environments
- CSS 578 Ethical Penetration Testing