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Stephen Flowerday

Professor

Stephen Flowerday

Professor

Academic Appointment(s)

Administration
Department of Computer & Cyber Sciences

School of Computer and Cyber Sciences
Department of Computer & Cyber Sciences

Administration
Department of The Graduate School

Bio

Stephen Flowerday is a professor of Information Systems at Â鶹AV. His research interests focus on the management, behavioral, and human aspects of cybersecurity. He has received funding for his work from IBM, THRIP, NRF, SASUF, Erasmus, GMRDC, and others.

  • SFLOWERDAY@augusta.edu
  • Summerville Campus

Education

  • DIT, Information Technology Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Un, 2007

  • MBA, Business Administration and Management Oxford Brookes University, 1995

  • BS, Business Administration and Management Century University, 1993

Awards & Honors

  • College Senior Researcher Award Rhodes University, 2021

  • Vice-Chancellor’s Senior Researcher Award University of Fort Hare, 2014

Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year

  • AIST 4720

    Enterprise System Architecture

Teaching Interests

• Research Methods in Cyber (graduate)
• Cybersecurity Capstone (undergraduate)
• Cyber Defensive Technologies & Management (undergraduate)
• Information Systems Management (undergraduate)
• Strategic Information Systems (graduate)
• Threat Modeling (undergraduate)

Scholarship

Selected Recent Publications

  • Malicious Insider Threats in Cybersecurity: A Fraud Triangle and Machiavellian Perspective, 2026
    Other
  • Understanding User Susceptibility to Risks in AI Companionship Applications, 2026
    Other
  • The Vigilance Paradox: Automation Reliance Inside the Modern SOC, 2026
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Cybercrime and virtual laundering in video game marketplaces: A Bayesian P-inductive argument, 2025
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Exploring the Risks of AI on Human Worth, 2025
    Other

Research Interests

My research focuses on cybersecurity management, cybercrime, behavioral information security, and human-centric cybersecurity at the intersection of technology, processes, and people.

Professional Service

  • Journal: Computers and Security 2025 - Present

    Role: Editor, Associate Editor

  • The Journal of Social Media 2025 - Present

    Role: Editor, Associate Editor

  • Journal of Cybersecurity 2022 - Present

    Role: Editor, Associate Editor

  • Journal of Information and Computer Security 2022 - Present

    Role: Editor, Associate Editor