Rate My Professor Andrew Morrow

Andrew B. Morrow, Ph.D., serves as Associate Teaching Professor of Cybersecurity in the School of Business Administration at Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg - The Capital College. He earned his Ph.D. in Public Administration with a focus on Homeland Security from Penn State University, along with an M.S. in Information Systems, an M.B.A., a B.S. in Information Systems, and a B.S. in Management from Penn State University Harrisburg. Additionally, he holds associate degrees in Accounting and Computer Applications from Harrisburg Area Community College. Dr. Morrow possesses industry certifications including CISSP, CCSP, CISA, and PMP. With over 25 years of professional experience, he has held roles in applications development, database administration, network administration, systems administration, cybersecurity, auditing, IT governance, and business continuity. In senior management, he served as Vice President of IT, Chief Information Officer, and Chief Technology Officer for public and private sector organizations. He manages his own consulting company offering IT consulting and training in security, governance, business continuity, and auditing. At Penn State Harrisburg, Dr. Morrow develops and teaches undergraduate courses in cybersecurity, computer forensics, incident handling and response, information security, networking and telecommunications, decision theory and analysis, risk management, and project management. He has lectured on cybersecurity, networking, management, leadership, and information technology applications in business. In 2024, he was promoted to Associate Teaching Professor, and in 2025, he was inducted into the Upsilon Pi Epsilon computing and information honor society. Dr. Morrow serves as program coordinator for the B.S. in Cybersecurity and coaches students in the National Cyber League, where his teams have earned recognitions.

Dr. Morrow's research interests encompass cybersecurity, risk analysis, network security, information security, artificial intelligence and machine learning, cyber forensics, and homeland security. His publications include a chapter titled "Information security and cyber threats and vulnerabilities" published in 2021. As an honors adviser, he supports students in electrical engineering and related fields.