Rate My Professor Rick Barras

Richard A. Barras, known professionally as Rick Barras, serves as the District Director of Information Security at Tarrant County College District. In this capacity, he manages information security and compliance, with his contact details registered as the abuse and technical contact for the college's IP networks in ARIN WHOIS records. Barras is also an adjunct faculty member, listed in the college's official HB2504 Access to Course Information pages alongside Computer & Information Science courses, and documented in 2020 public salary records as Adjunct - Computer/Info Tech.

Barras holds the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification, issued by ISC2 in March 2003, and the PCI Internal Security Assessor (PCI ISA) certification from the PCI Security Standards Council, issued in July 2023. He has contributed practical insights to the college community through publications, including the article '10 simple ways to protect your privacy' in Reach Magazine in August 2017, which addresses consumer protection against data breaches and identity theft. Additionally, he authored content for the Tarrant County College Chancellor's Corner as Adjunct Instructor for IT Programs.