Taylor Fisher

Taylor  Fisher
  • Research Associate
  • School of Criminal Justice
  • PhD 2024, University of South Florida
  • MS 2018, University of Alabama
  • BA 2016, University of Alabama

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Biography

Dr. Taylor Fisher is a Post-Doctoral Researcher with her PhD in Criminology from the University of South Florida. Her research focuses on cybercrime and cybersecurity, with a focus on digital and network forensics and a goal of establishing best practices for cybercrime prevention for both organizations and individuals. Her work has been published in the Journal of Crime and Justice, Crime and Delinquency, and Victims & Offenders. Taylor worked closely with LexisNexis' blue team to develop network forensic strategies for overburdened security systems, like Microsoft Defender and Sentinel. Her work aims to identify common vulnerabilities to both systems and users and provide evidence-based solutions to any online security needs.


Current Research

  • Cybercrime training for law enforcement
  • Hacker typologies and risk assessment
  • Cyber hygiene and identity theft prevention
  • Simulated phishing and smishing attacks

Areas of Expertise

  • Cyber Criminology
  • Digital/Network Forensics and OSINT
  • Computational Statistics
  • Online attack simulation

Selected Publications

Howell, C. J., Fisher, T., Muniz, C. N., Maimon, D., & Rotzinger, Y. (2023). A Depiction and Classification of the Stolen Data Market Ecosystem and Comprising Darknet Markets: A Multidisciplinary Approach. Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice.

Ngo, F., Fisher, T., & Ruiz, R. (2022). Life Domains, Constraints, Motivations, and Intimate Partner Violence: Assessing the Generality of Agnew’s General Theory of Crime and Delinquency. Crime & Delinquency.

Fisher, T. (Forthcoming). Collective criminal efficacy in online illicit communities. Routledge International Handbook of Online Deviance