Lance Larson

Investigator Lance Larson – Lance Larson is a Cyber Investigator for the Orange County Intelligence Assessment Center (OCIAC) and a Task Force Officer with the Orange County Cybercrime Task Force. Lance has been a law enforcement officer for 21 years. During his tenure he has served multiple assignments including a role as the technical leader for the first online crimes against children sting in California, patrol, special investigations, and his current role helping to protect the cyber security infrastructure within Orange County at OCIAC. Dr. Larson holds a Ph.D. in Applied Management and Decision Sciences – Information Systems management, is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), a Certified Cyber Defense Architect (CDNA), a GIAC Certified Cybersecurity Incident Handler (GCIH), has authored two books, and teaches both undergraduate and graduate information systems and homeland security courses for the California State University System