About John Bandler
John Bandler is a lawyer, consultant, author, teacher, and speaker who helps organizations and individuals navigate today's risks. He has expertise in the areas where cyber and law overlap. That includes cybersecurity, cybercrime prevention and investigation, privacy, law, crime, criminal justice, and more. Before entering private practice John served in law enforcement for over twenty years as a prosecutor and police officer. He has authored four books, recently on cyberlaw and policy work.
Founder of Bandler Law Firm PLLC and Bandler Group LLC
John left government service in 2015 and founded his law firm and consulting practices to bring his expertise to the private sector as either legal or consulting services.
Cybersecurity and preventing cybercrime
Prevention of cybercrime (with good cybersecurity) is the preferred goal, and this often means having good practices and policies. Laws and regulations also may require a certain level of security and written documentation. Good cybersecurity is a part of effective management of information assets and of the organization in general. Investigating after an incident is also important, sometimes legally required. John has built extensive resources to support these endeavors.
Services for organizations and individuals
John's services bring his expertise to organizations of all sizes (and individuals too). The goal is protect from harm, improve cybersecurity and management of information assets, and improve efficiency. Individuals, small, medium, and large organizations can benefit from his expertise and diligence as he helped them improve cybersecurity and prevent and respond to cybercrimes and other events.
Speaker
John speaks to a variety of audiences, including through speaking engagements and media appearances to help others better understand the issues of the day including cybersecurity, privacy, cybercrime, criminal justice, and governance.
Author
John is the author of many articles and four books (with more coming soon hopefully).
The 2025 book is Cyberlaw: Law for Digital Spaces and Information Systems
The 2024 book is Policies and Procedures for Your Organization: Build solid governance documents on any topic, including cybersecurity.
John's first book in 2017 is Cybersecurity for the Home and Office: The Lawyer's Guide to Taking Charge of Your Own Information Security, a comprehensive guide for readers of all professions and technical skill levels.
He also wrote the 2020 book Cybercrime Investigations: A Comprehensive Resource for Everyone, written for investigators and future investigators from all sectors (law enforcement and private), and for investigators of all types, regardless of their title.
John has authored online courses on cybersecurity, cyberlaw, introduction to law, policy work, privacy and the CIPP/US certification, and learning.
John's articles span many topics, including cybersecurity, cybercrime, money laundering, virtual currency, privacy, governance, technology, and more.
Teacher
John teaches our next generations about topics relating to law, cyberlaw, cybercrime, and cybersecurity, plus all of the other knowledge and skills that people need in their professional and personal lives. He has built many resources for students to supplement his courses.
His teaching takes place in a law school, graduate school, undergraduate schools, and online learning platforms. John is an Adjunct Professor of Law at Pace University’s Elisabeth Haub School of Law, an Adjunct Associate Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, has online courses on Udemy and lectures on YouTube. (links at bottom)
Former prosecutor
In 2002 John was hired by the legendary Robert M. Morgenthau as an Assistant District Attorney at the New York County District Attorney's Office. For thirteen years he investigated and prosecuted a wide variety of cases ranging from global cybercrime and financial crime to violent street crime. Notably, and with a dedicated team, he investigated and proved a ground breaking case, People v. Western Express International, Inc. et al. The investigation and prosecution uncovered the global trafficking of stolen hacked data, money laundering of digital currency criminal proceeds, and identity theft, and successfully prosecuted international cybercriminals and U.S. based identity thieves, which culminated in guilty verdicts after a lengthy trial in 2013. John also worked on hundreds of other matters, each important to the victims and for the administration of justice.
Former state trooper
In 1994 John graduated from the New York State Police Academy and went on to serve for eight years as a State Trooper, serving in one of the busiest stations in the state, providing full police services to the local community. He was fortunate to serve among some of the finest law enforcement professionals in the country.
Education and licenses and certifications
John graduated from Hamilton College in 1992 with a major in Physics and a minor in Computer Science, and earned the Phi Betta Kappa key. He also earned his commission in the U.S. Army through the R.O.T.C. program, and went on to serve in the New York Army National Guard and U.S. Army Reserves, serving in Infantry and Military Intelligence Units.
While serving as a Trooper, he attended Pace University School of Law's night program, where he graduated in 2002.
He is admitted to practice law in:
- New York
- Connecticut
- District of Columbia
John continues his learning, including when he teaches, writes, or builds courses for others.
John enjoyed studying for and achieving a number of certifications relating to information security, privacy, anti-money laundering, fraud investigations, and information technology. He has let some certifications expire, and but some of his current certifications include:
- (ISC)², the International Information System Security Certification Consortium
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
- GIAC (Global Information Assurance Certification), part of The SANS Institute
- GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH)
- GIAC Certified Penetration Tester (GPEN)
- GIAC Critical Controls Certification (GCCC)
- IAPP (International Association of Privacy Professionals)
- Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US)
- ACFE (Association of Certified Fraud Examiners)
- Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
- CompTIA, the Computer Technology Industry Association
- Project+
- Security+
Cloud+(this one didn't auto renew with the others, for whatever reason)- Network +
- A+
More
John serves on a number of boards, some as an advisor, and some in a fiduciary role.
John has interests and hobbies outside of the above professional pursuits, including trees, plants, gardening, and food allergies. Most importantly he is a father of two, husband, and son.
Other bios on the web or social media presence
By now you have read more than enough about John, but he also has bios sprinkled other places on the web as well, including
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- Pace Law https://www.pace.edu/profile/john-t-bandler (Pace University's Law School, also called the Elisabeth Haub School of Law)
- John Jay https://www.jjay.cuny.edu/faculty/john-bandler (John Jay College of Criminal Justice, part of the City University of New York)
- LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnbandler/
- Reuters https://www.reuters.com/authors/john-bandler/
- Amazon https://www.amazon.com/author/johnbandler
- Udemy (see my page here about my courses there)
- YouTube (I am building out some short explainer lecture videos)
Media and speaking inquiries
Contact
About this website
This website is to provide reliable information to the public, my students, clients, and future clients. It also helps me evolve my thinking, research, and writing.
See the disclaimers and notices link at bottom.
Some day I will create a dedicated page explaining some details about why the website is set up as it is.
Updated 03/24/2025.
