
Dewayne Hart is a cybersecurity professional who is dedicated to keeping cybersecurity on target. He now delivers speaking engagements that deliver relevant information concerning cybersecurity leadership, career development and essential strategies to navigate the digital landscape. His extensive experience in the cybersecurity sector makes him an excellent choice of speaker on this topic.
Dewayne is a retired Chief Petty Officer in the U.S. Navy where he specialised in computer and weapons defense systems and leadership development training. After retiring from this role he transitioned into cybersecurity, founding Secure Managed Instructional Systems, a business and technology consulting firm established in 2014. The company provides cybersecurity advisory services, workforce development, and vulnerability management programs. He has worked with clients such as PwC, Kaiser Permanente and US Federal agencies.
Dewayne is the author of The Cybersecurity Mindset: A Virtual and Transformational Thinking Mode, published in 2022. He is also a former Forbes Technology Council contributor, writing on topics such as AI’s impact on cybersecurity, leadership and building high-performing cyber teams. He is also the host of the podcast The Chief of Cybersecurity where he covers topics such as digital parenting and threat mindset strategies. As a speaker, Dewayne is known for transforming complex statistics and jargon into actionable narratives, designing a roadmap to counter threat actors’ tactics and secure technology environment. His speaking topics include human-based Security – a cybersecurity mindset keeps you balanced and secure from hackers and cracking the code: unveiling the connection between AI and cybersecurity. As a thought leader in AI and workforce readiness, Dewayne helps to bridge technology risks and career and business strategy.
Dewayne’s impressive career makes him an excellent choice of speaker for your next corporate event. If you are interested in hiring Dewayne then do not hesitate to get in touch today!
Books

The Cybersecurity Mindset: A Virtual and Transformational Thinking Mode
Dewayne Hart's official speaking topics are listed below:
- Leadership - Cybersecurity Leadership Starts Long Before An Attack
- Business - Changing the Narrative: Keep Business at The Forefront of Cybersecurity
- Security Awareness - You Heard It Once, Now Again - Stop Feeding the Hackers' Appetite
- Career - Workforce Strategies for Success, Ways to Develop Cyber Careers And Win
- AI - Exploring Artificial Intelligence: Sorting Truth from Myth and Anticipating What's Next
- Technical – Let's Talk, Your Cyber Protection Program Needs Attention
- 2025 - Advisory Board Member of EC-Council
- 2025 - Chief Executive Officer of Secure Managed Instructional Systems
- 2025 - Official Member of Forbes Technology Council
- 2010 - Student at University of Maryland University College
- 2008 - US Navy Veteran
How to hire Dewayne Hart
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