Dewayne Hart

Dewayne Hart is a 20-year veteran of the US Navy and owner of SEMAIS - a cybersecurity consulting firm located in Atlanta, Georgia. The company motto is "Sustaining 360-degrees of Cyber Visibility." Hart is also a prominent figure in the cybersecurity community. He hosts the Chief of Cybersecurity YouTube Channel, which provides a wide range of content covering various cybersecurity topics for the cybersecurity workforce. He is the author of "The Cybersecurity Mindset: A Virtual and Transformational Thinking Mode,” which provides a blueprint for readers to engage, operate, and sustain cyber protection. He is a podcaster, and is a member of the Forbes Tech Council, where he writes feature cybersecurity articles. Throughout his work, he has researched and discovered innovative approaches to counter cyber threats and leverage a "Hacker's Mindset " into his community of readers and listeners.

Hart holds an M.S. in Information Assurance and an M.S. in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance from the University of Maryland.  Additionally, he holds multiple certifications, including the CISSP, CEH, CGRC, and the CNDA.