Author: Diane M Janosek, PhD, JD, CISSP, LPEC

Diane JanosekDr. Diane M Janosek started both Women in Cybersecurity’s (WiCyS) Mid-Atlantic and WiCyS Critical Infrastructure.  She is currently a member of Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service and is the National Security Agency’s Deputy Director for Compliance. She leverages her law degree, PhD, cyber and compliance certifications to make our nation more secure. She is a multiple award recipient receiving 2021 CyberSecurity Leader of the Year, Top 100 Women in Cyber 2020, CybHER 2020 Warrior, and 2019 Cyber Warrior Woman of the Year. Dr Janosek also supports the Military Cyber Professional Association. She is Passionate about giving back!

 

From the Winter 2024 Issue

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What is Cyber Leadership?

Author(s):

Diane M Janosek, PhD, JD, CISSP, LPEC, Senior Legal Advisor, WiCyS Mid-Atlantic

What is Cyber Leadership?

The Case Study of the 2021 Hacking of a Florida Water Treatment Plant We often hear “cyber” and often hear “leadership”. So, what is “cyber leadership” and how is it any different than leading any other senior position in business? First, let us define cyber as a noun with both tangible and intangible aspects.  Cyber … Read more

From the Fall 2022 Issue

Seizing Opportunities – Developing Inner Resiliency!

Author(s):

Diane M Janosek, PhD, JD, CISSP, LPEC, Senior Legal Advisor, WiCyS Mid-Atlantic

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In today’s world, cyber professionals are on 24/7 to keep mission systems secure and operational, but what has one done for oneself lately? As the world has changed due to the pandemic, so has personal and professional routines. The biggest challenge often experienced, but infrequently discussed, is how does a cybersecurity professional stay on the … Read more

From the Fall 2020 Issue

SEIZE THE MOMENT: NOW IS THE TIME FOR WOMEN IN CYBERSECURITY

Author(s):

Diane M Janosek, PhD, JD, CISSP, LPEC, Senior Legal Advisor, WiCyS Mid-Atlantic

Women in Cybersecurity

The Women in Cybersecurity (WiCyS) annual conference was set to take place in March 2020 in Denver, Colorado. It’s a celebratory event that many women in the cyber industry and academia look forward to – a chance to collaborate, learn, network, and invigorate themselves as a sort of small-but-mighty force in the cyber realm. After … Read more

From the Fall 2019 Issue

Hacking Humans: Are You Safe? Addressing Vulnerabilities in the Advancing Medical Device Landscape

Author(s):

Diane M Janosek, PhD, JD, CISSP, LPEC, Senior Legal Advisor, WiCyS Mid-Atlantic

Donna Raziano, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer, Mercy Home Health and Mercy LIFE

Gabrielle E. Hempel, CHTI, Security Analyst, Accenture

Digital Transformation

The United States’ healthcare system rests on a secure critical infrastructure. However, there are valid concerns that as doctors increasingly rely on these advances in healthcare devices, the risk to the patient correspondingly increases. Vulnerabilities in implantable devices are now recognized as a significant attack surface.  With technology advances, medical devices are being fitted with … Read more

From the Winter 2019 Issue

Ladies! Be the Energy in Cybersecurity

Author(s):

Diane M Janosek, PhD, JD, CISSP, LPEC, Senior Legal Advisor, WiCyS Mid-Atlantic

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Did you know that women represent only eleven to fourteen percent of the cybersecurity workforce – and that there has been no real progress in increasing that percentage over the last two years? Women make up only eleven to fourteen percent of the cybersecurity workforce – hard to believe when you consider how many ladies … Read more