Henry J. Sienkiewicz, Adjunct Faculty (Former CIO, DISA), is a seasoned cybersecurity strategist, educator, and author with over three decades of experience in the public and private sectors. He is on faculty at Georgetown and George Washington Universities where he teaches graduate courses in cybersecurity, information assurance, and applied intelligence. His research work focuses on trust architectures, cyber risk frameworks, artificial intelligence, and digital sovereignty.
Mr. Sienkiewicz previously served as the Chief Information Officer and Approval Authority (AO) for the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), and is a retired Army Reserve Lieutenant Colonel.
introduction A doorbell rings, a text message arrives- a package has been delivered to a front porch or loading dock. The Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) industry delivers a wide range of products sold to consumers … Read more
A digital twin is a virtual representation of a physical object, process, or system. Digital twins have emerged as a critical technology that fundamentally changes how companies design, monitor, and maintain their physical assets in … Read more
Red lights, yellow lights, green lights. A flashing light? A traffic warning sign? Recognized as a critical infrastructure by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the transportation system is essential to modern life. From the … Read more
In the realm of building security, the concept of “security in depth” has evolved from the medieval fortress to the modern office building. Today’s urban landscape features buildings with historic facades with technologically advanced interiors. … Read more
As the alarm clock goes off, a drowsy hand turns on a light switch. Lights go on and lights go off – safely, reliably. Different manufacturers, different processes, same result – safe, reliable. The foundation … Read more
Burning mirrors. Since the seventh century BCE, man has tried to harness the power of the sun. Burning mirrors, magnifying glasses, were used to concentrate the sun’s rays.[1] These burning mirrors were positioned to focus … Read more
Infrastructure is everything you don’t think about. The roads you drive on. The rigs and refineries that turn fossil fuel into the gas that makes your car go. The electricity that power the streetlights and … Read more
Servers, laptops, mobile devices, routers, industrial control systems, fire control systems, elevator operations, are the connected technology components of modern life that perform particular functions, offer ease of use, and that represent risks and vulnerabilities … Read more
It’s after-hours on a Friday. You are talking a remote employee through installing a next-generation firewall. No traffic is passing through the network and now you’re stuck on the project until it’s fixed. Weekend off-hours … Read more
Cybersecurity Considerations Around General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Data breaches and cyber-attacks have become commonplace. Every organization, regardless of the type of business or size, is a target. Safeguarding data (and it is data that … Read more
