Author: Henry J. Sienkiewicz

Henry J. SienkiewiczHenry J. Sienkiewicz is a senior executive focused on the intersection of emerging technology and humanity. Henry is a retired member of the Federal Senior Executive Service, and the United States Army Reserve.  He is currently an adjunct faculty member at Georgetown University, where he teaches cybersecurity at the Masters level; on the Board of Directors for CyLogic, a highly secure cloud computing company; and a consultant for a select number of technology companies.  Henry holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Notre Dame, and Masters of Science from the Johns Hopkins University.

From the Spring 2018 Issue

Cybersecurity Impacts of the EU GDPR

Author(s):

Henry J. Sienkiewicz, Faculty, Georgetown University

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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 is the ultimate target) is the challenge, a challenge that spans technical, military, political, and law enforcement concerns within a … Read more

From the Winter 2018 Issue

Closing the Gap: Supply Chain Risk Management

Author(s):

Christopher Jones, Senior IT Project Manager , CACI

Henry J. Sienkiewicz, Faculty, Georgetown University

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The growing sophistication of Information Technology (IT) and the proliferation of Internet of Things (IoT) devices continue to exacerbate vulnerabilities leading to cybersecurity risks. With the supply chain globalization and continued reliance on outsourcing, organizations depend heavily on diverse networks of partners and suppliers. Whether manufacturing sensors for industrial control systems (ICS) or developing software code, … Read more

From the Fall 2017 Issue

Legacy Modernization as a Cybersecurity Enabler

Author(s):

Henry J. Sienkiewicz, Faculty, Georgetown University

Dependencies on information technology began logically enough. In a technology-driven and dependent marketplace, enterprises seek to leverage information technology to improve their market position. Industries adopted COBOL-based software and mainframe computers for statistical reporting, accounting, claims, policy administration, billing and various information-processing activities.1 Many mainframe and legacy applications are older and require significant upgrades in … Read more

From the Summer 2017 Issue

SOFTWARE DEFINED NETWORKING’S (SDN) IMPACT ON CYBERSECURITY

Author(s):

Henry J. Sienkiewicz, Faculty, Georgetown University

Our connected world has changed expectations and requirements. Only a short time ago, a mobile phone connected to an enterprise application would have been unimaginable. The network could not support it. Security would not allow it. Both have evolved. The network has dramatically increased in bandwidth while becoming much more agile. Static, fixed IP addresses … Read more

From the Spring 2017 Issue

INDEPENDENCE & OBJECTIVITY: Fundamental Best Practices for Cybersecurity Assessments

Author(s):

Henry J. Sienkiewicz, Faculty, Georgetown University

Cyber professionals generally know one thing – the cyber environment is constantly shifting. New business requirements, end-user needs and technologies change. New devices and applications create or remove vulnerabilities on a daily basis. Attackers respond and adapt as they seek to find exploitable weaknesses within the environment in order to reach an organization’s data. As … Read more