Dennis delivers innovative and actionable solutions to drive meaningful outcomes.
Dr. Leber is the perfect balance of energizing and practical, innovative, result-focused, fun, and empowering.
Dennis is the go-to expert on Information & Cyber Security for many businesses, academia, and industry leaders. He has decades of research and practical Information Security experience in numerous industries.
His approach to business has allowed him to serve on advisory boards, win numerous awards, and lead security strategies that have created mature Security cultures. Dennis delivers extraordinary value to your organization with deep expertise, strategic leadership, diverse team building, and a high-energy focus.
SPEAKING CONTRIBUTIONS
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Kentucky Cyber Threat Working Group
- Eastern Kentucky University
- Northern Kentucky University Cybersecurity Symposium
- Berea College
- LG&E (Louisville Gas & Electric)
- KY HTCIA (High Technology Crime Investigation Association)
- University of Kentucky Rural Health
- MS-ISAC CIS (Multi-State Information Sharing & Analysis Center) (Center for Internet Security)
- Participant on the CISO – Security Vendor Relationship podcast
- 2019 State HIT Connect Summit
- Cyber Security Digital Summit
- Derby City Agile Meetup
- Zero Trust Interview
- CISO December Exchange – Keynote – Back to Basics in a Connected Ecosystems
- https://www.dataconnectors.com/events/nashville2020/
- International Keynote Speaker IAM
- Illinois Tech Panel Discussion
- Cyber Threat Mitigation 2022 – Argyle Executive Forum Events (argyleforum.com)https://argyleforum.com/events/argyle-ciso-leadership-forum-cyber-threat-mitigation-2022/
- Argyle Speaker
- Keynote speaker FutureCon – Nashville, TN
- Keynote Data Connectors Cybersecurity Conference – Nashville, TN
AUTHOR CONTRIBUTIONS
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- The Language of Cybersecurity
- Co-Authored new Cybersecurity chapter in Public Health Informatics and Information Systems. For the 2019 edition
- Co-Authored Cybersecurity chapter in Clinical Informatics Study Guide | SpringerLink
- SC Media – 18 months later after COVID and Hybrid Work
- Cybersecurity for Procurement
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PUBLISHED ARTICLES
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- https://www.cshub.com/network/news/devops-in-need-of-a-security-champion
- https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidspark/2018/02/08/cisosecurity-vendor-relationship-15-ways-to-make-first-contact-with-a-ciso/#7f1245f3fb6f
- https://www.cshub.com/security-strategy/news/defense-agenda-a-week-in-the-life-of-chfs-ciso
- https://securityboulevard.com/2018/07/20-ways-to-make-application-security-move-at-the-speed-of-devops/
- https://securityboulevard.com/2018/08/4-effective-targeted-techniques-to-market-gdpr-ciso-security-vendor-relationship-series/
- https://www.cshub.com/security-strategy/news/certifications-a-part-of-vicious-circle-in-cyber-security-space
- https://www.cshub.com/security-strategy/reports/beyond-the-firewall-breaking-down-layered-security
- https://www.cshub.com/security-strategy/articles/event-preview-threat-intelligence-and-dynamic-risk-management
- https://www.cshub.com/security-strategy/articles/patching-and-the-basics
- https://www.cshub.com/cloud/articles/moving-to-the-cloud-considerations-beyond-the-bottom-line?ty-ur
- How and when do you trust a Security Vendor – https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6445614936235347968/
- https://www.cshub.com/security-strategy/articles/security-leaders-help-make-sense-of-ciso-priorities-for-the-balance-of-2019
- https://www.cshub.com/data/articles/11-cisos-that-tweet-all-things-cyber-security
- https://cyberstartupobservatory.com/wp-content/uploads/OB-US-MAR-20/Cybersecurity-Observatory-US-5th_Edition/Leadership-Dennis-Leber-CISO-at-The-University-of-Tennessee-Health-S-pdf.html#page=71
- https://www.cisoplatform.com/profiles/blogs/covid-19-the-disrupter
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PODCASTS PARTICIPATIONS
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- https://securityboulevard.com/2018/07/ultra-enhanced-deluxe-ai-with-a-drop-of-retsyn-ciso-security-vendor-relationship-podcast/
- https://youtu.be/Slr80Xi_58g – Breaking into a cyber security career
- http://www.thisweekinhealthtech.com/
- https://www.andrewwilner.com/post/new-podcast-the-challenge-of-cybersecurity
- You tube version of above – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2sp_cYlvL4
- Podcast link to above https://andrewwilner.buzzsprout.com/945151/5488183-the-art-of-medicine-episode-18-cybersecurity-update
- Human Factors and Cybersecurity https://www.brighttalk.com/webcast/288/461122
- CISO Chats Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/08JgWyIerSmH9f9Fp8lSvV?si=X9Rud10ST0C7lg8PIYSK0Q&dl_branch=1 or, Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ciso-chats/id1570272048
- https://healthsystemcio.com/2022/10/20/uconn-health-interim-ciso-dennis-leber/
- CIOtv with Dr. Dennis Leber from UConn Health (auditmacs.com)
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OTHER CYBER-SECURITY COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS
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- Serves on Editorial Board for CyberSecurity Hub – https://www.cshub.com/advisory-board
- Serves on EKU Computer Science Advisory Board –https://computerscience.eku.edu/
- Cyber Security Hub Spotlight on CISO –https://www.cshub.com/security-strategy/news/member-spotlight-dennis-leber-ciso-chfs-kentucky
- Serves on General Dynamic Mission Systems (GDMS) Cybersecurity Advisory Group
- https://www.cshub.com/executive-decisions/articles/cyber-security-budget-shift-happens-what-action-can-a-ciso-take
- https://cyberstartupobservatory.com/cybersecurity-leaders-dennis-leber/
- https://cyberstartupobservatory.com/hall-of-fame-2020/
- https://www.aerocominc.com/info/itsmiths-dennis-leber-ciso-for-the-university-of-tennessee-health-science-center/
- https://www.cshub.com/executive-decisions/articles/how-cisos-follow-the-money
- Trust 2021 – It’s the (Decision) Economy, Stupid: Big Data Science and Security
- Chief Information Security Officer Dennis Leber Honored by National Security Leaders – UTHSC News
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WEBINARS
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- https://www.cisecurity.org/webinar/foundations-of-an-application-security-program/
- 6 Key Enterprise Cybersecurity Trends and Predictions
- https://www.cshub.com/executive-decisions/webinars/threat-detection-and-threat-hunting-is-a-process-one-cisos-journey
- https://webinars.tennessee.edu/sessions/from-risk-to-reward/
- #S3E3: Part 2: Diving Head First into Cybersecurity with Dennis Leber by ACIF / Chase Parsons | Free Listening on SoundCloud
- 3 Reasons Why ‘Compliance’ Does Not Equal ‘Security’ (brighttalk.com)
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ADDITIONAL AWARDS


