About Diane M. Janosek
International Cybersecurity Leader
“Your trusted consultant to achieve cyber regulatory compliance, leadership goals, and increased diversity and inclusion.”
CEO Dr. Janosek is a highly credentialed professional:
- Available to support corporate needs, to serve at leadership seminars and offsites, and for speaking engagements.
- Expertise in corporate governance, compliance & ethics, cybersecurity law & policy, and executive leadership.
- Strong communicator and advocate.
- Published over 30 academic and peer-reviewed articles.
- Keynote Speaker or Presenter at over 100 public events.
About Dr. Janosek
Diane M. Janosek, PhD, JD, CISSP, LPEC, is a dedicated cybersecurity leader, board member, author, and sought-after speaker. She is the CEO of Janos LLC. Leveraging her law degree and PhD, she focuses on the intersection of law, policy, and technology. Areas of expertise include
data policy, cybersecurity law, compliance, governance, space security, leadership, and privacy.
Dr. Janosek served as member of the United States Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service (SES) for 12 years, to include leadership roles at the National Security Agency, to include Deputy Director Compliance, Commandant National Cryptologic University, Chief
Information Security Officer and in other legal, policy and executive management positions, to include Chief Legal Officer, Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, and Legal Counsel at both the White House and the Pentagon. In addition to having a Juris Doctorate, she has a PhD in Cyber Leadership, is admitted to the United States Supreme Court and is certified in information and network security (CISSP) and ethics and compliance (LPEC). She was an Adjunct at National Intelligence University and was a member of White House’s Federal Committee on STEM Education. She served as the first Executive Director of Capitol Tech Center for Women in Cyber and serves on the Board of Advisors for Military Cyber Professionals Association.
Dr. Janosek can be seen in The Dawn of Cyber documentary, Women Know Cyber documentary, and on television and radio, to include ABC and CBS, and has published dozens of cyber, legal, compliance and leadership articles. She has given over 100 keynotes, and has spoken at RSAC, DEFCON, Forum in Cyber North America, and Black Hat (USA & Middle East).
She is a multiple international award recipient to include 2025 Generations of Defenders Top Leader, 2023 Cybersecurity Power List, has been inducted into the Hall of Fame by Information Systems Security Association International. Dr. Janosek is passionate about giving back, advocating for the global cyber community.
Certifications, Licenses, Court Admissions and Education
Certifications, Licenses, and Court Admissions
- Licensed Professional in Ethics and Compliance, (LPEC) current since 2022, by ECI
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional, (CISSP) current since 2015, by ISC2
- United States Supreme Court
- US District Court for the District of Columbia
- Maryland Court of Appeals
- District of Columbia Court of Appeals
- Defense Acquisition (DAWIA) certified, Program Management
- Holds Top Secret (TS/SCI) clearance
- Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service (SES) 2012-2024
Education
- Capitol Technology University, Washington D.C., PhD, Cybersecurity Leadership.
- National Intelligence University, Washington D.C., MS, Strategic Intelligence
- The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, Washington D.C., JD cum laude, Member, Catholic University Law Review.
- LaSalle University, Philadelphia PA, BA cum laude with General University Honors.
Dr. Janosek with former Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at Dr. Janosek’s swearing in ceremony at U.S. Supreme Court.
Diane M. Janosek, PhD, JD, CISSP, is an award-winning cybersecurity leader, author, and sought-after speaker.
- She is the CEO of Janos LLC, which focuses on cybersecurity and compliance matters.
- She has been in documentaries, on radio and on television, and is a multiple award recipient.
- Dr. Janosek has published over 30 technical, academic articles and book contributions.
- She has a Bachelor of Arts (Political Science with French and Russian minors), Juris Doctorate (Law), Master of Science in Strategic Intelligence, and a PhD (Cyber Leadership).
- She holds active industry certifications in Cyber and Information Security (CISSP) and in Ethics & Compliance (LPEC).
- Areas of expertise include cyber, privacy, compliance, technology & data policy, defense acquisition, information security, space security, international space governance, IoT, and academic leadership.
- She was a member of the Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service from 2012 to 2023.
- Previously, Dr. Janosek served in leadership roles at the National Security Agency as the Deputy Director of Compliance, Commandant of the National Cryptologic University, and Deputy Chief Information Security Officer.
- Dr. Janosek also served in legal, policy and executive management positions, to include, Chief Legal Officer of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, and Legal Counsel at both the White House and the Pentagon.
- She is admitted to the United States Supreme Court.
- She is on the Board of Advisors of Military Cyber Professionals Association.
- She served as the Executive Director of the Capitol Technology University’s Center for Women in Cyber.
- She was the founder and Senior Legal Advisor of the Women in Cybersecurity’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Affiliate, as well as Women in Cybersecurity’s Critical Infrastructure national affiliate.
- She served as an Adjunct at the National Intelligence University from 2014-2020.
- She was a member of the White House’s Federal Committee on STEM Education from 2018-2021.
- She has been named in the 2023 Cybersecurity Power List by The Daily Record.
- Dr. Janosek was inducted into ISSA’s Hall of Fame in 2022 for information security accomplishments and contributions.
- She was awarded the 2021 Cybersecurity Woman Leader the Year from CSWY which is internationally recognized. She also won the 2021 Woman to Watch and the 2020 Cyber Impact Award winner, Top 100 Women in Cybersecurity in 2020 by Cyber Defense Magazine, CybHER 2020 Warrior, 2019 WiCyS Affiliate Leadership Award, as well as the 2019 Cyber Warrior Woman of the Year, an award granted by the Cybersecurity Association of Maryland, which honored her for her mentorship and advocacy for women in cybersecurity.
- She is passionate about serving others, giving back, protecting privacy, and securing the global digital infrastructure.