Hemant Baidwan
Chief Information Security Officer, Department of Homeland Security
Hemant Baidwan is responsible for securing and strengthening the department’s cybersecurity posture by implementing and managing the DHS Information Security Program and ensuring compliance with applicable federal laws, executive orders, directives, policies and regulations.
He oversees critical information security programs for DHS, including national security systems, information security policy, FISMA compliance, risk reporting and security assessments.
Since his time with the department, Baidwan successfully led several important initiatives such as the Hack DHS Program, Unified Cybersecurity Model Maturity Implementation, Cyber Supply Chain Risk Management integration, Cybersecurity Service Provider NOC and SOC assessments, publishing AI Cybersecurity Policy and Guidelines, and Zero Trust Implementation.
Why Watch
In 2024, Baidwan and his team are heavily focused on leading the federal government by example through DHS cybersecurity practices and service delivery; developing standards, tools and tests to help ensure AI systems are safe, secure and…
