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Executive Masterclasses

Awareness → Readiness → Action
Small-room, in-person masterclasses led by Dewayne Hart and Anthony Grantham for executives, security leaders, and the teams they run. Every class ends with work you can put in front of your organization the following week.
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Every Masterclass

A working session, not a webinar

Built for decision-makers

For the people who approve the budget, sign the risk acceptance, and answer to the board.

Board briefing practice

Three times during class, you brief a partner playing your most difficult stakeholder.

You leave with a plan

Every module ends with something written down and assigned.

CPE credits and certificate

Plus a printed workbook and 30-day access to all materials.

Why These Masterclasses

The Gap Is Not Effort; It Is a Leadership Model That Has Not Kept Pace with the Modern Cyber Landscape

Cybersecurity leaders work hard, invest wisely, and push their teams toward maturity. They follow frameworks, deploy modern tools, and communicate risk with discipline. Yet incidents still occur, gaps still emerge, and boards still question progress. These outcomes do not reflect a lack of effort. They reflect an industry that has evolved faster than leadership models can adapt.
Even strong leaders struggle to see the hidden gaps that sit between governance, technology, operations, and people. These gaps do not appear in dashboards or compliance reports. They show up in misaligned priorities, unclear ownership, and teams that communicate in different languages. Leaders often sense that something is missing, but they cannot pinpoint the source with precision.
These masterclasses close that gap with a modern leadership approach built for AI-driven environments. They focus on helping leaders see what is missing inside their security program and understand how to govern through the Big 4 Model. This model unifies governance, technology, operations, and people into one coherent system. Leaders learn how to identify blind spots early, assign accountable owners, and drive measurable outcomes that reduce exposure.
“Every audience deserves the Cyber Truth — real insight that drives real protection.”
— Dewayne Hart
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The Big 4 Model

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Governance

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Technology

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Operations

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People

Mindset

The shared root beneath all four
Hidden gaps live between the domains. The Big 4 Model governs them as one coherent system.
Years in cybersecurity and defense
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Keynotes delivered
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Years U.S. Navy, retired Chief Petty Officer
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Founded SEMAIS, a veteran-owned firm
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Upcoming Masterclasses

Open Enrollment

Choose a masterclass to see the full agenda, pricing, and PayPal registration.
1-Day Masterclass
6 CPE

AI & Cybersecurity Before the Attack

A full-day working session for the leaders who are accountable when something goes wrong.
Thursday, October 8, 2026
Peachtree Corners, GA
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2-Day Masterclass

14 CPE

CTEM & Enterprise Risk Reduction

A two-day executive working session on Continuous Threat Exposure Management.
Thursday, October 8, 2026
Peachtree Corners, GA
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Executive Sessions

Private sessions for your board or leadership team

From 30-minute insight sessions to half-day private masterclasses, built around your priorities and scheduled around your organization.
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1-Day Executive Masterclass

AI & Cybersecurity Before the Attack

A full-day working session for the people who are accountable when something goes wrong.

Why this now reaches your desk

Cyberattacks no longer require advanced technical skill; in many cases, a subscription is enough. In May 2026, Verizon reported a first in the nineteen-year history of its Data Breach Investigations Report: unpatched vulnerabilities surpassed stolen credentials as the top way attackers break into businesses. AI now compresses the window from disclosure to exploitation from months to hours. AI-generated phishing is far cheaper than traditional campaigns, and voice cloning can take as little as three seconds of audio. At the same time, 45 percent of employees are entering company data into unapproved AI tools, while small and mid-sized businesses are targeted about four times more often than large enterprises. Something like this will land on your desk. Whether you have a plan by then is up to you.

What you own by 4:00 PM

This is not a webinar, and it is not a technical session. It is a working day for the people who approve the budget, sign the contract, and answer for the outcome. You leave with a written plan, three priority actions with named owners and dates, and one clear security message for your team. Three times during the day you stop and brief a partner as though they were your board. It is practice, not a quiz. When you actually have to give that briefing, it will not be the first time.

How the day is structured

Six modules across three phases. Each pairs a foundation with an applied action.

Phase 1 · Recognize & Adopt

M1

AI-Powered Threats Recognize deepfakes, AI-written phishing, and automated fraud aimed at your business.

Fewer successful attacks

M2

Secure AI Adoption Adopt AI with a fast approval path that keeps sensitive data out of public models.

Innovation without new exposure

Phase 2 · Govern & Protect

M3

Regulatory Risk & CTEM Map what applies to you and swap annual audits for continuous exposure management.

Audit- and insurer-ready evidence

M4

The Human Firewall MFA, least privilege, and a blame-free reporting culture across your team.

A hardened human layer

Phase 3 · Act & Lead

M5

Your Three Moves Convert the session into three high-payoff moves with owners, dates, and measures.

A plan you own by Monday

M6

The First Hour Lead the first hour: command, communication, containment, and the clocks.

A rehearsed crisis response

Date

Thursday, October 8, 2026

Time

9:00 AM–4:00 PM ET, live and in person

Venue

Atlanta Tech Park 107 Technology Parkway NW, Peachtree Corners, GA 30092

Credential

6 CPE + Certificate

Capacity
60 seats

$599 per seat

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Secure checkout on PayPal. Pay with PayPal or card, and choose your number of seats at checkout.

What Your Seat Includes

  • Seven hours of live, in-person instructor-led training
  • The 25-Point Cybersecurity & AI Readiness Checklist, built as your board-ready takeaway
  • 6 CPE credits and a Certificate of Completion
  • Printed student workbook
  • Networking lunch
  • 30-day access to all session materials
Who Should Be in the Room
Built for the leaders who carry cyber and AI risk without a full security team behind them: owners, CEOs, CFOs, COOs, IT and operations directors, federal contractors and subcontractors, board members, and nonprofit trustees.
2-Day Executive Masterclass

CTEM & Enterprise Risk Reduction

Continuous Threat Exposure Management, a two-day executive working session.

Your scanner is not reducing your risk

Most organizations spend heavily on vulnerability management and still cannot answer the only question that matters at the board level: has our risk actually gone down? Meanwhile the exposure that causes the breach was never scanned, never prioritized, or never confirmed reachable. Unmanaged SaaS, forgotten cloud accounts, standing privilege, and third-party access paths sit outside the program entirely. Continuous Threat Exposure Management closes that gap. It replaces volume reporting with evidence: which exposures are genuinely reachable, genuinely exploitable, and connected to something the business cannot afford to lose.

What these two days are built to do

Not a webinar and not a tool demonstration. It is a hands-on working session for the people who allocate the budget, sign the risk acceptance, and answer to the board. You will leave with a ratified scope, a prioritization model, a validation plan, named exposure owners, and a 90-day roadmap you can present to your executive committee. Three times across the two days you will brief a partner playing your most difficult stakeholder. Your first briefing on exposure risk should not be the first time you brief the board.

What you will work through

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The Speed Gap Why vulnerability management broke structurally, and how AI compressed the attacker’s clock.

02

Scoping What Matters Scope the program around crown-jewel data, revenue systems, and mission-critical operations, not IP ranges.

02

Discovering the Attack Surface See the whole surface: external, identity, cloud, SaaS, AI, and third-party access paths.

02

Prioritization Beyond CVSS Rank by exploitability, reachability, and business impact instead of severity score.

02

Validation & Control Efficacy Prove the controls you already bought stop the attack paths that matter.

02

Mobilization & Accountability Name exposure owners, set SLAs by risk tier, and time-box every exception.

02

Board Reporting & Your 90-Day Plan Report exposure trend in business terms and leave with a roadmap you own.

Every module ends with something written down and assigned, not a slide you photograph and forget.

Built for Washington

Every CTEM phase maps to policy that already requires it: CISA BOD 22-01, 23-01 and 23-02, FISMA, NIST SP 800-137, OMB M-22-09, FedRAMP, 800-171, and CMMC. Vendor-neutral throughout.

Date

Tuesday–Wednesday, January 12–13, 2027

Time

9:00 AM–5:00 PM, doors 8:30, in person

Venue

Washington, DC, venue to be announced

Credential

14 CPE + Certificate
Capacity
40 seats

$1,495 per seat

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What Is Included
  • Fourteen hours of live, in-person instructor-led training across two days
  • The CTEM Program Toolkit: scoping worksheet, prioritization matrix, validation plan, accountability RACI, and board reporting template
  • 14 CPE credits and a Certificate of Completion
  • Printed student workbook
  • Networking lunch both days
  • 30-day access to all materials plus instructor follow-up
Is This Built for You?
Built for leaders accountable for exposure risk: CISOs and security directors, vulnerability and exposure management leads, CIOs and CTOs, risk and GRC executives, federal agency and contractor security leadership, and board members.
Executive Sessions

Private Sessions for Boards and Senior Leaders

Executives want clear insight and honest answers to hard questions. Dewayne delivers both in his executive sessions and private masterclasses.

These smaller settings allow deeper content than a traditional keynote and a conversational format that experienced leaders appreciate. Dewayne’s executive sessions can serve a senior leadership team, a board of directors, or CEO and CISO gatherings, where candid insight and proven strategy deliver the value seasoned leaders expect.

Senior Leadership Teams

Align the C-suite on cyber risk, AI adoption, and what the security program must deliver this year.

Boards of Directors

Give directors the questions to ask, the answers to expect, and a clear view of the organization’s exposure.

CEO & CISO Gatherings

Candid insight and proven strategy for summits and retreats where experienced leaders expect real value.

Executive sessions built on must-know insight, frameworks, and strategy

Dewayne designs these sessions for smaller groups, with more depth and interaction tailored to the responsibilities and priorities of the people in the room. In the longer formats, he works closely with your senior leaders on their most urgent security decisions.

30 min

Insight Session

The must-know risks and decisions for your leaders, delivered at the top of a meeting or retreat.

90 min

Executive Briefing

Deeper insight and discussion on one priority, with time for your leaders’ toughest questions.

Half day

Private Masterclass

The must-know risks and decisions for your leaders, delivered at the top of a meeting or retreat.

Customized to Your Priorities

Each session is customized to your audience, meeting, areas of focus, and strategic priorities.

AI risk & secure adoption

Exposure management

Cyber readiness & board reporting

Security culture that holds under pressure

Plan a session for your leaders

Dewayne has advised leaders at the Department of Veterans Affairs, the U.S. Army, Duke Energy, PwC, Kaiser Permanente, and Wells Fargo, and has spoken at the National Cybersecurity Summit and the GDS Group Security North America Summit. Every engagement begins with a planning call, so his message, depth, and style of interaction match your vision.

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Books by Dewayne Hart

You Can Also Buy Dewayne's Books

Keep the insight working after the session ends. Cybersecurity Leadership, The Cybersecurity Mindset, and CISSP Practice Questions & Explanations give leaders and practitioners the mindset, the leadership, and the credential. Bulk orders are available to give every attendee the same playbook.

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Questions

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How do I register?

Select See More on any masterclass, then Register Now with PayPal. Choose your number of seats and complete payment on PayPal. Your PayPal receipt is your registration confirmation, and class details will follow by email.
PayPal checkout lets you pay with your PayPal balance or a debit or credit card.

Yes. Group seats for leadership teams are available. You can choose multiple seats at PayPal checkout, then email attendee names to dewaynehart@dewaynehart.com. For group rates or to pay by invoice, email dewaynehart@dewaynehart.com or call (470) 409-8316.

Yes. AI & Cybersecurity Before the Attack awards 6 CPE credits, and CTEM & Enterprise Risk Reduction awards 14 CPE credits. Both include a Certificate of Completion.
Email dewaynehart@dewaynehart.com before the class. You can also transfer your seat to a colleague at no cost.
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