Biography:
Gus Hanna, PhD, is an industry-recognized cybersecurity and compliance leader with over 25 years of experience securing highly regulated environments across healthcare, government, and critical infrastructure. He has served in senior cybersecurity architecture, virtual CISO, and advisory roles for healthcare providers, medical device manufacturers, SaaS platforms, and public-sector organizations, leading HIPAA, HITRUST, FedRAMP, and NIST 800-53 compliance initiatives from design through audit. Dr. Hanna brings deep, hands-on expertise in HIPAA Security and Privacy Rule implementation, including risk assessments, access controls, incident response, breach handling, third-party risk management, and cloud security for ePHI in AWS and hybrid environments. He has led security architecture and compliance programs supporting hospitals, clinical systems, medical imaging platforms, telehealth solutions, and regulated healthcare data platforms. In addition to his industry leadership, Dr. Hanna is a university professor teaching graduate and undergraduate courses in cybersecurity, cloud security, incident response, and secure software engineering. He is a frequent conference speaker and panelist, including keynote presentations on AI, cloud security, and regulatory compliance. His ability to translate complex regulatory requirements into practical, operational guidance makes his sessions highly actionable for both technical and executive audiences.
