Shawnee Delaney
Areas of Expertise
Shawnee is available for training, consulting and speaking engagements, with notable expertise in the following areas:
- Cybersecurity, technology
- Intelligence, clandestine operations
- Crime, investigation
- Inspiring, motivating
- Leadership, strategy, vision
- Political issues, foreign affairs
- Security, counterterrorism
- Risk assessment and management
- Women in tech
Shawnee Delaney spent nearly a decade with the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) as a decorated Clandestine Services Officer conducting Human Intelligence (HUMINT) operations all over the world. She served four combat zone tours in Iraq and Afghanistan as a Case Officer and Detachment Chief, and served as a Supervisory Branch Chief in Europe.
After leaving DIA, Shawnee supported the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in the protection of U.S. critical infrastructure and industrial control systems for the Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team (ICS-CERT).
Shawnee has built Insider Threat programs for major Fortune 500 companies. She holds an M.A. in International Policy Studies with a Specialization in Counter-Terrorism and Counter-Proliferation, a M.S. in Cyber Security, and is currently in the process of obtaining her third Masters in Industrial-Organizational Psychology.
She has written articles and been cited on the subject of insider threat in publications such as the Cipher Brief, Fox Business, Yahoo Finance, Business Insider, the Hill, and the Financial Times, among other international periodicals. Shawnee is the founder and CEO of Vaillance Group.
Presentation Examples
- Beyond Firewalls: Understanding Human Risk in Cybersecurity
- The Art of Espionage: Understanding the Fundamentals of Spycraft
- Inside the Shadows: A Spy's Guide to Understanding Espionage and Protecting Your Organization
- Stealing Innovation: Understanding the Threat of Corporate Espionage and Intellectual Property Theft
- The Hidden Enemy: Detecting and Preventing Insider Threats to Intellectual Property
- From Onboarding to Offboarding: Mastering the Art of Employment Lifecycle Management
- The Invisible Threat: Safeguarding Intellectual Property and Trade Secrets against Malicious Actors
- From Espionage to Entrepreneurship: Lessons Learned as a Spy Turned Business Owner
- The Enemy Within: Navigating the Complexities of Extremism and Insider Threat
- Locked Out: Navigating the Growing Threat of Ransomware Attacks
- The Stress Connection: How Stress Can Create Insider Threats
- Unseen Perils: Navigating the Insider Threat Landscape in a Wireless World
- Unveiling the Intersection of AI (Artificial Intelligence) and Insider Threat
- Digital Wellness: The Art of Maintaining Your Cyber Health
Partnership Examples
- UCL London
- IBM
- Webroot by OpenText
- Harvard Kennedy School
- Wizer
- Professional Insurance Agents
- Infragard
- Future of Cyber Security Europe
- Bytes
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