Hector Santiago joined Johns Hopkins Carey Business School in 2018, regularly teaching the Introduction to Cybersecurity course at the Washington, D.C. location and lecturing on occasion at the Baltimore Harbor East location. He is also adjunct faculty at Capitol Technology University.
Santiago currently works for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as a cybersecurity specialist, leaving his previous post at the Department of Homeland Security Intelligence and Analysis Cyber Mission Center as the lead for Data Analytics Programs. He has served the United States in various capacities within the cybersecurity/telecommunications sphere, in and out of military uniform, for over 20 years.
Santiago is a two-time graduate of the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, California, where he studied Russian and then Chinese, and has been a member of MENSA for over 10 years.
Education
- DSc, Cybersecurity/Information Assurance, Capitol Technology University
- MS, Telecommunications and Information Systems Management, Capitol College
- MS, Strategic Intelligence, National Defense Intelligence College
- MBA, Liberty University
- BFA, Illustration and Art, Syracuse University
Research
Selected publications
- Santiago, Hector; PERSPECTIVE: Characterizing Adversarial Capability in Cyberspace Before Taking Action; HSToday.us; 24 April 2018; accessed here
- Santiago, Hector; PERSPECTIVE: The Most Misused Word in Intel and Implications for Cybersecurity; HSToday.us; 28 February 2018; accessed here
- Santiago, Hector; Is an Organization’s Need for a Cyber Army Just an Indicator of Resource Mismanagement; HSToday.us; 4 February 2018; accessed here
- Santiago, Hector; Phase II – Cyber Attribution Using Unclassified Data; 2017 Public‑Private Analytical Exchange Program; 1 September 2017; McLean, VA.
Teaching
Current
- Cybersecurity
Honors and distinctions
- Creator and developer of the DHS PEREGRINE Data Analytics Program
- Co-creator of the DHS DANTE Cybersecurity Database
- Creator of the DHS non-Forensic Attribution Methodology (nFAM)
- Co-developer of the US Department of Commerce Supply Chain Risk Management Program
- Recipient of the ODNI National Intelligence Integration Award, 2013
- Recognized as the USCYBERCOMMAND J2 Intelligence Analyst of the Year, 2012