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Security Gate
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Dr. Yawo O. Kondo, DIT
Executive Cybersecurity & Risk Advisor
Digital Trust
Cyber Resilience
Global Development
I advise leaders and organizations on cybersecurity strategy, digital trust, cyber resilience, governance, risk, and secure digital transformation — with a growing focus on developing and emerging economies.
Helping leaders, institutions, and developing economies understand cyber risk, strengthen digital resilience, and build sustainable cybersecurity capability.
DIT
MSIT
MSHIA
CISM
CCSK
My Journey
From Cybersecurity to Global Development
My professional journey has always been broader than technology.
My academic path began in International Studies, continued through Health Informatics and Strategic Leadership in Information Technology, and ultimately led to a Doctor of Information Technology degree focused on cybersecurity strategies for nonprofit organizations.
Today, I view cybersecurity not simply as a technology problem, but as an essential component of economic development, institutional resilience, public trust, healthcare, financial systems, education, and digital transformation.
This perspective informs my work with organizations and leaders seeking to build secure and sustainable digital environments.
A multidisciplinary foundation for cybersecurity, digital trust, and global development.
01
International Perspective
International Studies — understanding global systems, policy, economics, and international relations.
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Health & Human Services
Health Informatics — understanding health systems, data, and information protection.
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Technology Leadership
Strategic IT Leadership — understanding technology transformation and organizational leadership.
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Cybersecurity
Doctor of Information Technology — cybersecurity, information assurance, and organizational risk.
05
Global Cybersecurity Leadership
Cybersecurity → Digital Trust → Resilience → Development.
Areas of Expertise
Executive Cybersecurity & Risk
Advisory grounded in strategy and governance — with the technical depth behind it.
Cybersecurity Strategy
Enterprise and institutional cybersecurity roadmaps, executive advisory, and risk governance.
Digital Trust
Data protection, identity, privacy, and secure digital services.
Cyber Resilience
Incident readiness, business resilience, and critical infrastructure protection.
GRC
NIST, RMF, FISMA, FedRAMP, HIPAA, PCI DSS, ISO 27001.
Cloud Security
AWS, Azure, cloud governance, and secure architecture.
Cyber Risk Forecasting
Identifying emerging cyber and technology risks before they become institutional problems.
Global Development & Digital Trust
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Cybersecurity as Development Infrastructure
Developing economies are rapidly digitizing government, finance, healthcare, education, telecommunications, and public services. The security and resilience of these systems increasingly determine economic opportunity, institutional trust, and national resilience.
My work focuses on helping leaders understand and address cybersecurity risks associated with digital transformation.
Digital Trust
Building confidence in digital government, digital services, data, identity, and transactions.
Cyber Resilience
Helping institutions anticipate, withstand, recover from, and adapt to cyber disruption.
Cybersecurity Capacity
Developing people, processes, governance, and institutional capability.
Risk Forecasting
Identifying emerging cyber and technology risks before they become major institutional problems.
Research, Publications & Thought Leadership
Research & Thought Leadership
Featured Research
E-Governance and Hidden Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities in West African Critical Infrastructure
Examining cybersecurity risks at the intersection of digital government, critical infrastructure, and development in Togo, Côte d'Ivoire, and Benin.
Cybersecurity
Cyber risk, cybersecurity strategy, vulnerability management, AI.
Africa & Development
African cybersecurity, geopolitics, development, governance.
Technology & Society
AI, digital transformation, technology policy.
Academic Research
Doctoral and peer-reviewed work.
Latest publications
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Books & Publications
Books & Publications
Executive and practitioner titles on cybersecurity strategy, governance, and risk.
Book
The ISSO Field Guide
A working handbook for Information System Security Officers navigating authorization, compliance and day-to-day risk decisions.
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The Big Lies About Cybersecurity
Challenging the assumptions leaders inherit about cyber risk — and what to believe instead when the stakes are institutional.
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Speaking & Executive Advisory
Speaking & Executive Advisory
Available for conferences, executive forums, universities, and professional events — and for direct advisory engagement with leadership teams.
Speaking topics
Cybersecurity & Digital Development
Digital Trust in Emerging Economies
Cyber Resilience
Cyber Risk Forecasting
AI & Cybersecurity
Zero Trust for Government & Enterprise
Cybersecurity Governance
Financial-Sector Cyber Resilience
Cybersecurity Workforce Development
Cybersecurity for Nonprofits
Secure Digital Transformation
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Lausey Advisory Firm
For organizational cybersecurity advisory, GRC, vulnerability management, cloud security, Zero Trust, FedRAMP/RMF, incident readiness, and cybersecurity capacity-building services, visit Lausey Advisory Firm.
Executive Cybersecurity Guidance
Measurable Risk Reduction
Sustainable Capability
