Derek Kernus

Derek Kernus, Director of Cybersecurity Operations, leads a team of cybersecurity professionals focused on helping federal contractors and other businesses build or remediate their information management programs to meet cybersecurity compliance requirements. In his role, he seeks to identify emerging technologies to enhance his client’s cybersecurity posture, improve DTS’ use of technology solutions, and owns the company’s compliance requirements. His insights benefit clients needing process improvement, technology transformation, and fractional CIO support. Mr. Kernus has a strong background in IT and Cybersecurity as well as government compliance. He has led projects involving various information security compliance requirements, the evaluation of custom applications for a Federal ATO, and also helped a state create the first framework to evaluate the security of electronic voting applications and the vendors’ development platforms. He and his team also evaluated the responses to the state’s RFP for an electronic voting platform for the 2022 mid-term elections. He holds a Master of Business Administration from William and Mary’s School of Business, and Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) certifications from ISC2.