An accomplished, enthusiastic, award-winning technology leader with over 30 years of software development, cybersecurity, and project management experience. Dave is a committed lifelong learner earning many leading certifications including CISSP, CISA, CISM, CCSP, CSSLP, Security+, Network+, MS Azure Fundamentals, PMP, PMI-ACP, PMI-PBA, PSM 1, PSD 1, and ITIL Foundation V3. He earned a BS in Information Systems from NKU and has written or contributed to 12 technology books, written more than 100 technology related articles and has been quoted in publications including The Wall Street Journal, Money, MSNBC, Salon, Reader’s Digest, MSN, Daily Mail, Business Insider, The Street, Yahoo!Money, The Ladders, Dice.com, InfoWorld, ComputerWorld, CIO, CSO, CIO Update, Search CIO, Recorded Future, Digital Trends, Tech Beacon, CyberNews, Lifewire and GearBrain. https://davehatter.substack.com/p/dave-hatters-published-articles?r=vxw88
Dave is a regular media subject matter expert and can be heard every Friday morning at 6:30 AM on 55KRC’s “Tech Friday”, twice monthly on Simply Money on 55KRC, and seen every Monday on “Cyber Monday” on WTVG (13ABC) at 5:45 AM and “Tech Support” at 9 AM. Tech Friday has been named a Million Podcast Top 100 Cyber Security podcast, we're #39 on the Best 100 Hacker Podcasts. Join us every Friday at 6:30 AM on 55KRC or online. He is a regular guest on WXIX (FOX19), Local 12 (WKRC-TV), 700WLW and “City Talk” on TBNK. He has appeared more than 3,000 media interviews across the country including Fox News, CNN, MSN, NPR, Bloomberg Financial, SiruisXM, NewsNation, LocalNewsLive, Motley Fool Money, WCPO, WVXU, KVOA, 840 WHAS, WSMN and Spectrum News 1. He has also testified as cybersecurity expert before House and Senate committees at the Kentucky Legislature. https://davehatter.substack.com/p/dave-hatter-media-appearances?r=vxw88
Dave has delivered hundreds of educational seminars for organizations including ISC2, ISACA, itSMF, ConnectWise, Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber of Commerce, Greater Cincinnati Better Business Bureau, Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, Cincinnati AMA, PMI Southwest Ohio, Dayton/Miami Valley, PMI Central Ohio, The Circuit, Technology First, The Goering Center, The Kentucky League of Cities, Northern Kentucky University, the Ohio Cyber Range Institute, The Ohio Information Security Forum and the ISACA Cincinnati Chapter. https://davehatter.substack.com/p/dave-hatter-speaking-engagements?r=vxw88
Dave has educated over 1,100 students as an adjunct instructor at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College in a variety of software engineering and IT related courses. He has also taught at the University of Cincinnati and Gateway Community and Technical College, and he is the author of the Infosec Institute NIST 800-171 and the Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional Learning Paths.
Dave is committed to community service and has served as Mayor of Fort Wright, Kentucky since 2015 after serving eight terms on the Fort Wright City Council. He has also served on boards including the NKY Chamber of Commerce, the Cincinnati BBB, The Council of BBBs, PMI Southwest Ohio Chapter, NKU Alumni Council and Parish Kitchen. He is a member of Infragard, MS-ISAC, The NKU Business Informatics Advisory Council, The Cincinnati State Center for Innovative Technologies Advisory Committee, and the Gateway College of Information Technology Advisory Committee.
Dave is a graduate of Leadership Cincinnati, Leadership Kentucky, Leadership Northern Kentucky, and a member of the Cincinnati Business Courier’s “Forty Under 40”, Class of 2003. He was inducted into the Kentucky Veteran’s Hall of Fame in 2025, named the Kentucky League of Cities 2020 Elected Official of the Year, 2006 NKU College of Informatics Outstanding Alumnus, 1997 NKU Young Alumnus, a comSpark 2018 Rising Tech Star and he earned The Circuit’s 2021 Community Award.
Dave is currently an employee owner and Cybersecurity Consultant at Intrust IT.