Austin Clark is the Enterprise Security Architect at the Department of Transportation (DOT), bringing 15 years of dedicated government civilian service to his role. He's currently spearheading critical cybersecurity initiatives, including enterprise logging, phishing-resistant MFA, zero trust architecture, and SASE, fortifying the DOT's digital defenses. Before his tenure at the DOT, Austin served as a Defensive Cyber Branch Chief for the Department of the Army. Beyond his civilian contributions, he is also a Warrant Officer in the Army Reserve's cyber branch. Academically accomplished, Austin holds an MS in Information Security Engineering from SANS and a suite of industry certifications.