Joshua Gideon

Joshua A. Gideon is a cybersecurity executive, technologist, and author who has spent nearly three decades working at the intersection of digital systems, physical security, and human-centered leadership. His career spans enterprise cybersecurity, executive protection, and teaching personal defense -- experiences that have shaped his unique perspectives on risk, ethics, and the people behind the systems. He is the author of Don't Forget the Humans: Sustainable Progress in the Age of AI, a...See more

Joshua A. Gideon is a cybersecurity executive, technologist, and author who has spent nearly three decades working at the intersection of digital systems, physical security, and human-centered leadership. His career spans enterprise cybersecurity, executive protection, and teaching personal defense -- experiences that have shaped his unique perspectives on risk, ethics, and the people behind the systems. He is the author of Don't Forget the Humans: Sustainable Progress in the Age of AI, a powerful call to design technology that enhances rather than erodes our humanity. Blending professional insight with personal storytelling, the book explores how automation, AI, and systems thinking impact dignity, identity, and trust -- and what we can do about it.Joshua is also the co-author of Praying Safe: The Professional Approach to Protecting Faith Communities (with Grant Cunningham), a respected guide for safety teams in houses of worship. His work in executive protection and field training informs both the tactical and human elements of that book.As founder of House of Gideon Publishing, Joshua supports thought-provoking, purpose-driven projects that challenge conventional thinking in technology, leadership, and personal growth. He continues to write, speak, and mentor with a focus on ethical systems design, resilient leadership, and remembering the humans often lost in the data.He lives and works in Indiana, surrounded by his wife, daughter, and a close-knit extended family. See less