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From the Summer 2021 Issue

Who is Helping Cybercrime Victims?

Author(s):

Kristin Judge, CEO/President , Cybercrime Support Network

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Cybercrime is the fastest growing crime in America and has created an economic crisis. Imagine the financial impact on communities when $420 billion is lost every year. Imagine the emotional impact on the millions of kids cyberbullied and lured away by online predators, or seniors drained of their retirement savings. Think about what happens to … Read more

From the Summer 2021 Issue

Developing Gamification and E-sports for Space and Cybersecurity Skills Development

Author(s):

-William J. "Bill" Britton, Vice President of Information Technology and Chief Information Officer, California Polytechnic State University

Danielle Borrelli, Operations Coordinator & Program Lead for the Trafficking Investigations Hub , California Cybersecurity Institute

Developing Gamification

Last year, the United States saw a record high number of cyber-attacks impacting businesses, government entities, and individuals. Sophisticated threat actors continue to produce and enhance attacks that cripple critical infrastructure, with SolarWinds being the latest example. According to IDG Research Services, 80% of senior IT and IT security leaders believe their organizations are not … Read more

From the Fall 2021 Issue

Wind River

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From the Summer 2021 Issue

Mobile Endpoint Security: How Secure is Your Organization Against Mobile Threats in the Remote Work Era?

Author(s):

Abitha Devi R, Product Specialist, ManageEngine

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Over a year ago, workforces across the globe were required to work from home to ensure their safety during the pandemic. This meant that IT administrators spent a majority of 2020 trying to figure out the best way to connect a distributed workforce while maintaining the overall security of their organization’s network. The organizations that … Read more

From the Summer 2021 Issue

A Supply Chain Cybersecurity Maturity Model for 2021

Author(s):

-Mike Kelly, CEO, ProcessBolt

Dan Gardner, COO, ProcessBolt

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The SolarWinds Sunburst hack made it painfully clear that supply chain cybersecurity threats are extremely dangerous. Perhaps the most alarming fact is that SolarWinds’ stock price dropped 40% in seven days after the breach became public. The price drop was not so much about SolarWinds being hacked. It reflected the anticipated damage to customer relationships … Read more

From the Spring 2021 Issue

From the Publisher

Author(s):

Karen Austin, CEO, United States Cybersecurity Magazine

Greetings, Welcome to the Spring 2021 issue of the United States Cybersecurity Magazine!   As always, we’d like to take a moment to thank our supporters, members, sponsors, contributors and everyone else who makes the magazine possible.  All of us here at the United States Cybersecurity Magazine remain committed to bringing you, our readers, the … Read more

From the Spring 2021 Issue

From the Editor-in-Chief

Author(s):

Adam Firestone, Editor-in-Chief , United States Cybersecurity Magazine

Hello, I had an interesting conversation not too long ago with a well-respected Washington, DC think tank’s cybersecurity duumvirate.  Apologies ahead of time for my use of asides to you, the audience.  But what’s cybersecurity if one can’t get a little Shakespearian from time to time?  Hint – my asides are in italics. And, while … Read more

From the Spring 2021 Issue

Addressing Skills and the Gender Gap in Cybersecurity

Author(s):

Carmen Marsh, President and CEO, United Cybersecurity Alliance

Addressing the Skills & Gender Gap in Cybersecurity

There are not enough women being properly trained to meet the demand for skilled cybersecurity professionals; therefore, not enough women filling open positions in the cybersecurity field. Even though there has been an uptick in the number of women in cybersecurity, we are still far from having the gender balance needed. Mindset diversity is extremely … Read more

From the Spring 2021 Issue

Diversity and Inclusion in Cybersecurity and Technology

Author(s):

Bob Fabien Zinga, Head of Information Security , Directly, Inc. & U.S. Navy Reserve

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The technology workforce should be as diverse as our nation. Diversity is the strength of the United States of America. The national motto, “E Pluribus Unum,” is translated “out of many, one.” In America, people are one nation out of many nationalities. When diversity is represented in hiring practices, organizations become stronger and more resilient. … Read more

From the Spring 2021 Issue

The Key is Under the Mat, and We Left the Lights On

Author(s):

Scott Smurthwaite, PhD, Information System Security Engineer , mangoLabs

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Russian Hackers On December 8, 2020, when FireEye CEO, Kevin Mandia, announced in his company blog that a highly sophisticated state-sponsored adversary stole FireEye’s ‘Red Team’ tools1, it was a harbinger for the storm we would eventually know as, The SolarWinds Hack. The following week, when FireEye announced that they had identified a global campaign … Read more