From the Spring 2026 Issue

The SolarWinds Supply-Chain Cyberattack: A Case Study in Modern Cyber Espionage

Author(s):

Dr. Diane M. Janosek, Ph.D., Esq., CISSP, CEO, JANOS LLC

Zane Nwator, Cyber Research Intern, Janos LLC

Introduction The SolarWinds cyberattack, publicly disclosed in December 2020, represents one of the most consequential software supply-chain compromises in modern history. By exploiting trusted update mechanisms within SolarWinds’ Orion network management platform, attackers gained covert … Read more

From the Spring 2026 Issue

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Forever Liminal: What Is Stopping Millennials from Becoming the AI-Generating Generation?

Author(s):

Andrew Kowalski, Social-Science Researcher & Digital-Rhetoric Expert, Freelance

“Because of the timeliness of our existence—being born just in time for both the dawn of the twenty-first century and the digital age—we experience technological change in an emotive, engaging, all-encompassing manner. We feel with … Read more

From the Spring 2026 Issue

Stewards of Mission Risk: The Evolving Role of the Authorizing Officials (AO)

Author(s):

Bobbie Stempfley, ,

Dr. Ray A. Letteer, DSc, Former Director, Operations Risk Assessment, Office of the DoD Chief Information Officer Former CISO/Authorizing Official (AO), United States Marine Corps

Henry J. Sienkiewicz, Adjunct Faculty, Former CIO, DISA, Georgetown and George Washington Universities

Introduction In a harsh misrepresentation, organizational Authorizing Officials (AO) are often thought of as an obstacle or simply a bureaucratic signature – a roadblock to progress. Reality intrudes. Reality should intrude. The reality is that … Read more