Issue: Fall 2022

From the Fall 2022 Issue

Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Optimize IT Ops

Author(s):

Chris Hitchcock, Senior Associate, KPMG

Epiphany Smith, Senior Associate, KPMG

Sallie Sweeney, Director/Tech Enablement, KPMG

Leveraging Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is all around us. Smartphones, navigational software, and online shopping have become part of the foundation for conducting our day to day lives. Artificial Intelligence is already embedded, to some degree, across most of these modern technology platforms. At its core, Artificial Intelligence is the development of computer systems to perform tasks … Read more

From the Fall 2022 Issue

AI-Enabled Cyber Operations

Author(s):

Dr. Scott Jasper, Senior Lecturer, Captain, U.S. Navy, Retired, Naval Postgraduate School

AI-Enabled Cyber Operations

Strategists Daniel Araya and Rodrigo Nieto-Gomez proclaim that Artificial Intelligence (AI) has evolved into a “powerful driver of social transformation,” manifested by Machine Learning (ML) in a wide range of mainstream commercial applications.[1]  As renown entrepreneur Steve Blank explains, AI solves problems, makes decisions, and performs tasks that “traditionally require humans to do.”[2]  ML is … Read more

From the Fall 2022 Issue

Auric Goldfinger and the Rise of Privacy Enhancing Technologies

Author(s):

David W. Archer, PhD, Principal Scientist, Niobium Microsystems and Galois, Inc.

David Archer - PETs Feature

“Mr. Bond, they have a saying in Chicago: ‘Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it’s enemy action’.” Goldfinger’s not wrong: When the same topic comes up three times in short succession from seemingly independent sources, something is going on. That’s currently the case with the positive, friendly action of the U.S. Government’s … Read more

From the Fall 2022 Issue

Unlocking Innovation – Integrating ISR and Cyber Capabilities

Author(s):

Dr. David Tyler, Vice President, C5ISR & Identity Solutions, Parsons

Ryan Gabriele, Senior Vice President, CTO of Defense and Intelligence, Parsons

Parsons - Unlocking Innovation- ISR

We often hear at DoD conferences, industry days, and news feeds the question, “How do we inject more innovation into DoD capability development?” Often, the response is collaboration or innovation; however, this isn’t a clear answer because terms such as “innovation” are ambiguous concepts themselves. There are many ways to define “innovation” for the DoD, … Read more

From the Fall 2022 Issue

The Growing Need for Continuous Monitoring of Your Digital Assets

Author(s):

Darren Craig, CEO, RiskXchange

continuous-monitoring-digital-assets

In today’s fast-paced economic landscape, organizations have little choice but to implement a growing number of digital solutions to keep up with the competition. Unfortunately, this technological innovation comes at a price as it leaves them increasingly vulnerable to a larger variety of cyber threats. As an organization’s IT infrastructure expands, so does its attack … Read more

From the Fall 2022 Issue

AppSec Should Focus on Providing Clarity for Engineers

Author(s):

Dustin Lehr, Director of Application Security, Fivetran

AppSec - Fivetran

The world of software development is relying more on real-time data every day, creating new opportunities for bad actors to infiltrate a network. The growth of online data is providing up-to-date intelligence and operational awareness, but also highlights the need for improved AppSec awareness across the United States.  It’s often a challenge to ensure software … Read more

From the Fall 2022 Issue

Are You Prepared to Meet the CMMC Guidelines? Advice on How to Ready Your Organization

Author(s):

Guy M. Bilyou, Cybersecurity Lead / ArCybr Lead Assessor, ArCybr

ArCybr-CMMC

CMMC. If you work as a U.S. defense contractor, chances are you have heard this term thrown around since 2019. While the COVID-19 pandemic, changes in DoD leadership, and content revisions delayed roll-out of the CMMC program, it will be back on track for implementation by late 2023.  But what is CMMC? Are you ready … Read more