From the Spring 2026 Issue

From the Publisher

Author(s):

Karen Austin, CEO, United States Cybersecurity Magazine

Greetings, Welcome to the Spring 2026 issue of United States Cybersecurity Magazine. As always, we extend our sincere thanks to our sponsors, contributors, and readers. Your support sustains not just a publication,

From the Spring 2026 Issue

From the Editor-in-Chief

Author(s):

Adam Firestone, Editor-in-Chief , United States Cybersecurity Magazine | SIX3RO

Hello, For years, the cybersecurity community has comforted itself with the belief that cryptographically relevant quantum computers (CRQC) were a distant threat, something on the far horizon, always decades away. That belief

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,