Adam Firestone is Editor-in-Chief of United States Cybersecurity Magazine and brings nearly 30 years of secure systems design experience to the publication.
Cybersecurity in the United States has always been more than a technical discipline. It is a civic discipline, a national responsibility, and a cultural commitment. When we speak of protecting networks, data,
Hello, October brings with it National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, a yearly pause where the cybersecurity community recommits to basic principles and takes stock of the big picture. It’s a welcome ritual that
Hello, There’s a certain thrill in watching Zero Trust Architecture march to center stage in the cybersecurity world. Like a freshly knighted squire, it brandishes its motto— “never trust, always verify” like
Hello, It’s easy to get caught up in the chivalric vision of cybersecurity; it’s one that pervades the industry and has for…oh, well, ever. More than a decade ago I attended a
Hello, I’m writing this letter four days after the attempted assassination of an American presidential candidate. Perhaps I shouldn’t be surprised, but political violence in America still shocks me. That being said,
Hello, I have a well-researched theory that (OK, well-researched by me, and since this is my column…you get the picture) that most cybersecurity wisdom stems from 1970’s punk rock. For example, in
The general sat back in her high-backed executive office chair and surveyed the network operations center. A half-dozen engineers focused intently on the large curved high-definition displays in front of them and
Hello, Over the last several decades the terms information security and cybersecurity have become conflated to the extent that they’re used interchangeably. Information security is cybersecurity is information security. For sources that
History defines who we are and informs how Americans chart the nation’s future. It underpins representative government. Increasingly, historical records and documents are being converted to digital formats. This promises to make
Hello, It’s easy to think of cybersecurity as a coldly logical space where the deterministic management of machines and software creates a binary reality. Do the right thing (for values of “right”
