Adam Firestone is Editor-in-Chief of United States Cybersecurity Magazine and brings nearly 30 years of secure systems design experience to the publication.
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 1977, Joey Ramone … Read more
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 two men stood … Read more
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 do identify a … Read more
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 essential information available … Read more
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” that equate to … Read more
Hello, Cybersecurity is an interesting word. It’s often referred to as an “industry,” yet the word evokes imagery not of a factory or a production line but of hyperintellectual technologists tackling mindbogglingly complex technical challenges, … Read more
Hello, Imagine a world where a single factory produced 55% of the planet’s food supply and almost all of the nutritious foods that are required for children to develop into, and remain, vigorous, healthy, and … Read more
Hello, In 1813, Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, reporting on American success in the Battle of Lake Erie, sent the famous line to General William Henry Harrison: “We have met the enemy and they are ours.” … Read more
Hello, We’re in the midst of a national security crisis of epic proportions. It’s not due to the economy, although it will impact the economy. It has little to do with the ongoing conflict in … Read more
Hello, As long as I’m being honest, I might as well get this one off my chest: Not only am I an unrepentant 80s metal-head, and one who’s convinced that music has only gone downhill … Read more
