Adam Firestone is Editor-in-Chief of United States Cybersecurity Magazine and brings nearly 30 years of secure systems design experience to the publication.
In 1889, the New York publisher John Wiley & Sons published an obscure scientific piece by Daniel S. Troy titled The Cosmic Law of Thermal Repulsion: An Essay Suggested by the Projection of a Comet’s … Read more
Hello, It is time to take off the polarized cyberglasses, America, because what we choose not to see can kill us. The language of cybersecurity is laced with modal verbs and their auxiliaries such as … Read more
This is the second part of a two-part article exploring the history of pre-computer cryptography. Part 1 focused on the period from the birth of cryptography some 4,000 years ago to the development of early … Read more
Hello, If you haven’t seen the Beatles’ 1968 animated masterpiece Yellow Submarine, you’re missing out on one of the great treasures of 20th-century cinema. There’s a scene in which Ringo and George are discussing George’s … Read more
This is the first part of a two-part article exploring the history of pre-computer cryptography. Part 1 will focus on the period from the birth of cryptography some 4,000 years ago to the development of … Read more
Hello, It’s tempting to think of cybersecurity as an epic battle for control of global electronic resources, something waged between titans of technology, hidden armies of malicious actors and valiant defenders racing against the clock. … Read more
In the previous article in the United States Cybersecurity Magazine, Volume 5, Number 16 titled “Opting in to Cyber Vulnerability”, we examined the broad, “opt-in” nature of information insecurity in the United States. This article … Read more
Signal Sciences develops a web protection platform that provides comprehensive threat protection and security visibility for web applications, microservices, and APIs on any platform. To answer some pertinent questions for our readers about emerging trends … Read more
Hello, On October 4th, 1957, the Soviet Union launched the world’s first man-made earth satellite, Sputnik 1. The American public was shocked by what appeared to be a triumph of Soviet engineering, and further dismayed … Read more
Weak Nations, Asymmetric Warfare and Power Projection America’s rivals routinely employ offensive cyber operations to influence American actions and policy. Despite claims made by pundits and the press, these are not powerful countries, and their … Read more
