Author: Connie Uthoff

Connie Uthoff

Connie Peterson Uthoff is the Program Director for the Cybersecurity Strategy and Information Management Master’s Program at the College of Professional Studies at The George Washington University. She instructs in the program and has written and lectured extensively in areas of cybersecurity. She has participated in and led cyber tabletop exercises in the U.S and Europe.

Ms. Uthoff recently wrote Cyber Intelligence: Actors, Policies, and PracticesThe George Washington University

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From the Winter 2024 Issue

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Russia and ‘The New Norm’

Author(s):

Connie Uthoff, Program Director, Cybersecurity Strategy and Information Management (CSIM) Program, The George Washington University College of Professional Studies

In July 2018, Special Counsel Robert Mueller charged thirteen Russians and three Russian organizations with conspiracy to defraud the United States by interfering with United States elections and political processes, wire fraud, and bank fraud.

Robots and Cybersecurity
From the Spring 2023 Issue

Robots and Cybersecurity

Author(s):

Connie Uthoff, Program Director, Cybersecurity Strategy and Information Management (CSIM) Program, The George Washington University College of Professional Studies

The global market for industrial robots has been increasing steadily since 2020 and is expected to reach 104.65 billion dollars in 2023 (Statista, n.d.). Though concepts related to robotics and automated tools have their roots … Read more

From the Summer 2022 Issue

Zero Trust and Cryptanalytically Relevant Quantum Computers

Author(s):

Connie Uthoff, Program Director, Cybersecurity Strategy and Information Management (CSIM) Program, The George Washington University College of Professional Studies

Over the past decade, due to the increase of sophisticated cyber threats and the success of malicious cyber threat actors, it has become increasingly clear that perimeter based cyber defenses have not been effective enough … Read more

The Fourth Industrial Revolution: Securing the Future
From the Fall 2021 Issue

The Fourth Industrial Revolution: Securing the Future

Author(s):

Connie Uthoff, Program Director, Cybersecurity Strategy and Information Management (CSIM) Program, The George Washington University College of Professional Studies

In 2016, in his book The Fourth Industrial Revolution, Klaus Schwab, Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum, suggested that we have entered into a fourth industrial revolution, one defined by emerging technologies where physical and … Read more

COVID-19-and cybersecurity
From the Fall 2020 Issue

COVID-19 and Cybersecurity

Author(s):

Connie Uthoff, Program Director, Cybersecurity Strategy and Information Management (CSIM) Program, The George Washington University College of Professional Studies

On January 31, 2020, the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) declared COVID-19 a public health emergency.[1] As the virus spread around the globe, cybercriminals quickly exploited the crisis for commercial gain. In the … Read more

From the Fall 2016 Issue

Signals and Noise: Examining Flaws in SS7

Author(s):

Connie Uthoff, Program Director, Cybersecurity Strategy and Information Management (CSIM) Program, The George Washington University College of Professional Studies

In mid-August of 2016, a hacker referred to as “Guccifer 2.0” allegedly released documents stolen from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), including the personal cell phone numbers and email addresses of nearly all Democrats … Read more

From the Spring 2016 Issue

Technology and the Tension between Security and Privacy

Author(s):

Connie Uthoff, Program Director, Cybersecurity Strategy and Information Management (CSIM) Program, The George Washington University College of Professional Studies

At the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) Champions of Freedom event in June 2015, Apple CEO Tim Cook stated, “Like many of you, we at Apple reject the idea that our customers should have to … Read more

From the Fall 2015 Issue

Cybersecurity and Leadership: A Changing Landscape

Author(s):

Connie Uthoff, Program Director, Cybersecurity Strategy and Information Management (CSIM) Program, The George Washington University College of Professional Studies

Within the past few years the increase of cyber-attacks in both severity and quantity has introduced risks that impact board members and CEOs more directly than ever before. Previously, the boardroom was not a place … Read more