Author: J. L. Billingsley

J. L. Billingsley serves on the advisory board of the Cyber Security Forum Initiative. He is the founder of the Military Cyber Professionals Association, an officer in the U.S. Army, and an Information Sciences Ph.D. student with the Naval Postgraduate School. 

From the Winter 2016 Issue

BUREAUCRATIZING INNOVATION TO BETTER SECURE CYBERSPACE

Author(s):

J. L. Billingsley, Advisory Board Member, Cyber Security Forum Initiative

For those entrusted with defending the nation against increasing cyberspace-related threats while operating in a fiscally constrained environment, the need to innovate is clear. One way to manage the inherent risk associated with the imbalance between ends and means is to embrace innovation.1 While many in the defense community equate innovation with integrating private sector … Read more

From the Fall 2015 Issue

The Role of Social Networks in Securing Cyberspace: Opportunities and Threats

Author(s):

J. L. Billingsley, Advisory Board Member, Cyber Security Forum Initiative

Many in American society today equate social networks with online communities such as Google+ and LinkedIn. However, social networks have existed since the dawn of man. While the prominence of social networks continues to grow and has proven to be a rich research area, we already know a lot about their characteristics. For those of … Read more