Author: Matthew C. Kurnava

Mr. Matthew Kurnava currently resides in Arlington, VA, working on the National Guard Joint Staff as a government contractor. Mr. Kurnava is a graduate from American Military University with honors, attaining a Master’s degree in Homeland Security and a concentration in Cybersecurity. Mr. Kurnava is a CBRN/ Military Intelligence Officer in the United States Army Reserves and has an accumulation of 14 years of military service. In March, CPT(O3) Kurnava assumed command of the HHC 485th CBRN BN. 

From the Spring 2017 Issue

Tactical, Operational, and Strategic Cyber Attribution: What are they and what does future U.S. policy need to change.

Author(s):

Matthew C. Kurnava, MA Homeland Security/Cybersecurity,

The Growth of Cyber Attacks  Cyber-attacks are growing in frequency and sophistication. The numbers are staggering. The “AT&T Cybersecurity Insights Report” noted a 62% increase in DDoS attacks and a 458% increase in malicious actors attempting to find Internet of Things (IoT) vulnerabilities.1 Dell reported an increase in malware attacks to 8.19 billion with a … Read more

From the Winter 2017 Issue

Attributing Cyber Attacks: The Way Ahead

Author(s):

Matthew C. Kurnava, MA Homeland Security/Cybersecurity,

An Election Hacked? Much attention has been paid to U.S. intelligence community (IC) reports attributing cyber-attacks against the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and the Republican National Committee (RNC) to a foreign government. The reports state that the Russian government stole information from DNC email accounts in order to influence the U.S. presidential election.1 Despite the … Read more