Author: Scott Smurthwaite, PhD

scott-smurthwaiteScott Smurthwaite, PhD has over 25 years of experience in the technology arena and has implemented secure IT systems for an array of clients including The World Bank, Discovery Communications Inc, and Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC). Currently, Scott works at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as an Information System Security Engineer. He received his doctorate degree in Neuroscience from The American University in Washington, D.C., and has lived within a few miles of the White House for the last 35 years.

From the Spring 2021 Issue

The Key is Under the Mat, and We Left the Lights On

Author(s):

Scott Smurthwaite, PhD, Information System Security Engineer , mangoLabs

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Russian Hackers On December 8, 2020, when FireEye CEO, Kevin Mandia, announced in his company blog that a highly sophisticated state-sponsored adversary stole FireEye’s ‘Red Team’ tools1, it was a harbinger for the storm we would eventually know as, The SolarWinds Hack. The following week, when FireEye announced that they had identified a global campaign … Read more

From the Winter 2018 Issue

Managing Cyber Risk for American Aviation

Author(s):

Scott Smurthwaite, PhD, Information System Security Engineer , mangoLabs

Subba Rao Pasala, System Administrator , Federal Aviation Administration

Thomas Beatty, Program Manager , Federal Aviation Administration

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Chinese Hackers By 2010, it was clear that a persistent threat had infiltrated American public and private sector networks and was stealing sensitive data.  In January of that year, Google stopped offering its search engine in China, citing theft of proprietary code and onerous Chinese censorship.  Google also stated that it, along with more than … Read more