From the Publisher

Greetings!

Welcome to the Fall 2024 issue of the United States Cybersecurity Magazine!  As always, we’d like to take a moment to thank our supporters, members, sponsors, contributors, and everyone else who makes the magazine possible.  All of us here at the United States Cybersecurity Magazine remain committed to bringing you, our readers, the best and most topical cybersecurity information available.

At United States Cybersecurity Magazine, we want to recognize that you are the community that turns problems into solutions, and innovations into products with the potential to make life safer and more secure for all Americans.

All that being said, our industry, possibly more than any other, demands and requires honesty and accountability.  It’s not enough to point a finger at a nation-state bad actor when a compromise or a breach occurs.  The only way we get better as a community is by asking hard questions of ourselves, being transparent about the answers, and openly identifying and admitting to our flaws.

It’s also not enough to invest based on a new company’s ability to attract rock star executives. Every investment dollar poured into a company whose technology or services aren’t real, aren’t believable, aren’t promising, and don’t clearly have the ability to change some part of the cybersecurity landscape is a dollar that’s not going to a company that could potentially move the needle.  Failing to hold every part of the investment chain accountable perpetuates a cycle of cyber-insecurity.

Companies, investors, regulators, analysts, and academics that prioritize accountability demonstrate a commitment to the future of the cybersecurity industry and a prosperous and secure America.  This enhances everyone’s reputation and fosters a culture of trust that reinforces success and innovation.

Accountability requires continuous introspection and learning. Attackers, technologies, and defenses evolve rapidly, with new realities, opportunities, and pitfalls continually emerging.  By acknowledging the limitations of people and technologies as well as their strengths, we are all better equipped to create an American cybersecurity landscape that is continually more effective.

Perhaps most importantly, accountability demands collaboration and knowledge-sharing within the community and the larger American body politic that it serves.  Open and honest dialogue about what goes right, and perhaps more importantly, what goes wrong, allows for collective learning and continuous improvement.  It enables us to collaborate, develop robust frameworks, and exchange insights that lead to continuous improvement.

In conclusion, accountability is not just a good idea but a necessity.

And that’s where you come in.  Success in cybersecurity means being accountable to the people we serve.  Our challenge is to respond to continually expand our knowledge in a way that benefits and advances the entire community and country.  It’s one of the reasons why we at United States Cybersecurity Magazine produce this publication.  There’s so much all of us can do to empower users to work securely.  We can speak.  We can lobby.  We can be loud and clear when things go wrong about what went wrong and how we’re going to fix them.  We owe it to our nation and to our future. 

We includes YOU.  Help us raise awareness about how educating for cybersecurity is an essential component of American prosperity.  Let us showcase your solutions to real problems. 

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The Cybersecurity industry deserves a voice of its own; hence, the United States Cybersecurity Magazine.