There are some topics that seem to be shrouded with uncertainty and confusion and the “Cloud” is one of those topics. I was talking with a fellow CISO of a Federal Agency a few weeks back and the topic of “cloud migration” came up. Not unexpectedly, my CISO friend expressed that the biggest obstacles to … Read more
Influencing Ethical Behavior by Example Providing education in the area of information security, cybersecurity, and computer and network security poses numerous challenges. First, there is a great deal of information that must be dispensed to the learners. Second, in addition to presenting the necessary background information, there are practical skills that must be shared with … Read more
The benefits of the same software used everywhere has made our systems vulnerable to criminals and nation-state adversaries alike. Background Software is vulnerable to cyber threats due to defects of design, development, and deployment. One of the many challenges posed by current software is balancing security and cost. In most cases the deployment and maintenance … Read more
Greetings, Welcome to the United States Cybersecurity Magazine! The staff at the United States Cybersecurity Magazine would like to thank you for your continued support in providing solutions-oriented information along with the knowledge of the tools and technology needed to combat this cyberterrorism and cybercriminality that is taking place against our citizens and our businesses … Read more
The Internet Age has changed the business environment in the world. For instance, Silicon Valley in California has become the home to many high-tech business giants. New businesses attracted to Silicon Valley have brought high-paying jobs and with the jobs comes tax revenue for the state. With the changeover from a manufacturing economy to a … Read more
Increasingly, every day of every week, of every month, of every year, more business is being conducted online. Federal, state and local government prime contracting, subcontracting and teaming are no exception. In fact, most government contracting opportunities and research is now available online and easily accessible. The key is to know the proper techniques and … Read more
Realtors are asked for their tips on selling homes, chefs are asked for their secret spices, and cops are asked how to get out of speeding tickets. Me? I’m constantly asked what’s most important to increasing the value of someone’s business. 10 years of experience consulting with and valuing government contracting businesses – some that … Read more
Do the current techniques to conduct incident management and response constitute an effective counter threat operation? In today’s threat landscape, chasing down alerts from your SEIM may not be enough to catch the most advanced threats. Today’s Advanced Persistent Threats (APT) link sociological, psychological, and technical tradecraft together to infiltrate the most secure networks, and … Read more
“Corporate America is under attack” has become a more regular headline with media outlets. Such reports often describe the attack and loss, but few explain why it happened and even fewer take the time to describe how not to let it happen. Even organizations focus on the attack, loss, and why the attack happened when … Read more
The Problem One of your most productive engineers has spent the last month working on a deliverable for your biggest client. The final document is over 200 pages and includes complex engineering drawings, schematics of systems and a variety of highly detailed images. He needs to update some figures so that it will be ready … Read more
