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Secure By Design—Next StepsProvided By: AFCEA
Apr 2025Every 11 seconds, a ransomware attack occurs, crippling businesses, delaying critical medical procedures and even threatening national security. Despite decades of advancements in technology, software systems remain shockingly vulnerable. In this white paper prepared by AFCEA;s Cyber Committee, author write that with a global community increasingly dependent on software, we cannot afford to delay moving forward to dramatically improve software quality and robustness. The nation's fundamental standard of living is at risk. Download to read about the research that shows a ...
National Innovation StrategyProvided By: AFCEA
Nov 2024In an effort to reach U.S. entities and the highest levels of government with recommendations for making the United States a top competitor in global innovation, AFCEA International's Cyber Committee developed its National Innovation Strategy (NIS) proposal that addresses challenges and amplifies emerging opportunities for fostering a more robust innovation ecosystem in the United States. The proposal emphasizes the crucial role of innovation in strengthening national security, economic prosperity and societal well-being.
Navigating the Future of Cybersecurity with Artificial IntelligenceProvided By: AFCEA
Oct 2024In a rapidly evolving digital landscape, cybersecurity is no longer solely a concern for the military and private sectors; it is also critically important for civilian government agencies. As cybersecurity threats grow more sophisticated, leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) becomes essential for protecting vital civilian infrastructure and services. This white paper, developed by the AFCEA International Cyber Committee, examines the transformative role of AI in enhancing cybersecurity across all sectors in the United States, and provides a comparative analysis of AI ...
Cybersecurity in the Boardroom: Strategizing the Path for Cyber Professionals to Navigate Governance and Leadership RolesProvided By: AFCEA
Aug 2024The urgency of adopting recommendations to post cyber experts on boards cannot be overstated. As cyber threats continue to evolve in complexity and sophistication, the need for informed and proactive governance in cybersecurity becomes increasingly critical. This white paper, written by members of AFCEA International's Cyber Committee, serves as a call to action for both cyber professionals and corporate boards to collaborate toward a secure, resilient and strategically informed future.
Achieving Zero-Trust Architecture: Culture Eats Strategy For BreakfastProvided By: AFCEA
Jan 2024Zero-trust architecture is often described as more of a cultural challenge than a technical one. "Never trust ... Always verify" is a profound pivot from the current mindset inside the federal government. Unfortunately, as is well documented, the public sector accepts change slowly, which is a problem in this era of rapid technological change. AFCEA's Cyber Committee tackles this topic in this white paper.
Digital Transformation: A Bit More than Automation and TechnologyProvided By: AFCEA
Sep 2023Digital tools have transformed how we live, work and play. Public and private sector organizations are using high tech tools such as artificial intelligence, machine learning and cloud computing to remain competitive in the digital race for enhanced connectivity and capability. Members of AFCEA International's Cyber Committee chose this fascinating topic to explore and collect insights from successful leaders who represent the public and private sectors. In this white paper, authors reviewed their approaches, challenges, failures, lessons learned and successes on their ...
A Cyber Curriculum for a Digital WorkforceProvided By: AFCEA
Sep 2023Cyber is increasingly important in today's digital world. The need for skilled cyber professionals who can protect our digital infrastructure and data from cyber threats has never been greater. However, the demand for professionals far outstrips the supply, and there is a growing skills gap in the cybersecurity workforce. In this white paper written by members of AFCEA International's Cyber Committee, readers get a sample cybersecurity curriculum designed to cover a range of topics and provide students with a comprehensive understanding of cybersecurity.
Next-Generation Cyber: Maximizing Threat Intelligence and Driving Organizational ResiliencyProvided By: AFCEA
Aug 2023As our dependence on technology continues to grow, so does the vulnerability to cyber threats. The threat landscape is rapidly evolving, and it is essential for organizations to adopt measures to mitigate the impact of cyberattacks. Cyber resiliency refers to the ability of an organization to continue operating in the face of cyber incidents. It is a critical aspect of any cybersecurity strategy and involves a combination of preventive and reactive measures. AFCEA's Cyber Committee presents this whitepaper that discusses the key components of next-generation cyber, cybe ...
'Digital Chatter' — The Growing Challenge of Mis/Disinformation Provided By: AFCEA
Mar 2023For most organizations and individuals, cybersecurity has been the online threat dominating focus and attention, prompting a growing awareness of the need to strengthen our collective cyber defenses. As a result, organizations increasingly are investing in improved cyber defenses and individuals are paying more attention to what they download and what they click on. Despite this progress in dealing with online threats, there is a new online threat that promises to be more dangerous. AFCEA's Cyber Committee presents this white paper that details the threat of mis and dis ...
Making the Case for a Federal Bureau of StatisticsProvided By: AFCEA
Jul 2022AFCEA International's Cyber Committee is pleased to present this white paper as part of the members' series of white papers designed to inform an evolving national cybersecurity strategy. This paper, focused on recommendations of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission pertinent to a Bureau of Cyber Statistics, represents a program issue, given that it discusses a capability the commission believes required to strengthen the cybersecurity of the United States.
The Danger of Cognitive Stress on Tactical Cyber OperationsProvided By: AFCEA
Apr 2022Cybersecurity professionals, especially on-net defenders, experience striking similarities to stress-inducing factors as do first responders. While discussions at cybersecurity conferences dating to 2018 noted a significant rise in burnout, depression and suicide in the community, no official studies exist to date. This white paper, written by members of AFCEA International's Cyber Committee, seeks to educate readers on contributing factors of the current cultures, the potential role of "gamification" to impact behaviors and recommendations to address the issue.
Jumpstarting Rural Broadband InitiativesProvided By: AFCEA
Dec 2021High-speed Internet access is critical to economic opportunity, job creation, education and civic engagement. All Americans, whether living and working in cities or the nation's rural areas, need reliable and ready access. This white paper, prepared by members of AFCEA's Cyber Committee, reviews some of the major government programs to improve nationwide availability of broadband and offers suggestions for how and why the private sector should participate. It also investigates the security and national competitive implications of the lack of reliable broadband Internet ...
Establishing a Federal Digital Service AcademyProvided By: AFCEA
May 2021Winning in cyberspace is at root a human problem. We urgently need to build the next generation of digital leaders to prepare both government and civil society to defend and deter in this venue. It is time for us to consider developing a national cyber or digital service academy, much like the dedicated national service academies at Annapolis, West Point, and Colorado Springs. In this white paper the AFCEA Cyber Committee details a way forward for this initiative.
China, Cyberspace and Hybrid State PowerProvided By: AFCEA
Feb 2021The rise of China as a peer competitor vying for superpower status has emerged as an important challenge for the United States. The AFCEA Cyber Committee opens the discussion of China's hybrid approach to the use of power, particularly in cyberspace, as a competitor to the United States. Internal and external governance and to its application on the battlefield are two facets of China's approach.
Strengthening the Nation's Cybersecurity Strategy, Part TwoProvided By: AFCEA
Jan 2021The AFCEA Cyber Committee is pleased to present the second in a series of white papers designed to inform an evolving national cybersecurity strategy. While many cybersecurity recommendations focus on federal government activities, including civilian and military components, the committee recognizes the vital role that state and local authorities and stakeholders must play to safeguard the nation's civil, critical and business infrastructures. A one-size-fits-all model doesn't exist because local government organizations vary in size and complexity, cyber capability an ...
Strengthening the Nation's Cybersecurity StrategyProvided By: AFCEA
Oct 2020Cybersecurity and its relationship to the national interests have evolved swiftly and will continue to do so. AFCEA International's Cyber Committee offers strategy recommendations as a result of numerous studies and commissions. This is the first in a series that will highlight specific recommendations that merit action now and in the next four years.
Open Source Software and Mission-Critical Applications: A Cautionary TaleProvided By: AFCEA
May 2020AFCEA International Cyber Committee The efficiencies of using and embedding open source software imply a number of risks. AFCEA Cyber Committee members have examined the origins of the OSS trend, its motivation and some of these risks and drawn an analogy to previous quality control experiences. Members offer suggestions for mitigating the risks when building systems they intend to trust.
Small Business CybersecurityProvided By: AFCEA
May 2020AFCEA International Small Business Committee and Cyber Committee Rapid technology changes create new security vulnerabilities that require small businesses to expend resources to remain compliant. The fundamental problem is twofold: increasing technology complexity and competition for training security professionals. Members of the Small Business and Cyber committees suggest best practices, recommendations and information resources for small businesses to address these issues
Cyber InsuranceProvided By: AFCEA
Sep 2019The Cyber Insurance Subcommittee of AFCEA International's Cyber Committee concluded cyber insurance is useful in risk transference but with some important caveats. For example, a purchase decision is contingent on individual company circumstances, such as revenue, risk tolerance, board guidance and regulatory environment relative to protected categories of information. In addition, every purchase decision should be critically reviewed regarding the extent of exclusions to coverage in each policy. The subcommittee also concluded that it remains in the indeterminate futur ...
MEASURING SECURITY: Making Sense Out of a Modern-Day Tower of BabelProvided By: AFCEA
Mar 2019Despite obvious and compelling needs for ways to measure security, AFCEA's Cyber Committee found that there is no consensus about how to measure security. To the contrary, its members found that the security metrics are all over the map with most organizations admitting in confidential discussions that they are not comfortable with the metrics they are using.
